Quotes from Massimiliano Allegri

Work is important, but you also need to disconnect, to unplug at times, in order to be even more concentrated when you do work.

Life is like that: you need ups and downs for it to be interesting.

Messi is a good stimulus for Cristiano.

The VAR was introduced to reduce controversies, and instead, they have increased - possibly because we Italians like to stoke them.

Even a side with great mental strength will have moments where they lose confidence.

When you change 10 out of 22 outfield players, you need time and hard work.

Niang is very good in front of the goal, and he's also a quick learner. He is a versatile striker who can play both as a centre forward and as a second striker.

In my view, technology should only be used on objective situations - offside, in or out of the box, over the line or not - but when it comes to subjective situations, people are never going to agree. That's sport.

I never had any arguments with Pirlo.

Having a lot of attacking players on the field and a good balance at the back is the foundation of victory.

I always say that there are manufactured coaches and natural coaches. I am one of the natural ones. I do not have to sit there and watch videos for hours. I look at what I have to watch, and in a quarter of an hour, I understand what I can understand.

I'd like to have a 15 million euro villa, but if I can't afford it, I have to look for an apartment that I like.

The lower you go down the levels, the more players think they need to hang on to the ball to prove how talented they are, but that's not football.

Every year, Juventus manage to build up a very competitive group of players with the aim of keep winning.

In life, things do not always stay the same. There are certain alchemies that marry together at particular moments in particular places with particular people.