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

I always stressed that I didn't have coaching experience, but that I did have a deadline: June 9.

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

Lionel Messi is very much the team player, while Cristiano is very ego-driven.

We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet. For us, we have to play the game of our lives seven times to win the tournament.

If there's a national-team player, he has to do extra work. He has to do extra weeks, and he can't go on vacation even if he says: 'Well, but I'm supposed now to have six weeks off.' If he comes and says that, then I give him a hug and say: 'Have fun the six weeks, but don't come back here.'

We can only win by giving everything and being ready to defeat the adversary with fiery aggression.