I will try to avoid anything that distracts me from the job or takes away my energy.

I will always try to make my team play well because that way we are more likely to win.

Pressure is not imposed on me by the club, I impose it on myself.

I've come from the bottom, I've got used to working with what I have.

Having the ball makes you a football player, not running after it.

I don't exhaust myself by reading or listening to the noise around me.

I understand that it is very difficult for Barca and Madrid to win everything until the end.

I take into account the importance and the hierarchy of each player, but in a club like Barca with so many players... I know that some are going to get angry because not all are fit and it is a decision that I must take responsibility for, and that is what I do.

Playing without a crowd is a disadvantage.

Everything can happen in soccer. We have seen inexplicable things.

I have no problem with people expressing their opinion as long as it is with respect.

There are many variables in each game that make each one different.

In these fixtures, the past is forgotten. What is rewarded is the present. This is a Clasico: two teams that will be at 100 percent regardless of the situation.

If Messi didn't have it clearly in his head that Barcelona have a winning project, maybe he would go, but Barcelona are always looking to have a winning project.

I want my tombstone to say that I won the Champions League with Barca.

You read things in the papers but I never really expected Barcelona to choose me. It all happened in a hurry.

If there is something I don't like, I will say so.

Las Palmas, Lugo, Betis... if you followed them, you know we had an identity. You saw it, we played good football.

I have convictions: once an idea's in my head, it's very hard to get it out.

Hard work is the most important. Conviction also, but real hard work.

It is not easy to change things in a footballer that other coaches told him were very good.

What hurts me, and always had done, is picking teams and having to leave players out.

I like to have fewer players. That way, everyone is plugged into what you're doing. There is a risk attached to that sometimes but it's good to have a smaller squad. People have more chance of playing; they're ready and more motivated. Having 18 real players is better than having 25 or 26 not playing.

I always tell the players that we have to expect the best version of our opposition.

VAR is a tool we have that can make us better. But we must use it and have a clearer vision of reality.

Days before Barcelona called me, I was about to leave to coach in Egypt.

When you come to a new team there's always uncertainty about how they're going to respond.

If a player is receptive and really wants to learn and improve, you might be surprised what they are capable of doing.

Every player has what they have but some outperform themselves. It's about learning and expanding your abilities and becoming even better still.

Sometimes players aren't playing where they feel or play best, but they must put their all into what's best for the team.