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“It's always difficult to play the big teams, but I would rather play them at the start of the season.”
“A small squad means everyone feels part of it and integrated.”
“Circulation of the ball is important, but it's only useful if you can give it to someone who can make the difference.”
“I think that when you are part of a football team, it is a group. That means the players and the staff, including the manager and all that administration.”
“When I see a game on the television, and you see afterwards 'possession percentage 60-40,' that doesn't say anything for me because it could be that one team is playing the ball between the back four 120 times.”
“I was in Spain, with Mallorca and Getafe, which were exceptional experiences.”
“Football, if we bring it down very simply, it's when you have the ball and when you don't.”
“If you are always talking about the past, then you don't really have much in the present.”
“I believe in treating players like adults - though if some of them behave like children, you have to treat them as such! - and I think there is big respect the other way from players to the manager.”
“The Copa del Rey is a two-legged match, but it is an important game like every other.”
“It's not being disrespectful, but the less you know an opponent, the more work you have to do.”
“We can talk about some small differences between the Premier League and La Liga, but they are the two best leagues in the world.”
“When people are booing at the stadium when they win, then it has nothing to do with the results. It is something to do with emotion and feelings, which is an important part of football. The relationship there has nothing to do with results.”
“You don't want to push your young players too much.”
“It's always an honour to receive recognition, but I always consider them more important when they come from your colleagues.”
“I do not like to use a player solely to make a member of the opposing team, for one simple reason: when we cannot retrieve the ball, we are forced to defend with ten men, giving the opponents an advantage.”
“Playing on a Thursday and then a Sunday is not a problem.”
“If you are a manager at the top level, there is pressure, but you have it because you want to be there. If not, you would do something else.”
“Regarding my coaching philosophy, I think it is important to adapt to the team/players and the culture in the country where you are coaching, but to keep possession is a key issue wherever you are.”
“The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league.”