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
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.
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.
We showed great pride to avoid defeat although I can't congratulate my players for drawing, ... It was only when we were losing 2-0 that some players lost their fear of wasting a pass.
We controlled the came but we played too deep.
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.
Es muy importante porque indica que queremos trabajar juntos en el proyecto, seguir dando una buena imagen del club.
To do that against such a strong defense in such a special game. Spectacular.
We are still making plenty of openings, and it is a case of continuing to work hard, maintaining the same spirit and just going for it. We have to accept this is happening at the moment, but the team is playing well.
We have fallen into the trap of playing too slowly this season,
There's no point in conducting a witch-hunt. We just have to work on making sure this never happens again.
This game is our big opportunity to consolidate ourselves as one of the top clubs. We're a young team that still has a lot of hunger for victories, but it's time to show it at the international level.