Sometimes you can win, but you are not building something positive for your future.
Sometimes you can win, and you are preparing to disrupt yourself. Sometimes you don't win, but you are preparing yourself to be better.
The target for every great champion is to play for the team.
I like to call it a 'sacred fire' when you have it inside you: the will to win every game.
After the training session, video analysis. You can see the good and the bad, show players how to improve. Not because I want to find blame. Sometimes 20 or 30 minutes of video is more important than three training sessions.
When I was in Italy, I liked to say, no, that the manager, the coach, is like a tailor. A tailor who must build a dress, the best dress for the team.
It's important for me to exalt my players in their strengths and to try and cover their weakness, no?
Paolo Maldini never won, but he was the best defender in the world. Gianluigi Buffon never won; he was the best goalkeeper in the world for many years. But this is the story of the Ballon d'Or.
When I became a manager, my enthusiasm became more because when you have the possibility to waste your energy and show your passion during the game; it is good.
Video analysis is big for me. Through video, you see good things and bad things and can show players how to improve.
When I was a player, I wanted to win the Ballon d'Or, but I knew my characteristics; I knew that it was impossible.
You have to have respect on the pitch.
We have to try to do our best in every game with great ambition, because we must always have the right ambition. But at the same time, sometimes you have to compliment your opponent. You must be honest and accept the result.
I like to go to church. Religion is an important part in my life. It has helped me in bad moments.
Our target is to win, not to try to make all the players happy.
Every team has to understand what their ambitions are. If their ambitions are to fight for the title or win the Champions League, you must buy expensive players. Otherwise, you continue to stay in your level. It's simple.
My talent as a footballer was medium. But I had heart, a will to win, to work to overcome my limitations.
It's important to understand that sometimes you have players with great talent to score goals - these players are important.
When you lose, you learn a lot about yourself. That experience is important.
I try to dress well. Not just now at Chelsea, but all my career, at my clubs and the national team in Italy, I like to wear a nice suit on the touchline.
