It's true that Coutinho played on the centre because sometimes Messi likes playing on the right side. If that happens, we have to readjust a bit.
— Ernesto Valverde
Umtiti is a great player, and we expect him to stay at Barca for many more years and for him to enjoy his football with us.
Dembele is a player who has been playing regularly, from the bench or the start, and he has quality. When he comes off the bench, he can change a game, and that's a quality that is undervalued in football. Not everybody has that quality.
You cannot talk to a player who has a contract. It's not in my code.
Everything is focused on the coach. It's what happens in football.
As far as enthusiasm goes, yes, certain games maybe bring more out of the players.
Dembele has things that nobody else in the squad has - self-confidence, one against one, shooting with both feet, personality.
Sometimes results mean something, as there are difficulties, but it depends how you play. You might not win, as you don't create chances, or you might dominate and not take your chances.
When Messi plays the ball, everybody expects many things from him. Sometimes it's too much because we have to let Messi breathe a bit.
The great thing about football is that it's so fast, there are so few interruptions.
Iniesta teaches you something in every match.
I don't like to talk about players from other teams, just like I wouldn't like it if the opposition coach talked about my team. It's a question of respect.
I don't like to see any coach get sacked - not Lopetegui, not the Huesca coach, not the Granada coach, and, of course, not the Barca coach.
It's never easy to find players in the market who are exactly what you need at that time.
I'm not aware of any plans for a European Super League, but the Champions League is a Super League.
I try to play with balance.
Dembele likes to take players on. He's a dribbler and a power player who likes to break into space; he has the ability to do this. He has a lot of virtues.
The feeling is that video assistant referees and technology are here to help us, especially for justice in the penalty area.
All matches have a high difficulty level.
Every player is free to decide over their future, just like the clubs can decide who they keep.
I know what it's like to be in a difficult situation, where the results do not come in.
Technology is going to be good for football, but it will take time to adjust. The important thing is that the games have rhythm; at the beginning, it will be complicated, but there are plays that require it.
Training isn't the same as playing.
Over the season, the games come thick and fast, and in some games, you aren't so lucky.
