I'm a realist.

I prefer the 4-2-3-1 formation and stick to it but have my own interpretations.

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.

The words 'give up,' 'raise the white flag' do not exist in my vocabulary.

Those who know me know I'm always a fighter.

Everyone has their own taste, and you can argue about taste.

I don't need players who won't track back, and I'm certainly not keen on specialists.

Every player at Bayern Munich wants to play and should play - they all have good reasons.

Attacking is the tough part in football; defending is relatively easy.

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.

A coach should not stir up headlines after a match.

Giving up is the first way to fail. It does not exist for me.

I question everything I do.

I'm a firm believer in science.

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.

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.

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.

Real Madrid without Cristiano Ronaldo are, of course, not what they were with Ronaldo, but they're still a very good team.

I've always been someone who said that football is a contact sport.

Football provides the most beautiful stories.

We cannot play soccer without hands. You need your arms while running.

Everyone wants to score goals - that's the point of football - but you have to look at the whole situation in detail.

Fortunately, I had some very good coaches.

For me personally, Pep Guardiola is the best coach in the world.

It's not easy to play against a team with a man down.

In Germany, it is normal, when games end, you shake hands with your players.

To say a player is past it at 29, 30 isn't right.

At Bayern, you always go into a season with the goal to win titles.

I have always said that I am a friend of VAR.

Competition means the best player will play.

We have to learn from the past.

We need to be confident, but do not look back; look at what's coming.

Mistakes happen, but if you make them in the Bundesliga, you will be punished.

There are a lot of good players all over the world.

What was good yesterday might be bad the next morning, so you have to keep calm.

I never panic.

Playing for the national team is not the same as playing for your club.

Victories are always important.

My job is to keep my players fit and fresh for the important games.

We should not always discuss whether or not a player is angry.

Morality is very important. We have to be together.

When you fall, you always have the opportunity to get up.

In football you have to look forward.

I am the last person to start celebrating.

A lot of players are naturally talented, but you also have to work to improve yourself.

My whole life, I have had to fight.

The players who play have to perform. If they don't, then they will be replaced. That has always been the case.

I know how the game works. If I field one, then the other complains. It's always the same.

I can't play 50 players.