Quotes from Diego Simeone

Football is like hunting. One second can change it all, but it's not just any second, it's a flash. The prey is there and suddenly then it's not. In an instant it's over - you won't have the chance again. You need to know which one precise second to train for, and to understand that moment.

In fact, a coach is primarily a trainer, not only in tactics but also in emotional matters.

Catania was a real learning curve. I grew amid difficulties. In terms of courage and ideas, a lot about my Atleti comes from Italy.

From the first moment you accept to join a club, the best thing you can do and the most respectful thing to do is ask yourself: 'What is the history behind this club?'

Football is wonderful because everyone can have an opinion and make judgements about what they think and see.

In La Liga you are awarded for consistency.

I don't drive a truck, I drive a team of footballers who work for a major club like Atleti.

VAR exposes everything. Before we didn't have the possibility of seeing some things that we now see. The referees are people who can be wrong as well.

Whether you like Mourinho's style or not is open to discussion but he has won in different places and this has a lot of merit.

If I had to chose between Messi and Ronaldo, then most likely I would choose Messi.

It's like Barcelona who have Messi. He decides games with his attacking play; Oblak resolves them with his saves.

I would never close the door on coaching in Mexico.

I don't believe much in luck. I believe more in work, in convincing, in stubbornness and in capacity.

Defeats are always tough, whatever you have lost, and they affect me the same way they affect anyone who loses a match - no more or less.

Motivation should come from within each player; if not, it's difficult to get results.

A final is a final, and is motivation in itself.

Every footballer has their own identity. A Uruguayan player is different to a Spanish player. A Portuguese player may be similar to a Spanish one, but not the same - and so on.

I'm a believer that emotions can move mountains, that spirit alone can trump budgets.

Maybe the key aspect of imposing fear to the opposition is to make them understand that we have no fear.

As a player, you can be more spontaneous and instinctive, but now as a coach I have to find a psychological balance within the team.

Those who manage to keep the offensive and defensive balance are more successful. We search for balance in order to keep a stable level, which is the most difficult thing to do.

Of course, becoming champions is something we all want, but I think that the best 'championship' for a manager is to see players like Koke, Lucas Hernandez, Angel Correa - lads who have come up from all the way down in the lower divisions - become professionals of a high standard.

There is no such thing as revenge in football, or in life for that matter, just new opportunities.

A coach I admire? Jurgen Klopp. No doubt.