Frank Rijkaard Quotes

It's not for nothing that they say it's easier to get to the top than to stay at the top.
Losing against rivals is always a blow to the morale.
Manchester United is a world-famous club, and yet if you say, 'Manchester United,' then immediately you think of Sir Alex Ferguson. To have achieved so much and have so much importance at such a big club is extremely rare.
Most of the clubs who have had success against Barcelona have relied on a highly organised and disciplined defence.
Mourinho follows his personality - staying close to his own way - he chooses that, and he has been very successful with it. I can only have respect for that.
Mourinho is a great coach, and I respect the way he works.
Mourinho is very intelligent; he knows what he's doing. He has the right to act like he wants to act, and he's very successful with it, so who am I to criticise him?
My aim is to get the team to work hard and stay strong together.
No person is the same, and so you can't treat each player identically.
One thing was crystal clear to me: if you're centre-back, you first of all have to perform your task.
Pavarotti is not judged on how he sings in the shower. People wait until he gets on stage.
Players are sometimes sad, sometimes happy during their sporting career.
Ronaldinho is another special player, probably amongst the most talented players I have worked with. At Barcelona, he was outstanding.
Ronaldinho is very happy at Barcelona.
Short-termism is no good: plans must be carried through to the end.
Someone said that my coaching is a combination of Milan's defensive discipline and the Dutch propensity for attacking football, and I think that is a fair description.
Success is built on organisation, determination, and experience, not to mention following the regulations, so of course it's no easy matter.
The differences between the top teams in Euro 2000 are so minimal that I think you have to be very clever in defence and stop your opponents getting opportunities.
The Dutch public always wants to see a team that is trying to be dominant, trying to play attractive football, and after that, hopefully, a team that is winning.
The evolution of football has seen a reduction in the space between the teams. It is therefore important for the modern footballer to react and be quicker than in the past, because there is more happening in the restricted space.
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Frank Rijkaard
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