Teams always have natural leaders on the pitch and natural leaders in footballing terms.
— Gerardo Martino
Am I afraid of Madrid's violent play? No, every team plays according to their possibilities, and there's a referee who should judge.
I just want to say that aside from Atlanta United, any national team gives you a little bit more free time. I don't want to get completely into the analysis. There are different responsibilities compared to clubs and national team.
The team evolves over time, and players need replacing.
I always said in my career as a footballer, I owe everything to Newell's. But as a coach, I owe everything to Paraguay.
I'm very demanding of myself.
I've seen teams where there are bad relationships in the locker room, but they can leave that aside and win on the field. For me, I'm not satisfied with any part of that.
If you analyze the German league, the Spanish league, the Italian league, there are two or three teams that stand out above the rest, and the other teams have a regular level.
It's very special to be the coach of the best player in the world.
Despite being the greatest, Messi is an ordinary guy. He speaks like a normal guy, he acts like a normal guy. As a normal person, he has family, day-to-day problems in his life, friends and family, the usual.
What Barcelona almost always do is play a good game, but we don't always win.
It's very important to have a good group of people that get along well, where the people come in to work and do it in a happy way, that they enjoy being at the club.
Probably the Liga MX or the American league, there are a higher number of competitive games than in the Spanish league or the English league.
If Messi is in the mix, that's who I want to win.
A lot of times, when you work at the top level, you feel like your part really isn't as important; you don't feel as involved in the growth.
