Gianfranco Zola

Pep is an extraordinary coach.

— Gianfranco Zola

I'm a proud man.

— Gianfranco Zola

I always loved playing an attacking form of flowing football.

— Gianfranco Zola

I love the game and I have a fair approach to it.

— Gianfranco Zola

In football you need freedom to try things.

— Gianfranco Zola

If you want to learn how to paint, go to Caravaggio.

— Gianfranco Zola

Some players mature at 18. Others at 28.

— Gianfranco Zola

I like working with young players.

— Gianfranco Zola

Playing football is one thing, but coaching is another.

— Gianfranco Zola

Working for a top club with a top coach has been good for me.

— Gianfranco Zola

In life you have to be ambitious, you have to look forward all the time.

— Gianfranco Zola

The memories obviously of playing with Maradona are fantastic memories, he's probably the most important part of my career.

— Gianfranco Zola

Italians have a very closed life. Football is all their life is.

— Gianfranco Zola

Being a good player doesn't necessarily make a good manager, that's for sure.

— Gianfranco Zola

The Premier League is very competitive and you have to be prepared for that.

— Gianfranco Zola

A winning team must have quality, but it means nothing if the players are not connected to each other.

— Gianfranco Zola

It is a pleasure for whoever loves football to enjoy watching Hazard.

— Gianfranco Zola

People expect a lot from the number nine at Chelsea. They expect a lot of goals and good performances.

— Gianfranco Zola

Sometimes in football, like in life, you have to step into the wilderness. That's the way to get better. You have to…

— Gianfranco Zola

When you are a talented footballer you rely on your abilities to win games. You use your skills without thinking. But in…

— Gianfranco Zola

I'm going down the apples and pears, into the jam jar, down the frog and toad into the rub-da-dub-dub, and I'm going…

— Gianfranco Zola

Chelsea is a very demanding club. They need to be in the Champions League and they need to win trophies because that…

— Gianfranco Zola

Some leaders speak a lot in the dressing room, on the field and others do it with actions contributing important things in…

— Gianfranco Zola

When I was playing football it was 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So I said to myself when I…

— Gianfranco Zola

If I felt like I needed to be aggressive all the time, it would have been impossible to be the player that…

— Gianfranco Zola

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

One thing is to know how to do things and another is to make it simple and accessible to others. This is…

— Gianfranco Zola

When I was making myself known I learnt a lot from him. I definitely regard him as the greatest, although it's difficult…

— Gianfranco Zola

There is a common mistake people make. They say, 'We need to play the young English boys.' Of course, but only if…

— Gianfranco Zola

English football is evolving. It's no longer the game it used to be. Apart from the larger quantities of money which make…

— Gianfranco Zola

With Jorginho it depends what type of football you want to play. If you want to play possession where you have the…

— Gianfranco Zola

No, I didn't expect Mancini to become a manager, because of the type of player he was - he was an intelligent…

— Gianfranco Zola

Maradona? You couldn't match him, but you could learn a lot from him. I did not play much, but I did learn…

— Gianfranco Zola

Those who have a personality like Balotelli do things that other people maybe wouldn't. Balotelli sometimes does things that look strange and…

— Gianfranco Zola

I have always followed Scottish football quite closely.

— Gianfranco Zola

My love for the game is massive. That won't change.

— Gianfranco Zola

If someone can make a team champions, it is Tevez.

— Gianfranco Zola

It's not easy to make big players bond together.

— Gianfranco Zola

Everyone has to be the way that they are.

— Gianfranco Zola

I felt Ancelotti did a good job for Chelsea and, like many fans, we are sorry for what happened to him.

— Gianfranco Zola