There are those who say maybe I should forget about football. Maybe I should forget about breathing.

To me, the team is more important than any individual member of the squad, and the players have to realise that and accept that my priority is to pick a side with the best possible chance of winning each match.

You can't build a cathedral in a day. A look at the club's history tells you these things take time.

You can't say my team aren't winners. They've proved that by finishing fourth, third and second in the last three years.

You have different levels of players. There's are Premier League, international and world-class levels. The world-class level is players at the peak of their career and there's only maybe 50 maximum in the whole world. Stevie moved from a Premier League player to an international player and then world class.

It is important for the club to find a balance in a world driven by economic and political needs. This club usually does that [on leaving Liverpool]

Players have responsibilities, because, whether they like it or not, they are public figures. They have to be aware that the people who come to the ground spend fortunes in relation to what they earn.