I'm against all those people who say that there's still something to invent in football.
In Europe, matches are different because you play a lot on a one-on-one basis. There's less tactical importance in the Champions League. The value of the individual player makes the difference.
In Italy... people think that they can win matches with only systems. I say this is impossible because, otherwise, there wouldn't be players that cost 100 million euros and others who cost 1 million.
I prefer to go to the beach in the summer!
Life is like that: you need ups and downs for it to be interesting.
Messi is a good stimulus for Cristiano.
I've learned that football is a stupid sport for intelligent people because the simplest things are truly also the most difficult to get right.
I don't really like all these tactical systems people talk about: 3-5-2, 4-3-3, and all that.
The lower you go down the levels, the more players think they need to hang on to the ball to prove how talented they are, but that's not football.
Having a lot of attacking players on the field and a good balance at the back is the foundation of victory.
Life is full of surprises, and you need to be ready for everything.
Playing in the Champions League ought to be a pleasure and a joy.
The VAR was introduced to reduce controversies, and instead, they have increased - possibly because we Italians like to stoke them.
In every match, there are difficult decisions; sometimes they go in your favour and sometimes against. You need to be able to accept them.
It's going to be a pleasure to coach Cristiano Ronaldo. Certainly, he's one of the top players in the world next to Lionel Messi, and I'm looking forward to the privilege of coaching such a fantastic player.
Ronaldo is a great professional. He truly cares about details. That's why he is always fit.
In my view, technology should only be used on objective situations - offside, in or out of the box, over the line or not - but when it comes to subjective situations, people are never going to agree. That's sport.
You have to focus more in Serie A, because in the Champions League, focusing happens automatically, as there are not as many matches, and they are all tough.
Man-marking Messi is almost impossible.
There are many good players, in Italy and abroad.
