Top 60 Massimiliano Allegri Quotes

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.

I’m against all those people who say that there’s still something to invent in football.

I am always pleased to talk about Buffon. He is an extraordinary player, a professional with values.

Every year, Juventus manage to build up a very competitive group of players with the aim of keep winning.

We must play for everything until the end.

Evra, besides being a great professional, is a great person.

When you change 10 out of 22 outfield players, you need time and hard work.

Messi is a good stimulus for Cristiano.

Different players have different characteristics.

CR7 is a model to all footballers.

Life is like this: things come and go.

Juventus will never be like Real Madrid or Barcelona because its history and playing style speak for itself.

If you won every game, which is impossible, then life would be flat and dull.

In Italy, it is really hard to win the Serie A.

I am very busy. I work hard all the time. But I also need to relax; I need to disconnect. That’s why I like horse-racing, spending time with my friends. It helps me to recover energy.

Narcissism in moderate amounts is not harmful to health.

Life is full of surprises, and you need to be ready for everything.

Dybala’s game is easier on the eye, but Pogba is extraordinary because he has physicality and technique.

Ronaldinho and Robinho are two totally different players.

Football is not an exact science, but it is about chemistry: Ronaldo and Mandzukic, when they are together, have an excellent understanding.

Tevez is an extraordinary striker. Not only does he score goals, but he also helps his teammates and the midfield, too.

I never had any arguments with Pirlo.

Life is like that: you need ups and downs for it to be interesting.

The derby d’Italia is a very difficult match, five out of five on the scale.

We cannot expect to win every match 3-0, as opponents won’t just lie down and let us dominate.

I prefer to go to the beach in the summer!

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.

There are many good players, in Italy and abroad.

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.

In life, things do not always stay the same. There are certain alchemies that marry together at particular moments in particular places with particular people.

Ronaldo plus Juventus does not guarantee the Champions League. There are so many components in football.

I’d like to have a 15 million euro villa, but if I can’t afford it, I have to look for an apartment that I like.

Any side that wins 21 out of 22 rounds is clearly doing something extraordinary.

I work every year with my players towards improving ourselves and growing in terms of the way we play. The psychological aspect and the management of human resources are also very important.

All Champions League games are difficult.

I always say that there are manufactured coaches and natural coaches. I am one of the natural ones. I do not have to sit there and watch videos for hours. I look at what I have to watch, and in a quarter of an hour, I understand what I can understand.

When you are in a big team, there’s time when you can stay out.

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.

Niang is very good in front of the goal, and he’s also a quick learner. He is a versatile striker who can play both as a centre forward and as a second striker.

Work is important, but you also need to disconnect, to unplug at times, in order to be even more concentrated when you do work.

Mandzukic has scored everywhere he has played. He has a lot of personality and plays at international level.

One doesn’t win by chance. One doesn’t lead a business to make a €1 billion or €500 million if he is a moron.

There can be no questioning Paulo Dybala’s qualities.

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 had Ibra at Milan, who every day would get angry about a misplaced pass, and I told him that if everyone was as talented as him, there would be no problems.

I see things differently: you need to take risks in life.

If the opponents are really clammed up, you need to pass around them. If they leave gaps, you pass between the lines.

It is normal that when results are better, self-esteem grows, and improving things becomes more easier.

Unfortunately, in football, sometimes you think that things might go one way, but eventually, they take an unexpected turn or head in another direction.

I’m sorry for Italian football; there’s no desire to improve Italian football.

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.

Everyone needs the right partner. Mario Mandzukic is very helpful for Dybala and for Ronaldo.

Nothing is ever certain in football.

I’ve always said that to win the Champions League, you need to reach a certain stage in good form and with good fitness levels.

Not every cloud has a silver lining.

I don’t really like all these tactical systems people talk about: 3-5-2, 4-3-3, and all that.

When I stopped playing and became a coach, I realised that in the past, all the arguments that I had with my coaches were mainly focussed on the technical aspects, and probably that was the biggest signal that I had to have things done my way!

I like making players better and smarter.

It’s no simple task getting the very best from each and every member of the squad.