It is never a problem to have good players on the bench.
— Manuel Pellegrini
As a young player, the more games you play and the more you work every day with good players, of course you will improve.
As a manager, you worry about any different issue you have in your squad.
In the Champions League, you can have a bad game and go out in the semifinal, and nobody remembers what you did.
Maybe other managers would see their team score one goal and then prefer to go back and counter-attack, then try to score the second goal. A lot of those managers are the best managers at the moment, but for me, it's very important to continue the way I play.
I will never play to just score one goal, then run behind the ball.
I've always dreamed of managing Real Madrid.
English football gives other leagues an advantage. There are some traditions you can't change, I realise that. Boxing Day is non-negotiable. But you can't play nine games in December and nine in January. You have to stop at some point.
If you give time and space to players, they will make good decisions and score goals.
I do not think my career is over after being at Real Madrid.
Cristiano's strength always gives the team a boost in every way.
I think that, as a manager and as a player, you must always be motivated.
The pressure at Real Madrid is independent of the outcome of other teams and is always the highest.
As for Kaka, he is a superstar... someone who can change the tempo of the game as well as the team.
To be the coach of Real Madrid is an honour, and every coach has pride in that. However, one is also subjected to a wide range of critiques - some just, but others not. But when the criticism deteriorates into insults, which has happened many times, I don't appreciate that.
I would be happy to go back to Spain at the right moment.
I had no interest in continuing with Real Madrid in the way that we were working.
I think every team needs change every year.
Yaya is a great player, a top player that plays in every part of the role.
For me, Ramos is a full-back, but he has the versatility that allows him to play in different positions without no problems.
I never put myself in negative situations unless they happen.
I've changed my character 100 per cent; if not, I could never have become a manager.
Some big teams prefer to be very strong defensively and have two, three, four counter-attacking players.
I've never had a problem with pressure because I believe in my own ability.
If you want to say I was a disaster of a player, then say it. But give me another disaster of a player who played almost 500 games across 14 years.
When you need to renew your contract, you must demonstrate why they are renewing your contract.
I have enough problems trying to manage a team, without managing the FA.
Always at Goodison Park, Everton is a very good team.
It is impossible for you to be remembered as a great team if you do not win the Champions League.
The idea of developing football and winning trophies at Real Madrid does not fall in line with how I see football.
The best place for Cristiano is not out on the wings. The best for him is to play in every position.
It is vital to maintain possession and to win it back as soon as possible, because if we win it high up, then the opposition has to run 70 metres.
I like new experiences. It's one of the reasons I went to China.
I always speak with all the players during the week before every game we play, because it's important for them to know what I think and for me to see how they are before the game.
There can be very cheap players that play very well, and maybe, expensive players, they don't do so well.
When you don't have any worries, it is better, but things happen in football, and we know we must try to resolve as soon as we can.
I always say it must not be an obsession to win the Champions League. It's a very important title and beautiful to do it. But you must not try to win the Champions League and lose focus on the Premier League.
What I want is to recover the ball as near to the other box as we can, and when we have the ball, play.
I think football must be attractive for fans, and that means scoring goals.
I love pressure; to manage such a big club as Manchester United is very good.
It would be very difficult to find a more complete player than Milner. There are players who are better technically. There are quicker players. There are players who head the ball better. But show me a player who does all the things that Milner does well, and there isn't one.
In the Premier League, you can't play against anyone if you don't play at a high pace.
I've always said that I love the Spanish league.
I always give a lot of importance to the cups.
It's very important for the mentality of the players to always try to be a winner, to try to win as many titles and games as you can.
When you win something, if you don't have that mentality that comes from a tradition of always winning, the built-in demands of a big club, there's always a small dip.
The Bernabeu faithful doesn't want a similar style to Barca. They want a more direct style of football.
We cannot try to play in a manner that does not correspond to our players' characteristics.
It's not my duty to respond to what Mourinho says. I don't know the way he thinks.
From a personal perspective, I try never to go back to a club where I have already coached.
