When you sign a contract with a club like Barca, that's what you have to cope with. You have to show your face when you've lost games. I knew that when I came into the job.
Ernesto Valverde
We all know how management works. If you don't win things, as has happened before, people start to call for your head.
I never think long or long term.
In regard to criticism, we are in the world of football and subject to continuous criticism.
During the season, there are all types of games - ones where you deserve more than you get and ones where you get more than you deserve.
Throughout the season, you have days when you are more fortunate than others.
Football is a game of emotions.
Villarreal have played well against difficult opponents. They're never an easy team to beat.
There's no problem with a guard of honour in any way.
I would have given my arm to be able to do what Iniesta does when I was a player.
Football is a game of errors. You want to make your rivals commit them and to avoid them yourself.
Dembele likes to take players on. He's a dribbler and a power player who likes to break into space; he has the ability to do this. He has a lot of virtues.
Positional play is good for training, but in games, to win matches, you need someone who can go past defenders and take chances.
We prioritise everything. We will always fight for the Champions League. Barca will always be like that - we are very excited - but the way to win the Champions League is to win the league.
Sometimes results mean something, as there are difficulties, but it depends how you play. You might not win, as you don't create chances, or you might dominate and not take your chances.
If you win a game, everyone is happy, and if you lose, everyone is watching you.
Good players always adapt well.
I think that everyone expects Xavi to be a coach, and he has the profile to be at Barcelona or wherever he is.
Everyone has their own opinion. They can state it publicly, or not if they don't like to, but for me, the best players are here at Barcelona, starting with Lionel Messi and followed by everyone else.
Winning the UCL is really difficult. Only one team can win it, so it's very difficult.
The decisions you make are based on what you think is better for the team and the player.
Everyone loves playing in semi-finals and finals.
A derby is always special.
Getafe is an uncomfortable rival for Barca and for anyone. They are experts in winning second balls.
There is something fundamental about Leo in terms of what he transmits to the supporters and what he transmits to the opposition when he starts to run at you. And I speak from experience.
Dembele is a player who has been playing regularly, from the bench or the start, and he has quality. When he comes off the bench, he can change a game, and that's a quality that is undervalued in football. Not everybody has that quality.
Atletico is a rival who will never give up.
Historically, Barcelona win La Liga when they win the Champions League.
It is good to win because it boosts you in what you're doing and allows you to start the season in a positive way.
Over the season, the games come thick and fast, and in some games, you aren't so lucky.
I try to play with balance.
Training isn't the same as playing.
I'm not aware of any plans for a European Super League, but the Champions League is a Super League.
Dembele has things that nobody else in the squad has - self-confidence, one against one, shooting with both feet, personality.
Technology is going to be good for football, but it will take time to adjust. The important thing is that the games have rhythm; at the beginning, it will be complicated, but there are plays that require it.
It's never easy to find players in the market who are exactly what you need at that time.
As far as enthusiasm goes, yes, certain games maybe bring more out of the players.
I know what it's like to be in a difficult situation, where the results do not come in.
I don't like to see any coach get sacked - not Lopetegui, not the Huesca coach, not the Granada coach, and, of course, not the Barca coach.
Everything is focused on the coach. It's what happens in football.
Every player is free to decide over their future, just like the clubs can decide who they keep.
I don't like to talk about players from other teams, just like I wouldn't like it if the opposition coach talked about my team. It's a question of respect.
You cannot talk to a player who has a contract. It's not in my code.
All matches have a high difficulty level.
Iniesta teaches you something in every match.
The feeling is that video assistant referees and technology are here to help us, especially for justice in the penalty area.
The great thing about football is that it's so fast, there are so few interruptions.
Umtiti is a great player, and we expect him to stay at Barca for many more years and for him to enjoy his football with us.
When Messi plays the ball, everybody expects many things from him. Sometimes it's too much because we have to let Messi breathe a bit.
It's true that Coutinho played on the centre because sometimes Messi likes playing on the right side. If that happens, we have to readjust a bit.
