Julian Nagelsmann

“The top teams in particular always have opponents who are highly motivated. If they drop a couple of percentage points, perhaps sub-consciously, then it's enough for the other team to capitalize.”

“In the end my playing career would not have been as big as my career as a manager. I was a talented guy but I couldn't imagine I would win a title as a player.”

“I would call myself a good manager.”

“Pep and Jurgen tell me that the Premier League is crazy, a hard one.”

“Jurgen Klopp has the gift of developing clubs and improving people.”

“I was at Hoffenheim under contract, there was a clause - I could only leave in 2019. When that clause took effect, there was no position free in Dortmund.”

“I do not prefer a formation because it is only numbers.”

“We have to entertain the supporters. It's not only about defending and 'don't concede.' Perhaps most managers focus on defence.”

“Who shaped me the most was Thomas Tuchel. For the simple reason that he was my own trainer and the exchange was so much more intense. I can rate how he really thinks.”

“When Pep played this incredibly attractive and multifaceted football in Barcelona, a lot was written and said about Barca's playing with the ball. But the real madness was counter-pressing. Most opponents never had the ball for longer than five seconds before they got smashed by this machine.”

“The big Premier League clubs will only call me if I win a title in Germany.”

“I'm a football coach, not a model.”

“If you go to Real Madrid, there's no time to improve as a manager. You don't have a chance to be a better manager, you already have to be the best.”

“For me, Mourinho is an extreme coach with focus on results who is not very concerned with glamour on the pitch. He puts the result above everything and if you get so many titles doing that, it is certainly not a wrong way.”

“My biggest dream is to win the Champions League.”

“I often deliberately overwhelm my players. If I give them 10 things a day and they learn four of them, I'm happier than if I stick to the learning theory where the goal is a maximum of five things per day and then they only remember two.”

“Winning is what matters and winning is entertaining.”

“I am one who coaches very aggressively and screams loudly so that my players can hear me.”

“I have always pointed out in many interviews that it is my dream to manage a world-class club and win trophies. Bayern are among these top clubs, but there's also a few more.”

“It's normal if Real Madrid call you, you think about it.”