Quotes from Pep Guardiola

What happens in the Premier League is that when they arrive in the area, they punish you.

I want to win. I want to play serious. I want to be effective.

The most difficult thing in football is to score a goal.

I see Maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates.

For my experience, my family. I will always be grateful for the people who brought me here.

This was how Johan Cruyff worked. He was demanding a lot, but when you got there, and you were in his team, he was an incredible protector. He would push and push you, and then he would protect you. He was a master at handling players. He knew when you needed to be pushed or protected.

As time goes by, people get to know you better. They pose problems for you, and you have to come up with solutions.

In some times of the game, you have to be more simple.

People say, 'Pep won in Barca, but it was boring,' or, 'Pep won in Bayern, but it was boring.' I understand that. But games won, goals scored, goals conceded, titles... sorry, guys, it was good!

Manchester City has a really good academy, and they're winning titles at all ages.

Why am I here? Yes, to win titles, because then I will feel happy for the people. But the process is the reason why.

I won 21 titles in seven years: three titles per year playing in this way. I'm sorry, guys. I'm not going to change.

I want to feel I can help the club to believe they are good, and I want to feel the fans knowing the team is good. Sometimes you don't believe that because in the past, you have not won as many titles like the other ones.

It's natural for players to be relaxed, so you have to be there to say, 'You have to do it again and again and again.'

We all feel that hunger in football. With Cruyff, it was different. He deepened and changed the hunger so you became conscious of why you are getting better.

In football, the worst things are excuses. Excuses mean you cannot grow or move forward.

The result is an empty thing. The result is I'm happy for the next two days because I get less criticism and more time to improve my team. But what satisfies me the most in my job is to feel emotions, the way we play.

To score four times against an Italian team when you trail 2-0 is a big deal.

I am not a coach for the tackles, so I do not train them.

I thank Manchester City for giving me the opportunity to train these amazing players.

Our job is to convince guys that our way is the best way to cross the road. The tactics and training and facilities are important, but I still have to convince you.

Maybe one day I will work in Italy. If they want me.

I am here to change anything. I'm here to adapt. The critieria between a yellow and red card. What is a foul and what is not.

I have a lot of respect for the careers of the players. They are with us, they are with me, and I treat them like professionals.