Rivaldo Quotes

Everything would have been different for Barcelona without Messi.

Barcelona is the best club in the world, and I am looking forward to playing with some of the best players in the world, such as Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi. I will do everything possible to contribute to this team.

Football without Messi and Messi without football are not things that go together.

If Messi is on top form, then his team can win everything.

My first year I scored 10 goals in La Liga. Then people started saying 'yeah, the new Messi.'

Napoli's game is perfect for me. I will always get goals here.

I'd like to play against Messi and Iniesta.

Messi is the best in the world, even when he is defending.

Lee Chung-yong has been playing well and trying hard at Bolton and has grown in confidence. His improvement is valuable for the national team.

Negredo is an exceptional player.

I admire Cristiano's ambition and his goal-scoring touch.

When you watch Barcelona play you want to see Lionel Messi score two goals. If he hasn't after 80 minutes you can perhaps get restless.

The bottom line is that it's the NFL, and there's going to be competition wherever you go. That's the way I look at it. I've had competition in high school. I've had competition in college, and that's part of the game. That's part of how you improve as a quarterback.

The RAF allowed me to play a lot of football, but like England later, they failed to recognise real talent when it was under their noses.

One that I like and I think could play here is Coutinho. He has the style of Barcelona.

People talk about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but you need an Iniesta to win the big titles.

What Guardiola has done as coach of Barcelona is really spectacular.

Every coach talks to their players. Imagine not talking to Lionel Messi - that would be ridiculous.

I play on the left hand side, and I try to do the best I can.

I learned and played with the very best like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta.

I just concentrate on my performance and the football.

I think that's kind of the common theme when you talk about any good team. Not only do you have the talent and the type of players that allow you to win that many games, but you have to win the ugly ones.

At Maccabi, I played with a team that scored many goals and I was the dominant player, but that's not the case with Israel.

I think that Mbappe is better than Neymar because he's more consistent.

Everything is focused on the coach. It's what happens in football.