There are so many other examples in the Premier League of players who are the best in their country and make a move because they are really ready for a level higher. If they come to the English top flight, it turns out they need a period to adjust in terms of pace, aggressiveness and physicality, especially as a midfielder.
In football a championship team is never bought, it's built with time and patience.
I like to play attacking football, but I think the big difference is that we expect a lot more from our strikers, to do more pressing and to keep compact. We like to play a high line defensively and press the ball.
I love English football because of its brilliant atmosphere, intensity of the competition and the culture of respect that fans and players have for the game.
I know English football people say you have to look out for young players, that maybe they can play 15 or 20 games but not more. They are afraid. I am not afraid to put young players in. I am not afraid but maybe they are.
I hate players who always play the ball back to the goalkeeper.
If you are a happy man then you can give your best.
You need luck, you need your key players, you need to be in the best shape, you need all of that to be champions.
When you have Van Gaal in charge, it is a fact that there is fear in his team. The players have a fear for mister Van Gaal. That is not always good.
Coaching Netherlands remains one of my ambitions.
If I get the chance to coach Netherlands, I would like to take that chance.
Becoming Netherlands coach could be a nice end to my career.
A new project can offer you a new challenge.
If anyone has to overtake me, I'm glad that it is Messi.
I like young players when they are still open to learn and behave normally, not driving a Porsche after three matches in the first team.
I've coached in Holland, Portugal and Spain and not only won trophies each time, but taken sides to the latter stages of the Champions League.
I want a quiet life.
I don't speak about rumours every day in the press, because it's not necessary to tell everybody the same answer.
What I don't like is talk about rumours.
In Holland we have always viewed Villa as an important club with a tradition of being powerful in Europe when I was younger, so I would be very interested in managing them if the job was offered to me.
