To score goals, you need to receive the ball in advantageous positions.
— Gerardo Martino
I try not to make comparisons between who I've coached. And I haven't always coached the best in the world.
My priority is possession. Attack, get a lot of players in the opposition half, take risks.
After a big defeat, any player feels affected - it is about how long he needs to recover.
No one would ever take Messi out of a match if the teams are evenly matched. But it can be done in matches where we take a big lead. This way, he can preserve his fitness.
We always think that the right thing is to make an effort to have domestic coaches. I don't think that posture is bad.
I don't have any doubts about how to play at the Bernabeu.
Messi will continue to break records.
If I have learned anything from my coaches, it's that the next game is the most important. The next game is the one that gives you confidence or gets you into trouble.
Sometimes, it is logical that by analysing a player, one thinks it is better to play him in one place or another, but then, if he is good, you can be more flexible.
I would never risk speaking ill of Messi.
The national team requires a work commitment but also a personal one as well. To lead your country is something very different.
All I learned in Barcelona was about being surrounded by stars, by the best in the world.
Messi never wants to be subbed off, but it's my task to take care of him.
My happiest time was with Paraguay. Those were five years in which I managed to find happiness.
When you have the chance to finish off your opponent, you must do it. You shouldn't give them chances to come back.
Argentina against Brazil is the most important derby between national teams.
I'm an admirer of Guardiola's work.
Really, all coaches are accustomed to coaching... normal players.
I have a profound respect for Juan Carlos Osorio. I think he did an amazing job with the Mexican national team.
To speak about the criticism of Messi is to give strength to something that does not deserve any type of analysis.
Mascherano's impact as a leader is more important inside the squad, and Messi's leadership is more important in the pitch.
I understand that it's always difficult for a national team to have a foreign manager. It's a nationalistic question that also flows into football.
I think it's very important to have contact with the players that I will coach.
I will always vote for Messi for Golden Ball.
I do not like to avoid responsibilities and feel that I am responsible.
There some players who show what they can do over 90 minutes and others who demonstrate it in 15.
I was surprised by how little they knew about me at Barcelona. You can accept that from a supermarket cashier - but not from someone who works in football.
Everyone wants to finish a project they start, but in the world of football, you cannot guarantee anything.
I didn't make any mark on Barcelona. It was a blip in my career in terms of what I did as a coach.
Messi's career is a cinema script.
That is the problem we have in Argentina: we do not sit down and think.
Messi's start to 2015 has been unrivalled. His efficiency in front of goal and the amount of goals he has scored cannot be bettered.
If I get a lucky win, it is difficult to sustain that over time, so we have to maintain a style.
At the beginning of my career, I wasn't coaching players like Messi.
I think when a new manager who has a specific way of playing comes to any league, he doesn't think about adapting but rather looks for ways to slowly implement his style so it can be developed for years to come.
We have ways to confront the attention that Messi gets. Some teams mark him personally; others get physical and surround him with players.
Everyone wants to see Neymar and Messi play together.
I'm leaving Atlanta the same way I arrived, with great affection for the fans and a mutual respect.
There are no words to describe Leo. He continues to break records every time one is put in front of him.
It is a pleasure to see Leo, an Argentine, as the top scorer in the Champions League.
We want to play beautiful football; we are committed to that.
It doesn't affect my authority if I change my stance on something. If I have to reconsider a decision, I will.
When we are operating in tight spaces and when the opposition are closing us down, players like Messi can help us to create openings.
I have the advantage of having worked with Messi and Mascherano at Barcelona.
I made some monumental mistakes with Barcelona.
Neymar is an exceptional player.
It is hard to enjoy life in a national team.
We should never have to do whatever Messi says. I did not pay attention to him, not even in the national team. But that is the myth that has been formed. But it is not just me: a lot of people have said it, but of course you won't believe it from me... It is not me who is denying it. The facts deny it.
I really do not care that Messi isn't scoring every match. Leo always produces match-changing moments.
