Players that aren't true leaders but try to be, always bash other players after a mistake. True leaders on the pitch already assume others will make mistakes.

Football is about having the best offensive play possible. I always like to play offensive football, and nobody will convince me otherwise.

Football is simple. You are in time or too late. When you are too late, you should start sooner.

I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.

If my forward arrives in a one vs one situation, I always say: 'let him work it out.' Then my players say: But we can help him!'. My reply is: First, there's a good chance you'll only run in his way, and as a second attacker you're drawing a second defender with you, and two vs two is harder than one vs one.'

Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.

Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches.