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" Tactics are so important because everybody has to know what they have to do on the pitch. The relationships and behaviours off the pitch between team-mates have to be as good as possible. "

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" I don't like it when a player says, 'I like freedom; I want to play for myself.' Because the player has to understand he is part of a team with 10 other players. If everyone wants to be a jazz musician, it will be chaos. They will not be a team, and nothing will be possible. "

Pep Guardiola

Myself

Team

Freedom

" I am not a coach for the tackles, so I do not train them. "

" When you train a massive club or little third division outfit, when you go out to play football in any situation, it is always about winning. "

" Let us fight until the end. Let me try at least that - fight. "

Pep Guardiola

Fight

Let Us

" This was how Johan Cruyff worked. He was demanding a lot, but when you got there, and you were in his team, he was an incredible protector. He would push and push you, and then he would protect you. He was a master at handling players. He knew when you needed to be pushed or protected. "

" 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. "

" I understand and accept that for the people of Munich, only the treble will do. "

Pep Guardiola

Only

People

" 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. "

" I come here to be coach of Manchester City and train these players. That's the reason I am here. "

" What happens in the Premier League is that when they arrive in the area, they punish you. "

" I want to feel the team is playing like I want. If not, why am I here? "

Pep Guardiola

Why

Want

" I don't think in the big clubs in Europe you can find three strikers with an average age of 20. "

" We cannot change absolutely everything in one season. "

" The most difficult thing in football is to score a goal. "

" You hear all these people saying, 'Oh, Pep, what a good manager he is.' Forget about it. Cruyff was the best, by far. "

" What I have to do to make sure I don't lose some games in a row; I don't know. "

" Manchester City has a really good academy, and they're winning titles at all ages. "

" To score four times against an Italian team when you trail 2-0 is a big deal. "

" 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. "

" I will not be on the bench until I am 60 or 65 years old. "

" If I believed in it, and it wasn't productive for the team, I wouldn't do it. "

" I am here just to learn, to improve, to help my team improve. "

" 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. "

" That unpredictable game here in England, that makes it so fascinating for the fans, because you never know what will happen. "

" I am grateful to be here, and I will always be grateful for the opportunity Manchester City gave me. "

Pep Guardiola

Grateful

Opportunity

" We all feel that hunger in football. With Cruyff, it was different. He deepened and changed the hunger so you became conscious of why you are getting better. "

" I would like to involve and love to work with young players. "

" In Barcelona, Bayern Munich, in Spain and Germany we were able to do it. But people say, 'You only did it because you were in Barcelona and Bayern Munich. You will not be able to do it in England.' So, let's do it. We are going to try. "

" As time goes by, people get to know you better. They pose problems for you, and you have to come up with solutions. "

Pep Guardiola

Better

Know

" A perfectionist? That's part of my job. "