I'm very demanding of myself.

Messi's career is a cinema script.

I'm an admirer of Guardiola's work.

Messi will continue to break records.

I would never risk speaking ill of Messi.

It is hard to enjoy life in a national team.

I will always vote for Messi for Golden Ball.

I made some monumental mistakes with Barcelona.

If Messi is in the mix, that's who I want to win.

Everyone wants to see Neymar and Messi play together.

The team evolves over time, and players need replacing.

I don't have any doubts about how to play at the Bernabeu.

Really, all coaches are accustomed to coaching... normal players.

At the beginning of my career, I wasn't coaching players like Messi.

To score goals, you need to receive the ball in advantageous positions.

I do not like to avoid responsibilities and feel that I am responsible.

That is the problem we have in Argentina: we do not sit down and think.

Messi never wants to be subbed off, but it's my task to take care of him.

Argentina against Brazil is the most important derby between national teams.

What Barcelona almost always do is play a good game, but we don't always win.

I have the advantage of having worked with Messi and Mascherano at Barcelona.

I think it's very important to have contact with the players that I will coach.

It is a pleasure to see Leo, an Argentine, as the top scorer in the Champions League.

After a big defeat, any player feels affected - it is about how long he needs to recover.

All I learned in Barcelona was about being surrounded by stars, by the best in the world.

My priority is possession. Attack, get a lot of players in the opposition half, take risks.

My happiest time was with Paraguay. Those were five years in which I managed to find happiness.

If I get a lucky win, it is difficult to sustain that over time, so we have to maintain a style.

There some players who show what they can do over 90 minutes and others who demonstrate it in 15.

I didn't make any mark on Barcelona. It was a blip in my career in terms of what I did as a coach.

I'm leaving Atlanta the same way I arrived, with great affection for the fans and a mutual respect.

I really do not care that Messi isn't scoring every match. Leo always produces match-changing moments.

There are no words to describe Leo. He continues to break records every time one is put in front of him.

I try not to make comparisons between who I've coached. And I haven't always coached the best in the world.

Everyone wants to finish a project they start, but in the world of football, you cannot guarantee anything.

It doesn't affect my authority if I change my stance on something. If I have to reconsider a decision, I will.

I have a profound respect for Juan Carlos Osorio. I think he did an amazing job with the Mexican national team.

To speak about the criticism of Messi is to give strength to something that does not deserve any type of analysis.

When you have the chance to finish off your opponent, you must do it. You shouldn't give them chances to come back.

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 always said in my career as a footballer, I owe everything to Newell's. But as a coach, I owe everything to Paraguay.

Mascherano's impact as a leader is more important inside the squad, and Messi's leadership is more important in the pitch.

The national team requires a work commitment but also a personal one as well. To lead your country is something very different.

Am I afraid of Madrid's violent play? No, every team plays according to their possibilities, and there's a referee who should judge.

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.

When we are operating in tight spaces and when the opposition are closing us down, players like Messi can help us to create openings.

We have ways to confront the attention that Messi gets. Some teams mark him personally; others get physical and surround him with players.

Probably the Liga MX or the American league, there are a higher number of competitive games than in the Spanish league or the English league.

I understand that it's always difficult for a national team to have a foreign manager. It's a nationalistic question that also flows into football.

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.

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