I do not agree that the coach has to adapt to the players. There was a time when I thought it, but that was because I did not understand football.

If you play badly and lose, you're left with nothing. If you lose but play well, you still have something. You have something to build on.

I'm a romantic, I like the football.

When I arrived at Lugo, the whole world told me you can't play that football in Segunda B. I said we could, and was there six years.

There are coaches who put more or less players in front of the ball; when you put lots of players ahead of the ball, the risk is magnified. There are coaches that won't contemplate that. I respect that.

I understand football through the ball. There are others who interpret the game without the ball.

There is a great part of the professional world that I don't like.

What I feel for the ball, what I enjoy, as a player and now as a coach, the satisfaction I feel when I see great players, is the same as in the school playground: seeing moves build, seeing understanding, passes flow, seeing it all fit together. That's what I admire and ultimately, that's what you learn at school.

More time and less pressure would be a lot better, that's true.

I don't have a lot of time to lose and I would like to win the Champions League or La Liga. If I could win them both, even better.

When I arrive at a club, I always look at it like I'm going to stay all my life. I couldn't work like I do otherwise.

When you don't win games everyone tries to stir the pot but this is the circus we're in.

I would've coached Barcelona for free. Well, maybe not for free, but in almost any circumstance.

The formation is important but not that important. The important thing is the concepts in each position on the pitch. That has to be integrated into the players' heads. The players will develop when they understand it.

I would like to be the champion by playing La Liga, winning it on the pitch.

I am used to working with what I have.

Of course I have dreamed about that - and about showing off the Champions League trophy to the cows back in Liencres.

If you don't score when you have chances then things start to get difficult.

The Champions League is such a tough competition.

I'll remember my first league title, my first cup, the Champions League. But also the defeats - that's also part of football.

The key is developing your game in both directions: in the build-up, joining the attack at the right moment and also in defence. You have to win the one-on-one situations and need the required pace and technique. These are the decisive factors for a defender.

I've always said I prefer playing on the right. But I can play at a top level on both sides so I'm happy to play wherever the manager thinks it will bringing the team success.

My first club was FT Gern. I joined through my parents and friends. My father played for them and a friend from nursery school took me to training once. I was five at the time.

Being Bayern captain feels good and I think it's logical a player from Munich should lead FC Bayern on to the pitch.