Quotes from Gerardo Martino

Sometimes, it is logical that by analysing a player, one thinks it is better to play him in one place or another, but then, if he is good, you can be more flexible.

We always think that the right thing is to make an effort to have domestic coaches. I don't think that posture is bad.

Everyone wants to finish a project they start, but in the world of football, you cannot guarantee anything.

When we are operating in tight spaces and when the opposition are closing us down, players like Messi can help us to create openings.

To score goals, you need to receive the ball in advantageous positions.

Messi will continue to break records.

After a big defeat, any player feels affected - it is about how long he needs to recover.

My happiest time was with Paraguay. Those were five years in which I managed to find happiness.

Messi's career is a cinema script.

I have the advantage of having worked with Messi and Mascherano at Barcelona.

I will always vote for Messi for Golden Ball.

Everyone wants to see Neymar and Messi play together.

To speak about the criticism of Messi is to give strength to something that does not deserve any type of analysis.

At the beginning of my career, I wasn't coaching players like Messi.

Messi's start to 2015 has been unrivalled. His efficiency in front of goal and the amount of goals he has scored cannot be bettered.

If Messi is in the mix, that's who I want to win.

I made some monumental mistakes with Barcelona.

If you analyze the German league, the Spanish league, the Italian league, there are two or three teams that stand out above the rest, and the other teams have a regular level.

Probably the Liga MX or the American league, there are a higher number of competitive games than in the Spanish league or the English league.

I would never risk speaking ill of Messi.

I'm leaving Atlanta the same way I arrived, with great affection for the fans and a mutual respect.

I just want to say that aside from Atlanta United, any national team gives you a little bit more free time. I don't want to get completely into the analysis. There are different responsibilities compared to clubs and national team.

It is hard to enjoy life in a national team.

I understand that it's always difficult for a national team to have a foreign manager. It's a nationalistic question that also flows into football.