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 controlled the came but we played too deep.
We earned ourselves three very important points. We played well and created plenty of opportunities and now we can focus on the Milan match. The only negative aspect was the injuries, but we hope they aren't too serious.
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 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.
We played well, the result was good and the players are on form, so you'd say it was a perfect match for us,
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.
Larsson played because I have more than eleven players and all can take part,
He has just played two very important games and he suffered a knock in the last one. He needs time to recover properly.
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 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.
I have played a lot of times against Milan as a player and coach, so it's really just another game.
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.