I think the strength of the man is to have the right balance. Not to be so high when you win; not to be so down when you lose.

I try to forget the past.

All managers are under pressure. It's our life, always. It's about how we manage the pressure, the victory, we have to manage everything, even me - the bookmakers put me under pressure every time!

You use up a lot of mental energy in the Champions League.

I never hitched my wagon to anyone, so what I achieved over the years was done with only my results on the field.

Every country is different, every league is different - all the culture.

Under pressure, I don't go down, I go up.

My idea about football is to play well, but even if you can't always play well, one thing I want is your character, your spirit. That is all I can ask of you.

My wife is the expert, but I like art particularly. I like Van Gogh.

I'll admit I was curious about coaching a national team, but my experience with Greece was sufficient.

I'm not friends with my players, but I am very close to my players. When I speak to them, I want to speak to the man, always the man.

I remember when I was first time in Serie A, we were down the bottom, no one was speaking about Cagliari. And we were safe, one day before the final match. With Parma, we went down, but we were positive right to the end. There are the little details, but you have to continue.

We must respect the referee every time.

I have a lot of admiration for those who build tactical systems, but I always thought the most important thing a good coach must do is build the team around the characteristics of his players.

It's important you give confidence.

I love the English spirit because when I was a player, I was an Englishman: I was fighting, and you had to kill me if you wanted to win.

We work so hard. Everyone does, but only one can win.

I want to be strong because you believe in me. You have to trust me. I give my knowledge to you. That is my philosophy.

It is very important to be humble but to maintain the conviction that we can do something good.

I am the Thinkerman, not Tinkerman!

When we won the title, I received gifts and cards, bottles of wine, and Champagne. When I was sacked, my house was full.

Rebuilding has always been one of my specialities from the time I started with young players at Cagliari.

I do not have much time for relaxation, but when I can, I like to read.

I hear what they're saying. I ask my English tutor, 'What is this word 'tinkerer?''

I want to buy pizza, but my players don't want pizza; maybe they don't love pizza. Because I said when we make a clean sheet, I will buy everybody a pizza. Maybe they wait until I say, 'Okay, a good dinner.' I told them, the clean sheet, I buy everybody a pizza. I think they wait until I improve my offer: 'Okay, a pizza and a hot dog.'

They call me The Tinkerman. Wherever I go people say 'Ah ha, there is The Tinkerman.'

Wherever I go, the club is never to stay on the same square on the board: they have to move up. I don't know if it's coincidence, some calling, or destiny - but whatever it is, it's the story of my life.

With Chelsea, the job was this: move up to the top, get into Europe. And I did that - fourth place in the Premier League and then into the Champions League, the season before Abramovich and all the money arrived.

In London, you can eat your way around the world - Lebanese one night, Indian the next.

You really can eat well in England - if you have the money.

If you go in Spain, you have to play with another style. The English culture is the English culture. If you come here, you have to play in this style.