I stopped playing football. And life wasn't easy without football. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
The majority of supporters admire Barcelona because of their fantastic football and for the type of players they have. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Ninety-five per cent of my language problems are the fault of that stupid little midget. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Chelsea is in my heart and I was so proud to achieve so much for the club. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I always had the impression England never came to competitions with freedom of mind. They are so afraid of mistakes. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Whatever type of football you want to play, if you don't have certain principles you're lost. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Chelsea is where I had the best satisfaction of all, where I was treated the best. This is a special place. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
My players will make mistakes, but as long as they don't do it on purpose and try their best, I can handle… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Of course you cannot make a Messi or a Maradona. But even players who are not considered very skilful, if you coach… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Pirlo is one of those players who, as they grow older, their football intelligence is such that they remain vitally important. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
It is not true that Sarri did not defend, indeed all of his work starts from there. But it's a different way… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
When I was playing football it was 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So I said to myself when I… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Maybe some people were surprised that I came here to Watford. But, after three or four months here, it's the best choice… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I was very tired when I left West Ham, but that's my character really. I gave everything. It can be bad, that,… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I have always admired the games between Celtic and Rangers. That's one of the games that you always watch when it's happening. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
You don't have to just work on your game, you have to work on yourself. This is the last step to becoming… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I went from being a player who had received just a few yellow cards in his career to a red card in… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I remember that when I was learning to play football, kicking a ball for example, I used to do it 300-400 times… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I look back to the 1980s and 1990s, when Italian teams dominated Europe. They had maybe three players from abroad, but they… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Jorginho is not a player that has a lot of physicality and mobility but he is very intelligent and is always in… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Eden is the type of player who can make a big difference when he comes on, even for 20 minutes. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
In football, even when you do your best on the pitch, you can win or lose. That is the nature of the… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Eden Hazard's definitely at the very top. He's such an unbelievable player. The more I've spent time with him the more I… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
It was great to win that competition and when people ask me what was my best moment in England, I always say… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
During my time away from football I was with Milan and Barcelona during training. The most impressive thing about Barcelona was how… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I really do like Scottish people. I have met Gordon Strachan quite a few times and always liked him. Craig Burley is… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I think Ancelotti really likes London and he likes the way football is played over here. That doesn't surprise me because, after… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Sometimes we forget football is, first and foremost, entertainment. Sometimes we consider it a more important matter. It is but, at the… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Football can be played in different ways and the more ways you know, the better you will be. If you know only… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I don't think John Terry would have been the player he was if he hadn't had Marcel Desailly or Frank Leboeuf in… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
What makes you better is not playing every single game in a modest championship. What makes you better is playing 10 games… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
The concern is that when you are playing against a team that has a lot of quality you know that you can… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
It's very difficult and unfair probably to compare players from different eras, because they were able to reach excellence in their time… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Because of players like myself, Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and so many others, the game in England is at such a… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
I want the players to enjoy their football as much as I did in my career and to make it enjoyable for… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share Image
Chelsea is in my heart and I was so proud to achieve so much for the club. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
He was so influential on every aspect of my game. I promise you - I would have been another Gianfranco Zola if I hadn't… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
Sometimes you need to get bored but when you get bored you persist in what you're doing and you get better. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
Sometimes good work is done with passion, enthusiasm - presence can be as valuable as many millions of pounds. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
Eden is the type of player who can make a big difference when he comes on, even for 20 minutes. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
Jorginho is not a player that has a lot of physicality and mobility but he is very intelligent and is always in the right… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
A winning team must have quality, but it means nothing if the players are not connected to each other. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
Being a good player doesn't necessarily make a good manager, that's for sure. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
They are both fantastic players. But I like Messi. Ronaldo is a fantastic goalscorer but I don't think he is as good as Messi… — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
Ninety-five per cent of my language problems are the fault of that stupid little midget. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
It's best that I hide my real personality. I cannot tell you what it is because I don't want to go to prison. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
It's normal that you have good moments and bad moments - it is how you deal with it. — Gianfranco Zola Copy Share
