Coach

Those who know me are aware that I stand by my mistakes or non-working strategies.

When someone has 100 international games more or less in a row then that's top class.

I am very grateful for the belief that the DFB has shown in me and I feel, generally, that despite the justified criticism towards me, I feel a lot of support and encouragement too.

Real Madrid are an interesting club for any manager.

One can not win titles with result-orientated football anymore and this has been clear to me since 2008.

Pep Guardiola was very good for the Bundesliga.

Sometimes I just have to follow my intuition.

I take sporting criticism on board very keenly and with deference, and I also try to make decisions based on it.

Penalty shoot-outs depend on so many things.

You need to receive the ball and be assertive with it.

Without planning there will be no success.

I strongly favour attractive football.

Sometimes I just have to follow my intuition.

Real Madrid are an interesting club for any manager.

Italy is one of the great footballing nations, with whom we have a great sporting rivalry.

You can learn a lot from setbacks.

You need to receive the ball and be assertive with it.

You need superhuman performances at the World Cup.

Sometimes you learn the most from your defeats.

If a player is 20 or 21 and sits on the bench for two or three years, I don't know if that's useful.