Edgar Davids Quotes

I played street soccer; that's where I started. If you look at South America, that's why they have technical players.
I started in a 4-3-3 formation at Ajax, playing in left midfield. There, you need to be just as involved defensively as you are going forward. You attack and you defend, and that allows you to be a complete player.
I think everybody can say that Luis Suarez is a very good player. He's scored so many goals in the Premier League, and he is definitely a quality player.
I think it's always unfair, but, if you are Neymar or Messi or Suarez, people expect every week back-to-back goals or brilliant performances.
I think it's important to condemn that. There's a line, and if you have a racial - racist comment, no, somebody has to act upon it.
I think when I played at Juventus, that was the best team.
I was very fortunate to have a career like this. I wanted to put a lot back for the community.
I'd love to see Balotelli at Juventus. I think he can become the best.
I'm just straightforward.
I've never had a big dream to be a manager, but I'm a curious guy, and I want to see if I like it.
If you approach a player with respect, he will give you that respect back, but sometimes fans are just critical.
If you are hoping for a Champions' League final or winning a title, it's the same. You are working for a result.
If you look at most youngsters, they have worked well under Van Gaal. I had never heard of Thomas Muller at Bayern Munich before Van Gaal managed him, and he's now one of the best players in the world.
If you play for Barcelona or Ajax or for any top team or top side, they want to see the top players excel every week.
In both games, you have to think fast. In chess you tend to know all the patterns already, just like in football.
In management, everything is different. If you look at successful coaches, they always need time to kickstart something. Arrigo Sacchi - when he started the revolution at Milan, he was almost on the brink of being sacked, but then he won, and people started believing in the system; he had more time to breathe.
It doesn't matter if you are 30 or 40 or 19 or 17 - if you can play the ball, you can play the ball.
It hurts me that Puyol is leaving Barcelona, and I wish him well. For me, he was always the fire that the team needed.
It is a lot easier to manage at a big club rather than at a smaller one. Look at Frank Rijkaard. At Sparta Rotterdam, he was disastrous - and then went to Barca and won everything.
It is important to have tough and strong players to win back the ball and give consistency to a team.
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