Quotes from Michael Laudrup

You can't think you can find a top scorer for free.

If you lose a player who scores seven, eight, or nine goals, you have to find another one.

The biggest clubs in Europe, whether they be Barcelona, Madrid, Manchester United, or Chelsea, always want to win, whatever they are participating in.

We can all have a bad day. It happens for me as well.

I sometimes go for drives with my wife around south Wales, and always the people are so friendly and so passionate.

Money is not all in life, and not in football, but it's quite important, and to have the lowest budget in the league means to finish in the top 10 may be an even bigger result.

The Messi of the early years was a phenomenon, but he always wanted to finish off the move. Now he goes past one, two, or three players and is happy to give an assist to a team-mate - it makes him more dangerous and more difficult to stop than ever before.

Everyone makes mistakes, but when players or managers make mistakes, they are all accountable and have to take responsibility. When I talk about referees, you wonder, 'Can I say this?' You have to be careful - but they are the only group in the world of football who are treated like that.

I do not like to use a player solely to make a member of the opposing team, for one simple reason: when we cannot retrieve the ball, we are forced to defend with ten men, giving the opponents an advantage.

If something happens for one season, for me, it is a coincidence. Twice, we can start talking about it.

To think about attacking is also to think about positioning.

When I see a game on the television, and you see afterwards 'possession percentage 60-40,' that doesn't say anything for me because it could be that one team is playing the ball between the back four 120 times.

For me, possession is to keep the ball while you are waiting for the possibility to penetrate. Every pass is for a reason.

We all know when you have a huge price tag on your shoulders, there's always a lot more pressure on you, a lot more expectation.

We can talk about some small differences between the Premier League and La Liga, but they are the two best leagues in the world.

The Bundesliga is different from La Liga, it's different from Serie A, it's different from the Premier League, so you have to adapt to the circumstances.

I enjoyed my time in the Premier League and in Qatar.

Cruyff defined a philosophy and a style of how we had to play: positional play, type of players, the profile of the coaches, even.

The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league.

It's always flattering when others are talking about you.

It's a good place for me, Wembley. In 1983, I played for Denmark when we beat England there 1-0, and in 1992, I played for Barcelona when we beat Sampdoria 1-0 in the Champions League final.

Of course money is important - to say it is not in football would be a lie. But to find a good player with potential for a small amount of money and then to develop him in the group is a great pleasure for a manager and for a club.

I had won 64 caps by the age of 25.

Playing on a Thursday and then a Sunday is not a problem.