Joachim Low

“You need to be able to deal with pressure while on the ball and not keep giving it away in easy situations.”

“Without planning there will be no success.”

“I had the idea to bring an experimental squad to the Confederations Cup in 2014.”

“If a player has good technique and a good basic speed, but is slow in the head, this may reduce his value to the team.”

“It's important to have players like Schweinsteiger and Khedira, the connectors, the symmetry-makers in the game. They can take the tempo out of the game or pick it up.”

“Ozil is a great distributor and does a lot of running.”

“The joy of the Brazilians in football is a wonderful thing no matter where you go.”

“At the top level you know most things about the best clubs, there aren't too many surprises.”

“The end of a tournament is a good time to pause.”

“You can learn a lot from setbacks.”

“When you lose a game, you are annoyed.”

“You can play happy-go-lucky football against Brazil in a friendly but not in a tournament.”

“Static strikers do not exist anymore.”

“A coach needs to be a psychologist, because during a tournament you're looking after a team of players which is being watched closely and put under a lot of pressure.”

“There are things you can learn about certain players while watching them in action in a friendly.”

“I am very grateful for the belief that the DFB has shown in me and I feel, generally, that despite the justified criticism towards me, I feel a lot of support and encouragement too.”

“Everyone who knows us knows how we always encourage players to speak out, to be open and honest, to be critical. These things are very important to us.”

“If you become world champions, there is nothing to top that. It's the result of many years of work, good decisions inside the association, good training and good players.”

“Sometimes you learn the most from your defeats.”

“Cristiano Ronaldo is sensational, a very good professional, an incredible goalscoring machine for many years, but Messi is the most complete player I have seen.”