I had to delegate authority to the people on my staff. That means you shave away the hierarchy.

To any young kid who wants to be a footballer, I would simply say: Have fun playing football and enjoy the team - spirit. That's the right attitude; that will bring you pleasure and fulfillment in football. A baker cannot live on bread he made yesterday, and a footballer cannot live on his last game. It's about the here and now.

I had to delegate authority to the people on my staff. That means you shave away the hierarchy.

If the national coach lets decisions be made from outside, he's lost the team.

I train for one-and-a-half hours every day in order to keep my energy level high.

We coaches have to learn how to deal with that: How do I get to each one best - with a talk, with video analysis? And what sort of tone? We need our own coaches for that. The sports psychologist coaches me too.

You have to work more than your adversary.