Messi is just an anomaly: he can dribble, he can score, he can pass, he has the vision, he understands the game.
Football is more verbal in Holland, but there is a different approach in England.
People think racist abuse stops on the football pitch, but that's just the beginning. When you go home, you are still confronted with it. Football is just a magnifying glass of the real world.
Sometimes I don't even accept the simplest medical treatment, such as, for example, the anti-flu vaccine.
Zizou is a phenomenon. It is an honour to share the same midfield as him. But he thinks the same about me.
I can play left-back; I can play in midfield or on the left or right wings.
I started in a 4-3-3 formation at Ajax, playing in left midfield. There, you need to be just as involved defensively as you are going forward. You attack and you defend, and that allows you to be a complete player.
If you look at most youngsters, they have worked well under Van Gaal. I had never heard of Thomas Muller at Bayern Munich before Van Gaal managed him, and he's now one of the best players in the world.
The guy I cater my clothes to wants to be different without going overboard. So we sell many classic silhouettes with unique details to avoid things from getting ordinary.
When someone makes a racist remark, that doesn't make him a racist, but you have to say, 'This the line. You've crossed it, and you have to apologize' - not only to the person who has been hurt but also the people who live with that racial abuse almost all their lives. I think that's unacceptable if you don't.
In management, everything is different. If you look at successful coaches, they always need time to kickstart something. Arrigo Sacchi - when he started the revolution at Milan, he was almost on the brink of being sacked, but then he won, and people started believing in the system; he had more time to breathe.
Gerrard is passionate, and he leads from the front. At times, he has lifted Liverpool to great wins almost single-handedly.
The Champions League is so difficult, It's like a lottery: sometimes you're just unlucky.
I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.
