If you train badly, you play badly. If you work like a beast in training, you play the same way.

I strive to live with passion and not to be desensitised to life. Things matter to me. You’ve got to live like that. Otherwise what’s the point? It’s not possible to please everyone and there is no point in trying to be what other people think you should be. For me, it’s important to be who I am, not just to be different but to be as authentic as I can be.

If there isn't a sequence of 15 previous passes, a good transition between attack and defence is impossible. Impossible.

There are teams that wait for you and teams that look for you: Espanyol look for you. I feel very close to their style of football.

If you train badly, you play badly. If you work like a beast in training, you play the same way.

Lahm is a scandal. He is super-intelligent, understands the game brilliantly, knows when to come inside or to stay wide. The guy is f****** exceptional

Lahm is the most intelligent player I have ever trained in my career