What matters is getting the best out of the squad you have.

Football is about dreams, about feeling a special sensation, giving a surprise, and inspiring joy.

I never hitched my wagon to anyone, so what I achieved over the years was done with only my results on the field.

I think the strength of the man is to have the right balance. Not to be so high when you win; not to be so down when you lose.

When you work hard, when you believe in something, in the end, you will achieve something.

There is too much unhappiness in football, no?

It is very important to be humble but to maintain the conviction that we can do something good.

It's important to go out on the pitch and make a fantastic performance.

Over the years I've learned that, to be a good manager, you need to have passion, and you need to have a strong character. Without those things, the job is very, very difficult.

It's not important how many mistakes you make; it's about how many chances you create and how many goals you score. That is my philosophy.

It is important to always look forward.

I'm not friends with my players, but I am very close to my players. When I speak to them, I want to speak to the man, always the man.

My love for football and the players are always very strong.

If you are a loser in this sport, you are a loser also in life.

It is with passion that I love my job. But it is with character that I am able to keep looking forward. Not just beyond criticism or bad results, but also beyond the good moments, too. Everything has to be a balance.

In my opinion, if you only show quality but no fighting spirit, you are half a player.

Under pressure, I don't go down, I go up.

I want to buy pizza, but my players don't want pizza; maybe they don't love pizza. Because I said when we make a clean sheet, I will buy everybody a pizza. Maybe they wait until I say, 'Okay, a good dinner.' I told them, the clean sheet, I buy everybody a pizza. I think they wait until I improve my offer: 'Okay, a pizza and a hot dog.'

I have won trophies around Europe, but never the title. Three times, I was runner-up. Leicester and the fans will be in my heart for all of my life.

The love the people of Leicester showed towards me was incredible. Even more than winning the Premier League.

All my players must be ready because, sooner or later, I will need them.

I have to thank Leicester City Football Club. The adventure was amazing and will live with me forever.

I am very clear and very honest. I can say one thing, and you look at my face, and it is clear.

Every country is different, every league is different - all the culture.

I won the most important league in Europe, I think - not just Europe but the world - the Premier League.

In my view, fitness training isn't that important in England, as they all train with such intensity anyway and have a competitive edge when just sprinting. The matches are all hard-fought, too.

I want to be strong because you believe in me. You have to trust me. I give my knowledge to you. That is my philosophy.

What is important is to find the best solution for your players.

My idea about football is to play well, but even if you can't always play well, one thing I want is your character, your spirit. That is all I can ask of you.

All the time, I said to my players, 'I don't care about the name on the badge or the name of the opponents.'

I remember when I was first time in Serie A, we were down the bottom, no one was speaking about Cagliari. And we were safe, one day before the final match. With Parma, we went down, but we were positive right to the end. There are the little details, but you have to continue.

It is important to understand the philosophy of the city and country.

For me, it is important to stay close to my players.

I try to forget the past.

If I continue to work as a coach, it is because my passion and love for football, for the players, is still there.

Words are fine, but the most important thing is what happens on the pitch.

I am the Thinkerman, not Tinkerman!

We work so hard. Everyone does, but only one can win.

Mourinho is a fantastic manager, intelligent, clever. He is OK.

All managers are under pressure. It's our life, always. It's about how we manage the pressure, the victory, we have to manage everything, even me - the bookmakers put me under pressure every time!

I am a loyal man.

When we won the title, I received gifts and cards, bottles of wine, and Champagne. When I was sacked, my house was full.

Everyone's second team in Italy is Leicester. In Thailand, the first team is Leicester. I've received letters from Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil - everywhere 'Leicester, Leicester, what a legend.'

I love the English spirit because when I was a player, I was an Englishman: I was fighting, and you had to kill me if you wanted to win.

My wife is the expert, but I like art particularly. I like Van Gogh.

Rebuilding has always been one of my specialities from the time I started with young players at Cagliari.

I do not have much time for relaxation, but when I can, I like to read.

I hear what they're saying. I ask my English tutor, 'What is this word 'tinkerer?''

They call me The Tinkerman. Wherever I go people say 'Ah ha, there is The Tinkerman.'

Wherever I go, the club is never to stay on the same square on the board: they have to move up. I don't know if it's coincidence, some calling, or destiny - but whatever it is, it's the story of my life.