The moral of the story is not to listen to those who tell you not to play the violin but stick to the tambourine.

Ten years ago I also had a very difficult decision to make when we had (Carlo) Cudicini giving fantastic performances in Chelsea’s goal for many years. I had in my hands a 22-year-old goalkeeper I thought could be in Chelsea’s goals for years and years and years and this situation is quite similar.

If Messi is the best in the world, it's only because Cristiano is from another planet.

With all the stones being thrown against me you could build a monument!

The reality is he's a specialist because eight years without a piece of silverware ... that is failure.

When I was at Porto my team also played in the UEFA Cup final against a Scottish side - but it was Celtic. I've never seen such emotional people. It was unbelievable!

Would you phone the president of Ghana?