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“It's important for the coach when you arrive to understand the players and to understand every single player's strength and their weakness.”
“It's important for me to exalt my players in their strengths and to try and cover their weakness, no?”
“Every season is tough.”
“Only one player is not important. The most important thing is the squad, and it's important to be together. You can't just lose it over one player.”
“For every manager, it is important to explain your ideas. It's very important the club understand those ideas and are ready to work together.”
“I miss Italy; that's beyond doubt.”
“When the technique doesn't arrive at the best level, arrive with your heart, with head, with enthusiasm, with passion, with work.”
“The target for every great champion is to play for the team.”
“When you lose, you learn a lot about yourself. That experience is important.”
“Every game, I have to make the best decision. I repeat: my players must be happy to stay in Chelsea and to play for Chelsea and to play for our fans. They must be happy if they start the game or if they stay on the bench and come on.”
“It's important to understand that sometimes you have players with great talent to score goals - these players are important.”
“When a player deserves to play, with me, he'll play.”
“It's not important, the relationship between the coaches.”
“You can win, but you have to show that you win with the idea of playing good football.”
“To arrive and try to fight for the Champions League, to try to fight to be the best in the world, you need time.”
“Chelsea belongs in the Champions League, and we must stay there.”
“I think, in every situation, it's important to find the right balance. If you have to spend money, try and spend that money in the right way to take players with the right characteristics for your idea of football.”
“When you try to build a team, you need a mix of talent.”
“Sometimes the opponents deserve a red card, but instead, they carry on playing with 11 men. So you also have to be more lucky in the future.”
“I think my task is to work with my players, to improve my team. This is my task.”