100 Quotes by Diego Simeone

In fact, a coach is primarily a trainer, not only in tactics but also in emotional matters.

The teams that defend well are as important as those that attack well. If you don't concede goals it is much easier to win but it is all about having balance.

I'm a believer that emotions can move mountains, that spirit alone can trump budgets.

Football is wonderful because no one is right: there's no absolute truth.

Of course, becoming champions is something we all want, but I think that the best 'championship' for a manager is to see players like Koke, Lucas Hernandez, Angel Correa - lads who have come up from all the way down in the lower divisions - become professionals of a high standard.

As a coach, the greatest passion you can have is for improving players.

When we were children we played on the street - on tarmac and things like that.

If there is one thing I am, it is very hard-headed. If I want something, I go after it - and I go after it ad nauseum.

Griezmann is an extraordinary player who adapts to all the needs of the team.