Pitch Quotes by Frank Rijkaard

Mourinho is a great coach, and I respect the way he works.

— Frank Rijkaard

It's impossible to be more of a footballer than Messi.

— Frank Rijkaard

In the end, every coach wants the same - that's to win.

— Frank Rijkaard

It is always a shame when players are injured.

— Frank Rijkaard

With every coach you work with, you learn something. Then, at the end of your career, when you become a trainer, you take something…

— Frank Rijkaard

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

— Frank Rijkaard

A team like Barcelona always has targets, and that's quite normal.

— Frank Rijkaard

It would not be honest if I did a review, because I've worked with Leo Messi, whom I consider the best player I've seen.…

— Frank Rijkaard

The national team means you have the nation behind it.

— Frank Rijkaard

Leo's goals are works of art.

— Frank Rijkaard

We win together, and we lose together.

— Frank Rijkaard

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…

— Frank Rijkaard