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 have something to show people -- that Barcelona are a good team and can eliminate Chelsea.
We had to wait a long time to see if they would play the game. The good thing, though, is that we didn't have to use any energy.
But there isn't a good or bad moment to celebrate the league title.
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'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.
We played well, the result was good and the players are on form, so you'd say it was a perfect match for us,
Although we are not happy with the draw, it is quite a good result for us. We remain on the right course and if we keep working hard we will improve. At this stage of the season the best is still to come.
They are both good with their heads and this is not worrying me,
I saw some good things. Although we're not at our best, ... Little by little we're moving up to our peak.
I saw a lot of good things today, such as our defensive strength and the way Deco played, but we still are not 100 per cent, ... Little by little we are getting there, although it wasn't the most attractive game because we had to play against a solid defensive wall, but that's always going to be the way (in the Nou Camp).
He needs more time. It might be good for him to have a change of scenery and recover completely. He will return when he has recovered.
I don't know if it was the correct decision or not but what I can say is that it was good to be able to conserve ourselves. We had to a wait a long time before we knew what was happening though, and this wasn't very good.
I cannot say at this moment whether it was the right decision or not. The only thing I can say is that it is good that we did not use any energy as the decision was a long time in coming. We waited quite a while for the decision to say if we played or not. There was a lot of suspense and that was not good.