The great thing about football is that it's so fast, there are so few interruptions. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
Messi always gets us out of trouble, and we're not going to apologise for having him. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
Winning the UCL is really difficult. Only one team can win it, so it's very difficult. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
Getafe is an uncomfortable rival for Barca and for anyone. They are experts in winning second balls. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
We all want our players to be perfect and never make errors, but we all do. Even coaches. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
Everything is focused on the coach. It's what happens in football. — Ernesto Valverde Coach Copy Share Image
You know how things go in football. Seasons are long, and you have to see how things progress. — Ernesto Valverde Football Copy Share Image
Throughout the season, you have days when you are more fortunate than others. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
Dembele has things that nobody else in the squad has - self-confidence, one against one, shooting with both feet, personality. — Ernesto Valverde Confidence Copy Share Image
Dembele likes to take players on. He's a dribbler and a power player who likes to break into space; he has the… — Ernesto Valverde Ability Copy Share Image
Just as I don't like it when other coaches question my squads and my line-ups, I won't talk about others. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
It is good to win because it boosts you in what you're doing and allows you to start the season in a… — Ernesto Valverde Football Copy Share Image
What I'd most highlight about Leo Messi is his huge sense of responsibility for the team. It shows in every game in… — Ernesto Valverde Competition Copy Share Image
Positional play is good for training, but in games, to win matches, you need someone who can go past defenders and take… — Ernesto Valverde Fitness Copy Share Image
I don't like to see any coach get sacked - not Lopetegui, not the Huesca coach, not the Granada coach, and, of… — Ernesto Valverde Coach Copy Share Image
I think it's something each team has to decide on, but I think the guard of honour is supposed to be a… — Ernesto Valverde Football Copy Share Image
Ronaldo leaving would seem to have ended the competition between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo because people rarely mention one without mentioning… — Ernesto Valverde Competition Copy Share Image
Sometimes there's too much noise about what's happening, but this is Barcelona - it is a big club. Sometimes people make more… — Ernesto Valverde Barcelona Copy Share Image
I would like to have an assortment of words, but what can I say about Leo? He is breaking all the records,… — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
Wins are big boosts for your confidence, but sometimes you don't notice little things. When you lose a game, it means that… — Ernesto Valverde Confidence Copy Share Image
Of course there is 'Messidependence.' It would exist in any team in the world, but when he is not there, we also… — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
Dembele is a player who has been playing regularly, from the bench or the start, and he has quality. When he comes… — Ernesto Valverde Change Copy Share Image
I'm not aware of any plans for a European Super League, but the Champions League is a Super League. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
I would have given my arm to be able to do what Iniesta does when I was a player. — Ernesto Valverde Copy Share Image
I know the names of possible signings get fans excited, but it's a very fleeting kind of excitement. — Ernesto Valverde Excitement Copy Share Image
