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It’s easier to change the manager than all the players. It’s never easy to choose who should be in the dugout.
The Messi of the early years was a phenomenon, but he always wanted to finish off the move. Now he goes past one, two, or three players and is happy to give an assist to a team-mate – it makes him more dangerous and more difficult to stop than ever before.
Money is not all in life, and not in football, but it’s quite important, and to have the lowest budget in the league means to finish in the top 10 may be an even bigger result.
The biggest clubs in Europe, whether they be Barcelona, Madrid, Manchester United, or Chelsea, always want to win, whatever they are participating in.
When things aren’t going well, it’s very easy to blame the coaching staff.
When I see a game on the television, and you see afterwards ‘possession percentage 60-40,’ that doesn’t say anything for me because it could be that one team is playing the ball between the back four 120 times.
I think there are a lot of great strikers in Europe.
Robben is more of a one-on-one individualist. He’s a player who can decide a game.
It’s a good place for me, Wembley. In 1983, I played for Denmark when we beat England there 1-0, and in 1992, I played for Barcelona when we beat Sampdoria 1-0 in the Champions League final.
Michu and Van Persie are similar. They look alike. They are both tall, left-footed players. They are not fast, but they know when to make the runs.
The Bundesliga is different from La Liga, it’s different from Serie A, it’s different from the Premier League, so you have to adapt to the circumstances.
A small squad means everyone feels part of it and integrated.
I don’t like to make comparisons, as it’s different coaching a Spanish team to coaching a German or English team. Each country has their style, more or less, and within each country, they have different styles.
I don’t mind individuality in a team. In fact, I encourage it. I don’t care if you have green hair, white boots, or are full of opinions. All I ask if that you are never above the team.
For me, possession is to keep the ball while you are waiting for the possibility to penetrate. Every pass is for a reason.
I do not like to live in the past, I live in the present. I think that is very important as a player, as a coach, and as a human being.
You can’t play with fear in football. There is a lot of respect – you have respect for everybody, the ones on top and the bottom – but never fear.
When people are booing at the stadium when they win, then it has nothing to do with the results. It is something to do with emotion and feelings, which is an important part of football. The relationship there has nothing to do with results.
If I have a keeper who makes a mistake in consecutive games and is dropped, when he plays again, there is pressure on him because that is the level of the game we are at.
It’s always difficult to play the big teams, but I would rather play them at the start of the season.
I’ve played under many managers – some fantastic, some average, and some not so good. Even if it’s not intentional, you log the good ideas and the bad ones.
It’s not being disrespectful, but the less you know an opponent, the more work you have to do.
Cruyff defined a philosophy and a style of how we had to play: positional play, type of players, the profile of the coaches, even.
Circulation of the ball is important, but it’s only useful if you can give it to someone who can make the difference.
Yes, in 1983, I had the opportunity to sign for Liverpool.
I enjoyed my time in the Premier League and in Qatar.
Honestly, who knows 100 per cent what they will do next year?
I was a big talent.
For me to be speaking of the referees, then you know it must be something big.
It’s impossible to always move forward, but sometimes even maintaining the status quo is enough.
At Brondby, we had Daniel Agger, who came up from the youth. He had two years in the team, and then we sold him to Liverpool for nearly £7 million, which is a lot of money in Denmark. As a manager, that gives you even greater satisfaction that winning something as a player.
In the end, we all want to win, and you have to use all the resources at your disposal.
It’s always flattering when others are talking about you.
