Ernesto Valverde

Iniesta teaches you something in every match.

— Ernesto Valverde

When you lose is when you learn the most.

— Ernesto Valverde

All matches have a high difficulty level.

— Ernesto Valverde

I never think long or long term.

— Ernesto Valverde

Everyone loves playing in semi-finals and finals.

— Ernesto Valverde

Football is a game of emotions.

— Ernesto Valverde

There's no problem with a guard of honour in any way.

— Ernesto Valverde

I try to play with balance.

— Ernesto Valverde

Getafe is an uncomfortable rival for Barca and for anyone. They are experts in winning second balls.

— Ernesto Valverde

The great thing about football is that it's so fast, there are so few interruptions.

— Ernesto Valverde

I know the names of possible signings get fans excited, but it's a very fleeting kind of excitement.

— Ernesto Valverde

My future at Barca does not matter to me. I do not care.

— Ernesto Valverde

You know how things go in football. Seasons are long, and you have to see how things progress.

— Ernesto Valverde

Throughout the season, you have days when you are more fortunate than others.

— Ernesto Valverde

When the opposition sits back and defends well and together, it's difficult.

— Ernesto Valverde

You cannot talk to a player who has a contract. It's not in my code.

— Ernesto Valverde

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

Dembele has things that nobody else in the squad has - self-confidence, one against one, shooting with both feet, personality.

— Ernesto Valverde

Everyone has their own opinion. They can state it publicly, or not if they don't like to, but for me, the best…

— Ernesto Valverde

When you sign a contract with a club like Barca, that's what you have to cope with. You have to show your…

— Ernesto Valverde

I don't like to see any coach get sacked - not Lopetegui, not the Huesca coach, not the Granada coach, and, of…

— Ernesto Valverde

Positional play is good for training, but in games, to win matches, you need someone who can go past defenders and take…

— Ernesto Valverde

There is something fundamental about Leo in terms of what he transmits to the supporters and what he transmits to the opposition…

— Ernesto Valverde

I don't like to talk about players from other teams, just like I wouldn't like it if the opposition coach talked about…

— Ernesto Valverde

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

Of course there is 'Messidependence.' It would exist in any team in the world, but when he is not there, we also…

— Ernesto Valverde

Dembele is a player who has been playing regularly, from the bench or the start, and he has quality. When he comes…

— Ernesto Valverde

Historically, Barcelona win La Liga when they win the Champions League.

— Ernesto Valverde

Xavi is one of the best players in the history of football.

— Ernesto Valverde

Over the season, the games come thick and fast, and in some games, you aren't so lucky.

— Ernesto Valverde

Every player has to find their place, their form, and play well.

— Ernesto Valverde

Messi is the same player in Barcelona and Argentina, and it would be the same if he played with Australia.

— Ernesto Valverde

I do not think it is very easy to win away from home in the Champions League.

— Ernesto Valverde

If you win a game, everyone is happy, and if you lose, everyone is watching you.

— 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.

— Ernesto Valverde

Sometimes results mean something, as there are difficulties, but it depends how you play. You might not win, as you don't create…

— Ernesto Valverde

When Messi plays the ball, everybody expects many things from him. Sometimes it's too much because we have to let Messi breathe…

— Ernesto Valverde

It's true that Coutinho played on the centre because sometimes Messi likes playing on the right side. If that happens, we have…

— Ernesto Valverde

During the season, there are all types of games - ones where you deserve more than you get and ones where you…

— Ernesto Valverde

Training isn't the same as playing.

— Ernesto Valverde