Quotes from Joachim Low

One can not win titles with result-orientated football anymore and this has been clear to me since 2008.

You shouldn't be scared of putting together a team made up of experts who are better than the coach in some aspects... So for me personally, it was important to have people in my environment who discuss things with me, who give me their opinions, but who are loyal to me and who are reliable.

I don't agree with people saying that I am immune to advice or cannot admit when I make a mistake.

One win more, one defeat more. There are other important things: family, friendship, values.

World Cups and European Championships should feature the best teams. When you keep increasing the number of teams, you dilute the quality.

You will often see a young player have something of a hangover following a major tournament.

The end of a tournament is a good time to pause.

You can play happy-go-lucky football against Brazil in a friendly but not in a tournament.

A coach needs to be a psychologist, because during a tournament you're looking after a team of players which is being watched closely and put under a lot of pressure.

If you look at the players, they need more of a break. Some players only get as little as three weeks after a major tournament and it's straight back to the grind.

I think the core job of a coach is to select the right players for a tournament. You need players who are mentally and physically fit, who are able to deal with difficult moments.

You cannot let him out of your sight, literally. You've always got to ask: 'what's Ronaldo doing, where is Ronaldo?'

Every game brings important insights.

I don't think it's such a bad thing to have internal debate between coach and leading players.

Sometimes I just have to follow my intuition.

For us, for me as national coach, the Nations League is a good invention.

Italy is one of the great footballing nations, with whom we have a great sporting rivalry.

To play at the highest level requires tremendous effort, concentration and above all, never giving up.

I am very grateful for the belief that the DFB has shown in me and I feel, generally, that despite the justified criticism towards me, I feel a lot of support and encouragement too.

Cristiano Ronaldo is sensational, a very good professional, an incredible goalscoring machine for many years, but Messi is the most complete player I have seen.

Gotze is a miracle boy, a boy wonder. He can play any position up front.

When someone has 100 international games more or less in a row then that's top class.

There has never been even a hint of an expression of racism in the national team.

I am coach of the Germany national team and there are not many jobs in the world which are better than this.