A biography for Quique Setienhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't have a lot of time to lose and I would like to win the Champions League or La Liga. If I could win them both, even better.”
“More time and less pressure would be a lot better, that's true.”
“If you play badly and lose, you're left with nothing. If you lose but play well, you still have something. You have something to build on.”
“I told Cruyff I'd have given my little finger to have played for his team, but not just to play at Barcelona but for how they played, because I saw how the players enjoyed themselves.”
“I think the best way to victory is to play well.”
“I'm a romantic, I like the football.”
“I've come from the bottom, I've got used to working with what I have.”
“When I arrived at Lugo, the whole world told me you can't play that football in Segunda B. I said we could, and was there six years.”
“I don't exhaust myself by reading or listening to the noise around me.”
“I listen to everyone but I have my ideas... you know my ideas, my way of playing, and if I have to die by them I will.”
“Sometimes players aren't playing where they feel or play best, but they must put their all into what's best for the team.”
“Regarding the VAR, it is a tool that can undoubtedly make us better. You have to use it because it gives us a clearer view of reality when you have to make quick decisions.”
“I take into account the importance and the hierarchy of each player, but in a club like Barca with so many players... I know that some are going to get angry because not all are fit and it is a decision that I must take responsibility for, and that is what I do.”
“I love to watch and have great footballers and if I can watch Neymar every day, just imagine.”
“I do not agree that the coach has to adapt to the players. There was a time when I thought it, but that was because I did not understand football.”
“When you come to a new team there's always uncertainty about how they're going to respond.”
“There is a great part of the professional world that I don't like.”
“I like to have fewer players. That way, everyone is plugged into what you're doing. There is a risk attached to that sometimes but it's good to have a smaller squad. People have more chance of playing; they're ready and more motivated. Having 18 real players is better than having 25 or 26 not playing.”
“You will see that I am a direct and sincere person, I don't beat around the bush and I will address something if I see it.”
“I never really understood the game until I saw Cruyff's Barcelona play. The first time that happened it opened up a new world to me. I began to understand that football was a collective thing, and that association between players meant you could keep the ball the whole game.”