Quotes from Quique Setien

There are coaches who put more or less players in front of the ball; when you put lots of players ahead of the ball, the risk is magnified. There are coaches that won't contemplate that. I respect that.

Speak to me about football; the rest doesn't interest me. The rest doesn't help me in my job.

When you come to a new team there's always uncertainty about how they're going to respond.

Any footballer who understands space and time and positioning can become a better player because he knows how to receive the ball alone with time to play a pass or shoot.

Regarding the VAR, it is a tool that can undoubtedly make us better. You have to use it because it gives us a clearer view of reality when you have to make quick decisions.

I like to have fewer players. That way, everyone is plugged into what you're doing. There is a risk attached to that sometimes but it's good to have a smaller squad. People have more chance of playing; they're ready and more motivated. Having 18 real players is better than having 25 or 26 not playing.

I have no problem with people expressing their opinion as long as it is with respect.

I don't exhaust myself by reading or listening to the noise around me.

It's true that you often have arguments with players as you do in everyday life and that's nothing new.

Madrid's anarchy can make planning difficult: they're unpredictable. But if you can be defensively sound and use the ball well, making the most of the space they leave, you can do them damage.

I never really understood the game until I saw Cruyff's Barcelona play. The first time that happened it opened up a new world to me. I began to understand that football was a collective thing, and that association between players meant you could keep the ball the whole game.

I always tell the players that we have to expect the best version of our opposition.

When I arrive at a club, I always look at it like I'm going to stay all my life. I couldn't work like I do otherwise.

There are many variables in each game that make each one different.

I do not agree that the coach has to adapt to the players. There was a time when I thought it, but that was because I did not understand football.

I started to really watch football. To analyze it. To understand what I felt, and what I wanted to put into practice when I became a coach.

When I arrived at Lugo, the whole world told me you can't play that football in Segunda B. I said we could, and was there six years.

I think the best way to victory is to play well.

Every player has what they have but some outperform themselves. It's about learning and expanding your abilities and becoming even better still.

I understand that it is very difficult for Barca and Madrid to win everything until the end.