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Quotes from Pep Guardiola

I would like to involve and love to work with young players.
~ Pep Guardiola
You know what happens in all the big companies and business in the world. If something doesn't work, you have to find a solution.
~ Pep Guardiola
When you're out on the touchline, like a winger, it is easier to play. You see everything: the mess, the crowd, the activity is all inside. When you play inside, you don't see anything in there because so much is happening in such a small space and all around you.
~ Pep Guardiola
I need time, but as soon as possible, we are going to try to create team spirit. That is the most important thing. After that, you can create tactics, but we have to create something special with ourselves.
~ Pep Guardiola
The fundamentals, what I want, which is to take the ball, try to play as offensive as possible and dominate the game through the ball, is the same. I grew up with that; I was a player with that idea, and I am a coach with that idea.
~ Pep Guardiola
I try to play in one way all my career and here, with high pressing, but it is different in England. Many times the ball is more in the air than the grass, and I have to adapt.
~ Pep Guardiola
Creating something new is the difficult part. To make it and build it and get everyone to follow? Amazing.
~ Pep Guardiola
People say you must be pragmatic, more clinical. More pragmatic than me? I'm sorry.
~ Pep Guardiola
In Barcelona, Bayern Munich, in Spain and Germany we were able to do it. But people say, 'You only did it because you were in Barcelona and Bayern Munich. You will not be able to do it in England.' So, let's do it. We are going to try.
~ Pep Guardiola
Sometimes I was wrong about my players. Sometimes I want more and more from them; sometimes I am so demanding, but they showed me how good they are.
~ Pep Guardiola
When Klopp speaks about his football being heavy metal, I understand completely. It is so aggressive. For the fans, it is really good.
~ Pep Guardiola
People usually think that it is the coach who has to raise the spirits of his players; that it is the coach who has to convince his footballers; that it is his job to take the lead all the time. But that's not always the case.
~ Pep Guardiola
I understand and accept that for the people of Munich, only the treble will do.
~ Pep Guardiola
I don't like it when a player says, 'I like freedom; I want to play for myself.' Because the player has to understand he is part of a team with 10 other players. If everyone wants to be a jazz musician, it will be chaos. They will not be a team, and nothing will be possible.
~ Pep Guardiola
All the managers in the world, it doesn't matter how good you are, if your players don't understand what you are looking for or what you want, it makes no sense.
~ Pep Guardiola
I don't understand the lack of respect for amazing players when people say they are not good enough for me.
~ Pep Guardiola
I don't want players who don't want to stay.
~ Pep Guardiola
I enjoy every day in Manchester. I am confident we can make a step forward to make people proud of us.
~ Pep Guardiola
That unpredictable game here in England, that makes it so fascinating for the fans, because you never know what will happen.
~ Pep Guardiola
I'm sorry, but until my last day as a coach, I will try to play from my goalkeeper.
~ Pep Guardiola
Let us fight until the end. Let me try at least that - fight.
~ Pep Guardiola
If you train badly, you play badly. If you work like a beast in training, you play the same way.
~ Pep Guardiola
I am grateful to be here, and I will always be grateful for the opportunity Manchester City gave me.
~ Pep Guardiola
All the managers in the world are here to win games.
~ Pep Guardiola