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
The game was more open before the sending off. We just didn't have enough patience or perhaps we have to improve our lack of luck in front of goal.
We are starting at zero again, but with confidence. We are out to defend the honour.
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.
We controlled the came but we played too deep.
To do that against such a strong defense in such a special game. Spectacular.
When you are leading 3-1 it's normal to win, but not today. We deserved more, because at 3-2 we still had control of the game.
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.
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 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,
Milan is a very strong team which has been at the top for a long time.
(Milan) is a team with a lot of experience, a great system of play and a very strong defense. It will be very interesting to see how we react against an opponent of this nature.
I would also like to say that the referee behaved very well.