Ronald Koeman

“You cannot plan what is going to happen. You cannot plan your life.”

“What I don't like too much really is individual comments about the performances of the players after the game.”

“It is all about the talents of the young players. If they have the talent you have to give an opportunity. If they don't have the talent then, OK, you have to look elsewhere.”

“What I like is to bring the best team for the fans, and if we have that then we need to perform and we need success, but that is what I like and what I have had all my life in football.”

“If you are a happy man then you can give your best.”

“It is not always possible, but the best plan is always to keep hold of your best players.”

“Some players need pressure to get the best out of themselves.”

“Messi is the greatest, but he has always been surrounded by other great players.”

“I'm always a big advocate for adapting to your new team, your new country and your new team-mates.”

“When you bring Van Gaal in the house, you bring in quality. But you also bring in someone who thinks he knows everything. And that will cause clashes.”

“I don't speak about rumours every day in the press, because it's not necessary to tell everybody the same answer.”

“In football a championship team is never bought, it's built with time and patience.”

“If I get the chance to coach Netherlands, I would like to take that chance.”

“One of the things I'd bring to Villa if I was in charge is the idea that winning is important in football, but winning while playing offensive football is the best of all.”

“I know English football people say you have to look out for young players, that maybe they can play 15 or 20 games but not more. They are afraid. I am not afraid to put young players in. I am not afraid but maybe they are.”

“I accept that everyone is entitled to his opinion and as a coach, I don't run away from criticism.”

“We know it's impossible sometimes to have good defending against Cristiano Ronaldo but we want to keep the ball, with good possession, as then he can do nothing in attack.”

“Great coaches can't win always in life.”

“I played with Romario. Sometimes you think he's sleeping, then in one split second he's scoring. It's a big quality. That means a lot of concentration for defenders. He's always fast, always on the line of sight. That's his best quality.”

“If anyone has to overtake me, I'm glad that it is Messi.”