Every player brings something from their own culture into the collective.
— Niko Kovac
If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.
A coach should not stir up headlines after a match.
Pulisic is a top player.
Sometimes I make certain assumptions but find they're not immediately obvious to my players.
I don't believe it helps when internal affairs are made public.
Spending big money does not mean you win all the silverware.
That's the way people are in general: they see everything negatively at first and then choose to ask questions.
If you stick to what the Bible teaches, then you have everything you need: honesty, openness, friendliness, respect, tolerance, and much more, which is often lost nowadays.
Fitness gives you confidence, and if you're fit, you don't have to wonder whether you'll last the 90 minutes.
I don't need players who won't track back, and I'm certainly not keen on specialists.
You have to stick to your plan. Throwing everything overboard and inventing something on the spot does not make sense. You will never get that from me.
The expectation in Munich is always high, this expectation I have towards myself personally and to my players. I was aware of that when I signed with Bayern.
Football provides the most beautiful stories.
I know how the game works. If I field one, then the other complains. It's always the same.
My whole life, I have had to fight.
Attacking is the tough part in football; defending is relatively easy.
I'm a realist.
You build up the opponent, and you lose confidence.
Just because a coach does not get out the clubs after a match but instead focuses on what he says, that's not an indicator of cluelessness.
Mentality beats quality.
The pros stretch their bodies to the limit.
If the family sticks together, things are easy. If not, it will fall apart. There are several examples in history. Take Troy or take Caesar.
The money's there in England. They try to gather the best players. We do it differently here at Bayern. We have no investors, no owners.
A five-year contract is worth no more than a six-month contract these days; it's very concerning.
We're all different, and we have to accept and tolerate each other's characteristics.
Empathy is important, openness, honesty, and an understanding for others.
I'm a firm believer in science.
We just must make sure we give everything we can to become champions.
It is not for nothing that titles are decided at the back.
It's not easy to score three goals in 70 minutes.
The players who play have to perform. If they don't, then they will be replaced. That has always been the case.
The words 'give up,' 'raise the white flag' do not exist in my vocabulary.
Of course, the attacking players get the attention because they score the goals, score nice goals, and those are the moments that remain in memory. But I wish that other players who are not in the foreground, who still perform well for their club or association, get more recognition.
I want to play every single player, but I can only play 11 at a time.
I can't play with 12 players.
I can only pass on what is inside of me, whether it is love or money or the passion for dribbling or tricks with the ball.
Expectations run immensely high in Croatia. We may only be a small country, but people expect us to be our best at every major tournament.
If, as Bayern, you lose 2-0 at Hertha, nobody believes you that you can still be satisfied with the performance.
There are no guarantees. If you spent money, it's no guarantee you win stuff.
Dembele is a great player.
We were raised as Christians, and religion plays an important role for us.
You can't manage every footballer the same. Of course you'd love to, but it doesn't work like that. We're not robots.
I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.
If research can help us discover cures for diseases, it surely can improve a football team. Whether it's data analysis or biomechanics, it can give you an edge - and I'd be a fool if I didn't want that edge.
There will always be cases where one player plays, and another doesn't.
When you're together, you can do anything, be it in sports or in society.
I can't play 50 players.
Every player at Bayern Munich wants to play and should play - they all have good reasons.
Those who know me know I'm always a fighter.
