I know the names of possible signings get fans excited, but it's a very fleeting kind of excitement.

Everyone has their own opinion. They can state it publicly, or not if they don't like to, but for me, the best players are here at Barcelona, starting with Lionel Messi and followed by everyone else.

Just as I don't like it when other coaches question my squads and my line-ups, I won't talk about others.

You know how things go in football. Seasons are long, and you have to see how things progress.

With big clubs, it's always very demanding.

Every player has to find their place, their form, and play well.

Liverpool are a very powerful opponent.

In regard to criticism, we are in the world of football and subject to continuous criticism.

We prioritise everything. We will always fight for the Champions League. Barca will always be like that - we are very excited - but the way to win the Champions League is to win the league.

Messi is the same player in Barcelona and Argentina, and it would be the same if he played with Australia.

I would have given my arm to be able to do what Iniesta does when I was a player.

Getafe is an uncomfortable rival for Barca and for anyone. They are experts in winning second balls.

Winning the UCL is really difficult. Only one team can win it, so it's very difficult.

The decisions you make are based on what you think is better for the team and the player.

Xavi is one of the best players in the history of football.

I think that everyone expects Xavi to be a coach, and he has the profile to be at Barcelona or wherever he is.

When the opposition sits back and defends well and together, it's difficult.

My future at Barca does not matter to me. I do not care.

Everyone loves playing in semi-finals and finals.

Throughout the season, you have days when you are more fortunate than others.

Ronaldo leaving would seem to have ended the competition between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo because people rarely mention one without mentioning the other. A lot of people are interested - me, too - to see how it will affect Real Madrid's football and what they might do in the transfer market.

We all know how management works. If you don't win things, as has happened before, people start to call for your head.

What I'd most highlight about Leo Messi is his huge sense of responsibility for the team. It shows in every game in every competition.

Messi always gets us out of trouble, and we're not going to apologise for having him.

I do not think it is very easy to win away from home in the Champions League.

Football is a game of errors. You want to make your rivals commit them and to avoid them yourself.

We all want our players to be perfect and never make errors, but we all do. Even coaches.

Football is a game of emotions.

There is something fundamental about Leo in terms of what he transmits to the supporters and what he transmits to the opposition when he starts to run at you. And I speak from experience.

Villarreal have played well against difficult opponents. They're never an easy team to beat.

Of course there is 'Messidependence.' It would exist in any team in the world, but when he is not there, we also have to play and try to win. Leo is fundamental for us and marks the style; it is well known that he is the best in the world for something.

When you sign a contract with a club like Barca, that's what you have to cope with. You have to show your face when you've lost games. I knew that when I came into the job.

When you lose is when you learn the most.

Wins are big boosts for your confidence, but sometimes you don't notice little things. When you lose a game, it means that the opponent has had a plan, and it's worked - now we need to see our capacity for response.

Messi is just extraordinary.

A derby is always special.

I never think long or long term.

If you win a game, everyone is happy, and if you lose, everyone is watching you.

Positional play is good for training, but in games, to win matches, you need someone who can go past defenders and take chances.

Basically, if you go looking for trouble, it'll come find you.

Sometimes I wake up in the morning and feel like going straight back to bed. But I still have to get up and work, and I still have to take advantage of the chances I've been given in life.

Garage music came up when people weren't paying attention.

No one goes straight to happiness after a breakup.

You can't please everybody. I give up. I'm not trying to. I don't care. Leave me alone with that.

Americans have their issues with skin colour, even within the black community, with light and dark skin; it's crazy - but no one's oblivious to it.

I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.

I got into hip hop from my uncle; he was always playing us Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane. He was a bad boy, and my mum was not really happy that I was hanging out with him.

Adele ain't soul.

The people who have the strongest opinion about everything have never left their city, their town, haven't left their 'hood, haven't left their area, their corner of the world. They don't read. They've never left their house.

The Grammy snuck up on me. I was on tour. It just hit me. I skipped down the street in Vienna. I kept saying, 'I won. I won.'