FastSaying

We showed great pride to avoid defeat although I can't congratulate my players for drawing, ... It was only when we were losing 2-0 that some players lost their fear of wasting a pass.

Frank Rijkaard

DefeatPride

Related Quotes

The defeat will wake us up and should act as a useful lesson that we can't relax.
— Frank Rijkaard
ActDefeatRelax
I think we deserved to get through and I congratulate the players. We said before the game that nothing was decided and that we had to play a good team which is very dangerous. We did well and we didn't give away many chances.
— Frank Rijkaard
CongratulateDeservedGame
Samuel is a human being and he felt bad on the field. I was pleased with the reaction of his teammates. They all went to support him and encourage him to stay. The referee also did really well.
— Frank Rijkaard
FeltFieldHuman
I saw some good things. Although we're not at our best, ... Little by little we're moving up to our peak.
— Frank Rijkaard
AlthoughBestGood
We are not looking at dealing with the height to stop them from developing their play but rather the formula.
— Frank Rijkaard
Play