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“I don't have any doubts about how to play at the Bernabeu.”
“I'm very demanding of myself.”
“Sometimes, it is logical that by analysing a player, one thinks it is better to play him in one place or another, but then, if he is good, you can be more flexible.”
“My happiest time was with Paraguay. Those were five years in which I managed to find happiness.”
“If I get a lucky win, it is difficult to sustain that over time, so we have to maintain a style.”
“Everyone wants to see Neymar and Messi play together.”
“I understand that it's always difficult for a national team to have a foreign manager. It's a nationalistic question that also flows into football.”
“We have ways to confront the attention that Messi gets. Some teams mark him personally; others get physical and surround him with players.”
“It is a pleasure to see Leo, an Argentine, as the top scorer in the Champions League.”
“Probably the Liga MX or the American league, there are a higher number of competitive games than in the Spanish league or the English league.”
“When we are operating in tight spaces and when the opposition are closing us down, players like Messi can help us to create openings.”
“I will always vote for Messi for Golden Ball.”
“Messi never wants to be subbed off, but it's my task to take care of him.”
“I would never risk speaking ill of Messi.”
“Messi's start to 2015 has been unrivalled. His efficiency in front of goal and the amount of goals he has scored cannot be bettered.”
“I think when a new manager who has a specific way of playing comes to any league, he doesn't think about adapting but rather looks for ways to slowly implement his style so it can be developed for years to come.”
“It doesn't affect my authority if I change my stance on something. If I have to reconsider a decision, I will.”
“That is the problem we have in Argentina: we do not sit down and think.”
“I really do not care that Messi isn't scoring every match. Leo always produces match-changing moments.”
“Messi will continue to break records.”