When Messi has the ball centrally, with time, he has so many options to hurt you.

Normally, the coach does not like to make changes that are not necessary - because a team has to find itself.

At Wembley, everything is bigger, wider; the atmosphere is different.

Iceland won't change. No matter who they play, they're 4-4-2.

Muller is part No. 7 and part No. 9, a second striker. But in Ancelotti's system, there is no room for that type of player.

In Germany, we laugh at it. Mourinho just selects a topic to moan about - transfers, team preparation, a rival coach. But Pep Guardiola wants it all to be about the performance of his team. He's obsessed by possession, like at Bayern Munich, and will not compromise on that at Manchester City.

Raheem Sterling is a danger to every defence because of his pace and technique. If you let him go one against one, you are in trouble. He has that speed with the ball at his feet to make a difference.

Robert Lewandowski has had some criticism, but he knows how to find the net.

When teams train now, it is about what they do with the ball and, if they lose it, how quickly they press to win it back.

Muller is a winner for Germany and expects to score big goals in big games, especially with his late runs from behind the striker.

Klopp knows how to motivate players. He speaks to them individually, gets their confidence up, makes them believe and grow in quality. He makes his players feel happy. And they then take that happiness onto the field. He builds that into them.

No single player can stop Antoine Griezmann on his own.

For Guardiola, the system and tactics can change but not the approach, attitude, or philosophy.

I'm not a fan of Paul Pogba. Maybe he is a talent, but I don't see him as any more than that.

When a game runs out of your hands is when you look for someone like Pogba to hold the team together and give them rhythm, but I feel he only plays for himself.

Mario Mandzukic works so hard for his team. He's not only a No. 9 but also runs behind the defenders and drops into midfield.

Pep is not the best coach in the world. I prefer Mourinho. He is the No.1, because Mourinho is more transparent and more direct than Guardiola.

Guardiola won so many trophies at Barcelona that he had a huge impact.

Winning is the most important thing at a World Cup.

I like to travel, and I'm always ready for a new experience.

Lewandowski really is an exceptional player.

I'm always pretty cautious when people say that one player could single-handedly help his side to a trophy.

Ozil obviously has a lot of quality, but so does Sami Khedira as holding midfielder.

The start of Bundesliga season is always exciting, as it's a fresh start for all teams fighting for the title.

Bundesliga matches are always exciting - with low ticket prices, standing terraces means all matches are played before the highest average attendances of any professional football league and creates a thrilling and breathtaking atmosphere.

Nobody has a better product than the German Bundesliga. We have the most spectators in the stadiums. We have the best stadiums. We have the most goals. We have very good teams. We have high-level international players with big names.

Kroos was right to go abroad. It was like winning the lottery.

I have always loved football! Of course, you have sometimes difficult times with injuries, defeats, etc., but this is part of the sport.

I had a couple of severe injuries, and it's not easy to watch your team from a bed in a hospital!

Back in my days, my favorite opponent was Diego Maradona.

Bayern fulfilled every wish, no matter what Guardiola wanted: the players, the coaches, and even the doctors. He caused much disturbance off the field. But he is one of the best coaches on the planet.

I wouldn't want to play as left forward if I normally play right-back.

You can be the best coach in the world, but if you don't have the players, you cannot get results.

I always thought I'd be a coach, but I'm still open to everything.

Football in Italy at the end of the '80s and beginning of '90s was the best all over the world.

Neymar doesn't need to act - he's an excellent player, and he has everything a high-level player needs. He's one of the top five players in the world; why does he need to act? It doesn't bring him sympathy, and it's not good for him.

We want to see football. If people want to see acting, they go somewhere else, not the stadium.

I'm a cuddler; I like harmony.

I want to show people how I really am. Most people are only familiar with some of the headlines.

Asian players have more in common with the Bundesliga than with Italian or Spanish leagues because they are wedded to the team cause, are hard-working and disciplined.

I played the 1980 UEFA Cup final for Borussia Monchengladbach against Eintracht Frankfurt, who had the legendary South Korean Cha Bum-kun as their forward. He was the face of Frankfurt then. He had pace, great technique, was a great dribbler, and scored goals. And most importantly, he was the ultimate team man.

I am not a superstar, nor do I want to be remembered as one. I have always been a team player.

Footballers have to help each other out. Everybody must give his best in pursuit of common goals - not individual ones. This has been the German approach through our football history.

If you are champions, you have to work harder than before.

I always say that if you stay with a good coach, the relationship between him and his team becomes like a family: he becomes a father with his children.

Guardiola likes footballers who can pass the ball, who have eyes for the best position and the right runs.

If there's one thing that fans like to see, it's a player who can run at full speed towards the goal.

I'm proud I was first to be named World Player of the Year, in 1991.

I love Mbappe. He is so quick, carries the ball so fast, and can run the length of the pitch.

Dele Alli doesn't have to show me or anyone else anything - because he has already proved his quality.