Frank Rijkaard

One thing was crystal clear to me: if you're centre-back, you first of all have to perform your task. ”

As a young centre-back at Ajax, I played with Wim Jansen, and of course you learn a huge amount. I made some mistakes, because we Dutchmen want to solve situations by playing football. So we look at the ball, try to judge where it will come. ”

The level of English teams is high. ”

I was once in charge of the Dutch team - and then I was introduced to club football! ”

You see a lot of managers who are working and yet are already talking about other countries and other teams. But that's not for me. ”

When you are a coach, you are watching how the team is positioning itself on the field - if your team is in possession of the ball, you are already anticipating what could happen if you lose the ball. ”

I am completely uninterested in playing beautiful football if the team doesn't win. ”

When it's a clash between two big teams, you know your players will concentrate. ”

The differences between the top teams in Euro 2000 are so minimal that I think you have to be very clever in defence and stop your opponents getting opportunities. ”

The Dutch public always wants to see a team that is trying to be dominant, trying to play attractive football, and after that, hopefully, a team that is winning. ”