Michael Laudrup

I believe in treating players like adults - though if some of them behave like children, you have to treat them as such! - and I think there is big respect the other way from players to the manager.

To think about attacking is also to think about positioning.

For me, possession is to keep the ball while you are waiting for the possibility to penetrate. Every pass is for a reason.

When I see a game on the television, and you see afterwards 'possession percentage 60-40,' that doesn't say anything for me because it could be that one team is playing the ball between the back four 120 times.

Money is not all in life, and not in football, but it's quite important, and to have the lowest budget in the league means to finish in the top 10 may be an even bigger result.

I think that when you are part of a football team, it is a group. That means the players and the staff, including the manager and all that administration.

It's always an honour to receive recognition, but I always consider them more important when they come from your colleagues.

As a manager, you always want as many players available as possible, but injuries are a part of football, as it is a contact sport.

Regarding my coaching philosophy, I think it is important to adapt to the team/players and the culture in the country where you are coaching, but to keep possession is a key issue wherever you are.

Football, if we bring it down very simply, it's when you have the ball and when you don't.

We all know when you have a huge price tag on your shoulders, there's always a lot more pressure on you, a lot more expectation.

It's not being disrespectful, but the less you know an opponent, the more work you have to do.

It's always flattering when others are talking about you.

In the end, we all want to win, and you have to use all the resources at your disposal.

I enjoyed my time in the Premier League and in Qatar.

I was in Spain, with Mallorca and Getafe, which were exceptional experiences.

I don't think I'll see the next Messi in my lifetime.

Robben is more of a one-on-one individualist. He's a player who can decide a game.

I sometimes go for drives with my wife around south Wales, and always the people are so friendly and so passionate.

I played at the highest level for 17 years and won so many titles.

I've never said I didn't want to manage a big team. I've never had that dream - that's different.

When people are booing at the stadium when they win, then it has nothing to do with the results. It is something to do with emotion and feelings, which is an important part of football. The relationship there has nothing to do with results.

Honestly, who knows 100 per cent what they will do next year?

You can't think you can find a top scorer for free.

We can all have a bad day. It happens for me as well.

I don't mind individuality in a team. In fact, I encourage it. I don't care if you have green hair, white boots, or are full of opinions. All I ask if that you are never above the team.

I've played under many managers - some fantastic, some average, and some not so good. Even if it's not intentional, you log the good ideas and the bad ones.

I don't like to make comparisons, as it's different coaching a Spanish team to coaching a German or English team. Each country has their style, more or less, and within each country, they have different styles.

It's a good place for me, Wembley. In 1983, I played for Denmark when we beat England there 1-0, and in 1992, I played for Barcelona when we beat Sampdoria 1-0 in the Champions League final.

If I have a keeper who makes a mistake in consecutive games and is dropped, when he plays again, there is pressure on him because that is the level of the game we are at.

If you are a manager at the top level, there is pressure, but you have it because you want to be there. If not, you would do something else.

Everyone makes mistakes, but when players or managers make mistakes, they are all accountable and have to take responsibility. When I talk about referees, you wonder, 'Can I say this?' You have to be careful - but they are the only group in the world of football who are treated like that.

If you are always talking about the past, then you don't really have much in the present.

I do not like to live in the past, I live in the present. I think that is very important as a player, as a coach, and as a human being.

I was a big talent.

It's always good to hear when players aren't out for as long as you thought they would.

If you lose a player who scores seven, eight, or nine goals, you have to find another one.

Michu and Van Persie are similar. They look alike. They are both tall, left-footed players. They are not fast, but they know when to make the runs.

You can't play with fear in football. There is a lot of respect - you have respect for everybody, the ones on top and the bottom - but never fear.

A small squad means everyone feels part of it and integrated.

We can talk about some small differences between the Premier League and La Liga, but they are the two best leagues in the world.

I played the way I did it because I knew it was effective. My intention was to win always, not to gain applause.

You don't want to push your young players too much.

To play for almost two months without your manager is not easy.

At Brondby, we had Daniel Agger, who came up from the youth. He had two years in the team, and then we sold him to Liverpool for nearly £7 million, which is a lot of money in Denmark. As a manager, that gives you even greater satisfaction that winning something as a player.

It's always difficult to play the big teams, but I would rather play them at the start of the season.

Playing on a Thursday and then a Sunday is not a problem.

Cruyff defined a philosophy and a style of how we had to play: positional play, type of players, the profile of the coaches, even.

For me to be speaking of the referees, then you know it must be something big.

Circulation of the ball is important, but it's only useful if you can give it to someone who can make the difference.