Pep Guardiola Quotes
- All Quotes
-
I need time, but as soon as possible, we are going to try to create team spirit. That is the most important thing. After that, you can create tactics, but we have to create something special with ourselves.
-
When you're out on the touchline, like a winger, it is easier to play. You see everything: the mess, the crowd, the activity is all inside. When you play inside, you don't see anything in there because so much is happening in such a small space and all around you.
-
I'm sorry, but until my last day as a coach, I will try to play from my goalkeeper.
-
I understand and accept that for the people of Munich, only the treble will do.
-
People say, 'Pep won in Barca, but it was boring,' or, 'Pep won in Bayern, but it was boring.' I understand that. But games won, goals scored, goals conceded, titles... sorry, guys, it was good!
-
Barcelona are special in the way they play. They're a machine.
-
I try to play in one way all my career and here, with high pressing, but it is different in England. Many times the ball is more in the air than the grass, and I have to adapt.
-
I have a lot of respect for the careers of the players. They are with us, they are with me, and I treat them like professionals.
-
I have to understand the rules here in England.
-
It doesn't mean my footballing ideas are special, different, better than the others. I am not saying it's my football, my ideas, and the other coaches are nothing. It's the way I believe. I'm not special.
-
I know the people expect the best - good. The people expect we'll play fantastic football and win games - good. I can't control that. I accept that, and I just focus on my players in the games.
-
The players are coming to try every game, every weekend, so that the Manchester City people can be proud, and we will see what is our level to achieve our battles.
-
I want happiness for the players.
-
All the managers in the world, it doesn't matter how good you are, if your players don't understand what you are looking for or what you want, it makes no sense.
-
I don't want preconceptions. I want to learn as much as possible.
-
I want to win games; I don't want to lose games.
-
I will not be on the bench until I am 60 or 65 years old.
-
In some times of the game, you have to be more simple.
-
I want the ball for 90 minutes. When I don't have the ball, I go high pressing because I want the ball.
-
I proved myself in Barcelona, and after I proved myself in Germany, I wanted to prove myself in England.
-
I won't be training at 60 years old, because I want to do something else in my life.
-
The reason we are here is thinking, 'What can we do to make this club a better club?' I don't want the guys to think about what the club can do for them.
-
Maybe one day I will work in Italy. If they want me.
-
It's a pleasure. We are lucky guys to be there in front of the millions and millions watching us.