Quotes from Ernesto Valverde

Sometimes there's too much noise about what's happening, but this is Barcelona - it is a big club. Sometimes people make more of things than they have to. We need to try to close the team away from all that noise outside.

Liverpool are a very powerful opponent.

Villarreal have played well against difficult opponents. They're never an easy team to beat.

When the opposition sits back and defends well and together, it's difficult.

In regard to criticism, we are in the world of football and subject to continuous criticism.

Good players always adapt well.

I would have given my arm to be able to do what Iniesta does when I was a player.

As far as enthusiasm goes, yes, certain games maybe bring more out of the players.

Dembele likes to take players on. He's a dribbler and a power player who likes to break into space; he has the ability to do this. He has a lot of virtues.

It's never easy to find players in the market who are exactly what you need at that time.

We all know how management works. If you don't win things, as has happened before, people start to call for your head.