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To speak about the criticism of Messi is to give strength to something that does not deserve any type of analysis.
I always said in my career as a footballer, I owe everything to Newell’s. But as a coach, I owe everything to Paraguay.
The national team requires a work commitment but also a personal one as well. To lead your country is something very different.
I think it’s very important to have contact with the players that I will coach.
I have the advantage of having worked with Messi and Mascherano at Barcelona.
Mascherano’s impact as a leader is more important inside the squad, and Messi’s leadership is more important in the pitch.
It’s very important to have a good group of people that get along well, where the people come in to work and do it in a happy way, that they enjoy being at the club.
I was surprised by how little they knew about me at Barcelona. You can accept that from a supermarket cashier – but not from someone who works in football.
Am I afraid of Madrid’s violent play? No, every team plays according to their possibilities, and there’s a referee who should judge.
When we are operating in tight spaces and when the opposition are closing us down, players like Messi can help us to create openings.
Argentina against Brazil is the most important derby between national teams.
No one would ever take Messi out of a match if the teams are evenly matched. But it can be done in matches where we take a big lead. This way, he can preserve his fitness.
If Messi is in the mix, that’s who I want to win.
We have ways to confront the attention that Messi gets. Some teams mark him personally; others get physical and surround him with players.
That is the problem we have in Argentina: we do not sit down and think.
My happiest time was with Paraguay. Those were five years in which I managed to find happiness.
My priority is possession. Attack, get a lot of players in the opposition half, take risks.
I’m very demanding of myself.
What Barcelona almost always do is play a good game, but we don’t always win.
I have a profound respect for Juan Carlos Osorio. I think he did an amazing job with the Mexican national team.
There are no words to describe Leo. He continues to break records every time one is put in front of him.
If you analyze the German league, the Spanish league, the Italian league, there are two or three teams that stand out above the rest, and the other teams have a regular level.
A lot of times, when you work at the top level, you feel like your part really isn’t as important; you don’t feel as involved in the growth.
I will always vote for Messi for Golden Ball.
I really do not care that Messi isn’t scoring every match. Leo always produces match-changing moments.
I do not like to avoid responsibilities and feel that I am responsible.
We should never have to do whatever Messi says. I did not pay attention to him, not even in the national team. But that is the myth that has been formed. But it is not just me: a lot of people have said it, but of course you won’t believe it from me… It is not me who is denying it. The facts deny it.
Everyone wants to finish a project they start, but in the world of football, you cannot guarantee anything.
Messi’s career is a cinema script.
All I learned in Barcelona was about being surrounded by stars, by the best in the world.
I try not to make comparisons between who I’ve coached. And I haven’t always coached the best in the world.
Messi’s start to 2015 has been unrivalled. His efficiency in front of goal and the amount of goals he has scored cannot be bettered.
We always think that the right thing is to make an effort to have domestic coaches. I don’t think that posture is bad.
I just want to say that aside from Atlanta United, any national team gives you a little bit more free time. I don’t want to get completely into the analysis. There are different responsibilities compared to clubs and national team.
It is a pleasure to see Leo, an Argentine, as the top scorer in the Champions League.
It’s very special to be the coach of the best player in the world.
Sometimes, it is logical that by analysing a player, one thinks it is better to play him in one place or another, but then, if he is good, you can be more flexible.
I’m leaving Atlanta the same way I arrived, with great affection for the fans and a mutual respect.
There some players who show what they can do over 90 minutes and others who demonstrate it in 15.
After a big defeat, any player feels affected – it is about how long he needs to recover.
Despite being the greatest, Messi is an ordinary guy. He speaks like a normal guy, he acts like a normal guy. As a normal person, he has family, day-to-day problems in his life, friends and family, the usual.
The team evolves over time, and players need replacing.
I made some monumental mistakes with Barcelona.
When you have the chance to finish off your opponent, you must do it. You shouldn’t give them chances to come back.
Everyone wants to see Neymar and Messi play together.