Frank Rijkaard
Frank Rijkaard
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch football manager and former player. Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his coaching career, he has been at the helm of the Netherlands national team, Sparta Rotterdam, Barcelona, Galatasaray and the Saudi Arabia national team. Regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in footballing history, and as one of the best players of his generation,...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth30 September 1962
CityAmsterdam, Netherlands
This was another victory for hard work. You can't always win games just simply by being much better than your opponent.
This was a big result for the players and the club.
To do that against such a strong defense in such a special game. Spectacular.
We are starting at zero again, but with confidence. We are out to defend the honour.
We will have bigger games than this and against better opposition and we have to be careful. We cannot afford the luxury of making things more complicated than necessary.
It's true that we've lost two games recently, but we have to stay calm and get back on track.
It's the same with all games at this level. When you're 1-0 ahead there's no peace of mind. That's why we had to work and battle until the end.
It's a shame. I think the team looked good. We played very well but that's not enough if you don't win,
It's a shame, but I think we left a good image. We played well but, of course, it doesn't matter how well you play if you do not win,
It was a shame we couldn't score, but the team worked hard and played quite well. In the next game we're sure to score. Normally, a draw away from home is a good result.
It was a shame. Samuel is a human being and he felt bad on the field but I was pleased with the attitude of his teammates who told him to continue. It's a shame that things like this happen.
It will be a very interesting game against a strong side. They've played at a consistently high level for a long time now. I've already played against Milan as a player and as a coach, so it's just another game featuring two strong teams and that's it.
They asked a lot of us and we had to work hard. We had to be very careful.
It's a good first step on the way to qualification. But we can't rest on our laurels. Chelsea is too good a team for that.