After The 2006 World Cup,

When You Look At Our Programme For The Next Few Weeks, You Do Not Fancy A Trip To The Oktoberfest.

I'm Not The Type Who Spends His Free Time In Training Camp Playing With His Playstation Or Playing Cards On Trips. The Other Players Thought It Was Odd: There He Is, Reading Again.

After A Decade In A Club It's Quite Normal And Necessary That You Seek And Take A New Challenge.

After The 2006 World Cup, I Knew That You Don't Always Need Success, Success, Success On The Pitch.

It Took Me A Long Time To Realize That Football Isn't Martyrdom, But A Game That's Enjoyable, And One In Which Getting Better At It Is Supposed To Be Fun. Perhaps It Would Have Been Better If I Had Understood This As A Young Man.