Nuno Espirito Santo

I'm a coach who likes to have the ball, but what I really think is, 'How can you be in charge of…

— Nuno Espirito Santo

I have this absurd feeling that I can win every game with any team.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

All I do is challenge the players to push themselves to their limit.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

The beginning of everything is our defensive organisation. The clean sheet is always the first objective that we have in the game.…

— Nuno Espirito Santo

When you sign a contract, you must respect that.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

I would say, 24/7, I am thinking about football.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

I live in peace.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

What sells more, criticism or compliments? What do people like more? They enjoy blood.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

To be called up to the national team is what you want.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

Our ambition is to win every game regardless of the opponent.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

What you have to become is really strong in what you do. That's the point of building a team. You don't know…

— Nuno Espirito Santo

I want to build a team who can play home and away the same.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

Even when you are not having the ball, you have to stay consistent, organised, and that's what keeps you in the game.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

This is one of the challenges we have: knowing that playing without the ball is just as important as when you have…

— Nuno Espirito Santo

We work on our set pieces for every opponent. It's a moment of the game that requires a lot of hard work,…

— Nuno Espirito Santo

There is no point staying on the past.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

We're trying to improve everyone. It doesn't matter if he cost £10 million, £15 million, £200 million. There is always space to do something better.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

I love watching the Premier League.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

Representing your country is what you want.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

Goals always come from situations that are not so effective.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

I was late, as a player, many times. If you have bad traffic, what are you doing to do? Make a miracle?…

— Nuno Espirito Santo

The first introduction I had with English football was in the FA Cup in the early '80s.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

The goals are the moments of beauty that the fans come for.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

Life is continually changing. This is what makes people better.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

Sometimes a polemic tweeter is more important than a normal view.

— Nuno Espirito Santo