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
We did everything we could to win this game on a tricky pitch. We created a lot of opportunities but between the posts and Bonano, we failed to find the goal. We did well but we let a victory slip from our grasp. I still think we are carrying on where we left off last season and you saw a team that was working for 90 minutes. We showed off our talent but just couldn't get a goal.
I think we deserved to get through and I congratulate the players. We said before the game that nothing was decided and that we had to play a good team which is very dangerous. We did well and we didn't give away many chances.
I can't fault my players. We created a lot of chances but we missed out on a victory because of the woodwork and goalkeeper Bonano, who did very well.
Once Celtic got their equaliser, they played a sort of anti-football.
Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. He's the only player who can change direction at such a pace.
Leo's goals are works of art.
It's impossible to be more of a footballer than Messi.
Deco was brilliant against Mallorca. He played like he did last season. He made some great challenges, worked really hard and made some very intelligent passes.
I know Henrik Larsson personally and I have met him more than once because he played in Holland. He's a great professional and I think he is still in top shape.
I have to congratulate the players on getting this record. Now, we've got to stay on the same road.
I have played a lot of times against Milan as a player and coach, so it's really just another game.
I'm really pleased with the attitude of the boys tonight. They took the game really seriously, and didn't relax even towards the end.
Arsenal deserve to be in the final and will be a very dangerous opponent.
Es muy importante porque indica que queremos trabajar juntos en el proyecto, seguir dando una buena imagen del club.