Quotes from Ronald Koeman

I don't speak about rumours every day in the press, because it's not necessary to tell everybody the same answer.

What I don't like is talk about rumours.

Lukaku sees football and lives for his game the way I think a top player should live for it.

I'm in love with Barcelona, life there is fantastic. It was my best period playing.

Who does not want to coach Barcelona?

Everyone knows I have a relationship with Barcelona.

In football a championship team is never bought, it's built with time and patience.

You need luck, you need your key players, you need to be in the best shape, you need all of that to be champions.

The Europa League is a different calibre than the Champions League.

I sort of collect watches.

Old Trafford is not really intimidating, no. I think the Man United fans are always behind the team and it's a fantastic place to play football.

Manchester United are always a team that try to play football, try to play football from the back.

Great coaches can't win always in life.

I love coaching and I love Barcelona.

What I don't like too much really is individual comments about the performances of the players after the game.

Full compliments to everybody in Southampton because the support of the fans was amazing and the spirit and the belief of the players, it's very enjoyable for the manager.

Messi is the greatest, but he has always been surrounded by other great players.

We know it's impossible sometimes to have good defending against Cristiano Ronaldo but we want to keep the ball, with good possession, as then he can do nothing in attack.

If you win games you will have good possibilities to maybe play in Europe, you never know.

If you offer a player a new contract, and a good contract, that means you want to keep the player.

I accept that everyone is entitled to his opinion and as a coach, I don't run away from criticism.

If you have expectations as a club, then coping with criticism is part of your job.

In football, as in life, as in business, everything can be talked about and discussed.

The Premier League is different. Sometimes the Bournemouth game can be more difficult than Liverpool or Chelsea.