Quotes from Gerardo Martino

The national team requires a work commitment but also a personal one as well. To lead your country is something very different.

Mascherano's impact as a leader is more important inside the squad, and Messi's leadership is more important in the pitch.

It doesn't affect my authority if I change my stance on something. If I have to reconsider a decision, I will.

There are no words to describe Leo. He continues to break records every time one is put in front of him.

Despite being the greatest, Messi is an ordinary guy. He speaks like a normal guy, he acts like a normal guy. As a normal person, he has family, day-to-day problems in his life, friends and family, the usual.

When you have the chance to finish off your opponent, you must do it. You shouldn't give them chances to come back.

I think when a new manager who has a specific way of playing comes to any league, he doesn't think about adapting but rather looks for ways to slowly implement his style so it can be developed for years to come.

I'm an admirer of Guardiola's work.

That is the problem we have in Argentina: we do not sit down and think.

I don't have any doubts about how to play at the Bernabeu.

Am I afraid of Madrid's violent play? No, every team plays according to their possibilities, and there's a referee who should judge.

Neymar is an exceptional player.