74 Quotes by Ernesto Valverde

Of course there is 'Messidependence.' It would exist in any team in the world, but when he is not there, we also have to play and try to win. Leo is fundamental for us and marks the style; it is well known that he is the best in the world for something.

Football is a game of errors. You want to make your rivals commit them and to avoid them yourself.

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.

We all want our players to be perfect and never make errors, but we all do. Even coaches.

I never let myself forget that our rivals are waiting for us to slip up and feed their hope of catching us.

A derby is always special.

Historically, Barcelona win La Liga when they win the Champions League.

Every player has to find their place, their form, and play well.

Technology is going to be good for football, but it will take time to adjust. The important thing is that the games have rhythm; at the beginning, it will be complicated, but there are plays that require it.