Man-marking Messi is almost impossible.

You have to focus more in Serie A, because in the Champions League, focusing happens automatically, as there are not as many matches, and they are all tough.

In my view, technology should only be used on objective situations - offside, in or out of the box, over the line or not - but when it comes to subjective situations, people are never going to agree. That's sport.

Ronaldo is a great professional. He truly cares about details. That's why he is always fit.

It's going to be a pleasure to coach Cristiano Ronaldo. Certainly, he's one of the top players in the world next to Lionel Messi, and I'm looking forward to the privilege of coaching such a fantastic player.

In every match, there are difficult decisions; sometimes they go in your favour and sometimes against. You need to be able to accept them.

The VAR was introduced to reduce controversies, and instead, they have increased - possibly because we Italians like to stoke them.

Playing in the Champions League ought to be a pleasure and a joy.

Life is full of surprises, and you need to be ready for everything.

I don't really like all these tactical systems people talk about: 3-5-2, 4-3-3, and all that.

Life is like that: you need ups and downs for it to be interesting.

I prefer to go to the beach in the summer!

In Italy... people think that they can win matches with only systems. I say this is impossible because, otherwise, there wouldn't be players that cost 100 million euros and others who cost 1 million.

In Europe, matches are different because you play a lot on a one-on-one basis. There's less tactical importance in the Champions League. The value of the individual player makes the difference.

I'm against all those people who say that there's still something to invent in football.

Youngsters are going to have peaks and troughs, as Alvaro Morata did, on their way to maturity.

Any player over 40-50 games per season will have moments of fatigue, let alone a 22-year-old who has a lot to learn on how to control games and pace himself throughout 90 minutes.

When I stopped playing and became a coach, I realised that in the past, all the arguments that I had with my coaches were mainly focussed on the technical aspects, and probably that was the biggest signal that I had to have things done my way!

Juventus will never be like Real Madrid or Barcelona because its history and playing style speak for itself.

I am very busy. I work hard all the time. But I also need to relax; I need to disconnect. That's why I like horse-racing, spending time with my friends. It helps me to recover energy.

I like making players better and smarter.

I had a few passionate discussions with my own coaches, but it wasn't for more playing time or anything like that. It was because, even then, I wanted to run the team my own way.

Even when I was on the football pitch as a teenager, I wanted to be the teacher.

Any side that wins 21 out of 22 rounds is clearly doing something extraordinary.