There are good players, there are great players, and there are those few at the pinnacle - the Peles, Cruyffs and Maradonas.

Players today moan about the number of games, but when you're young, you can't play enough.

I was born with a great gift, and sometimes with that comes a destructive streak.

I rate Fabien Barthez and played with two great keepers in Alex Stepney and Harry Gregg.

There isn't a single player I would pay to watch. You can say Thierry Henry, he's a fabulous striker, with pace and power, but a great entertainer needs to have charisma, too. Does he have charisma? No.

It's always hard having to tell two players they're not going to represent New Zealand at a pinnacle event, but that's part of a coach's job.