In England, football is a big thing to talk about, but Liverpool, it's a special place. You feel it when you make your first step.

My biggest skill is common sense. I understand life.

The Premier League is one of the most difficult in the world. There's five, six, or seven clubs that can be the champions. Only one can win, and all the others are disappointed and live in the middle of disaster.

I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that's by going step by step.

It's not about changing people; it's sometimes about changing a situation. How can we build an even better situation for them?

It needs time. Nobody wants to hear it, but that's the truth: if you want to have success in the future, you have to be ready to work now.

If you want special results, you have to feel special things and do special things together. You can speak about spirit, or you can live it.

I am not a dreamer. I am a football romantic.

The challenge is to stay cool enough to handle the pressure in the moment so that you can succeed in the future.

Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.

When I left Dortmund, I said it's not important what people think when you come in but what they think when you leave.

Life is too short not to celebrate nice moments!

Do you think that a Franck Ribery can always expect to play? No. When he is not on form, he will not play.

The best players must play - it does not matter whether they are old or young.

I understand my own strengths.

To win the Champions League for a second time or even to have been in three finals and won two of them is a bit special.

I think that football has changed, it has become more complex. For example, it's faster, you have less free space, and you have to play from such small spaces.

After 50 years as a player and a coach, I will not become a functionary. That's not my world.

We need to be aware of what we need to do at every moment... and we have to manage the game; that's the art of a great team.

It is extremely important to play in a good atmosphere. Fans are part of that. Without them and without loud support, football is without emotions.

Not having to constantly remind everyone what's required is an important part of being successful.

If you win the Champions League, you become known across the globe, but the World Cup has always thrown up new stars and developments.

My work gave me everything and allowed me to live out my passion.

If you want to win the Champions League, you have to have talent, good players, luck in the draw, and, in certain moments, the right referee.