The six saves of Casillas

"Immediate success is measured by what you get at the end of the season. It is clear that if you do not get a title, things change. But it is true that Zidane fits very well to a space that he knew well, as he knew what Madrid was like already, the people and what they wanted to have inside [the club]. He was already part of Mourinho’s staff as assistant, then was with Ancelotti, and that was an advantage he had. Obviously I am happy that he has won titles because I know him a lot personally and because he seems to be a good symbol for Real Madrid."

"Sergio Ramos was the best possible captain to replace me. He is now the benchmark for Madrid because in recent years it has always been him. He has been a very important player, vital, to get European Cups. And still he continues to be criticized. But he's to blame, too, when he sets the bar as high as he has put it. The moment you fail, well, do not fail unless you drop from 9 to 8.5, and you say, 'Hey, what's going on here!' But he’s still the same, he’s still in top form, it's still a bastion of Real Madrid and the national team and sets a benchmark for everyone."

"I don’t have anything to say about Florentino. In his day, when we shook hands and said goodbye, each man for himself. I hoped he would take Real Madrid forward and win titles, as he has been, and he wished me luck, and that's it. There is nothing to reproach nor anything else to say."

I understood that there were people who were going crazy regarding the issues with Mourinho, they were waiting on you [to say something] and they loved to whistle towards the pitch. I kept quiet for the good of the club, not to be part of a circus when the situation was not good. In the end, we reached a cup final and didn’t win, but I did so to have an option at least until the final. If not, it would have been a circus of two people and then three or four more people would have gotten involved and in the end it would have been the circus they set up at IFEMA, rather than Real Madrid."

The last time we saw each other, he asked me how I was, how I felt here [at Porto], what I was going to do with my future... We talked a little about everything. I was delighted that we were able to see each other again and that I hoped that we would see each other again. He told me that as long as I can continue playing, I should continue. I hope we can meet again "

On a personal level the coach who made me mature was Luis Aragonés. At 25 told me he wanted me to be captain of the Spanish national team, and it helped me mature a lot. And also, of course, it is those people who give you confidence. Toshack gave me my debut, Del Bosque then gave me a lot of continuity, and that's important."