As a manager, I have to keep calm.
In football, it is a question sometimes of the mentality, understanding the players, the atmosphere, the confidence.
I come from a Napoli team who scored 104 goals. Do you think I'm going to be hyper-defensive with Real Madrid? A team that creates chances and is great in possession is not defensive.
Chelsea is a big club with fantastic players; every manager wants to coach a such a big team. But I would never take that job, in respect for my former team at Liverpool, no matter what.
What features in a midfielder am I after? Players who have the mindset to win every game - then we can start to talk about the technical quality.
I have always had sympathy for Atletico Madrid because, among other things, I have friends there, and my father always liked Atletico.
When you make a mistake, and the team is not doing well in defence, then the centre-backs and the 'keeper suffer more than the others.
You cannot win every year.
I knew off by heart the names of the Real Madrid team that played Liverpool in the European Cup final of 1981.
There is no Benitez 'method.' We try to be more solid in defense without losing the quality in attack.
Does the manager have absolute power in England? No, it depends on a budget and on the executive director that negotiates the signings of players.
If you are a referee, it's not easy because everyone wants to win, and so there will be cheating.
You cannot bring in two or three top-class players if you don't have the money. You have to sell.
Sometimes you have to manage, and you have to sell two or three players who aren't playing many games.
I have said many times that I am convinced that Benzema is a great striker, and I think he has demonstrated that.
For me, it is a great challenge to be at the most important club in the world, and I will try to win everything that I can win.
Real Madrid approach each match and each competition with the idea of winning it.
When someone gets angry during a training session but then does their job, there's no problem; it's fine.
To win the UEFA Cup with Valencia changed my life. It changed everything.
The difference between the Premier League and the other leagues is the intensity of the games.
