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.

I remember the first time I saw him play. It was for a Sporting CP youth team. I told my assistant, 'There goes Van Basten's son.' Ronaldo had great technique. He stood out.

Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.

The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that.

But I think it's more normal for my team to have no success than it is to win two consecutive European cups.

Eleven against eleven they never beat us.

The way I use to develop an aerobic condition is three against three, man to man, in a square 20 metres by 20.