Ronald Koeman Quotes

I was very young at Manchester United, and I feel that I was just starting to find my feet when I was sold and Rooney was brought in.

It's not great to lose your best players.

It's a disappointment to lose key players. On the other hand it creates an opportunity to play other players.

You take someone like Gareth Bale out of your team, and you are going to miss that.

It's always tough when you see a good player leave. It's not easy.

It was amazing to have Mourinho call me, even though I'd been warned before how he would appeal to me. I listened to his arguments about why I should move to United. But at that time I was hesitant between staying at Leicester or leaving for Chelsea.

Players come and go, good friends, players who performed well. You can't control that.

When you lose a good player, it's like losing a quarterback.

This is football, things can change very fast. Let's be clear about it though: I will not be used as change to facilitate someone else's transfer.

I talked with Manuel Pellegrini before he left Malaga. I knew of his intention to take me with him to Manchester City. But I was unsure whether he would stick with the same keepers he had already.

I always believe that there are players that are hard to replace.

Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.

Arsenal showed the door to too many people. Why did they let Thierry Henry go? When I found out about his move I realised the Arsenal I played for were finished.

Sunderland, West Ham and Orlando City wanted me but Villa wouldn't sell me, saying I was too vital in the dressing room.

Juventus rejected an offer from Barcelona for me. It was a big offer, and that means I'm an important player for the club, and I have to thank them for that.

Clubs will lose great players, and great players will come in.

My departure from Arsenal was purely for sporting reasons.

Bad performances can happen and are not that serious - even with new players. You can't, say, sell him, get a new one.

There are times when new players replace injured players in the national squad. Since the new players don't have enough experience and match practice at the international level, they seldom play under a lot of pressure.

Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.

It's normal in a top club that people change.

Maybe if I had signed for Chelsea I'd just have been sitting on the bench and what is the point in that?

I kept an eye on Chelsea's fortunes after they first tried to sign me.

The team evolves over time, and players need replacing.