Top 30 Julen Lopetegui Quotes

I speak to my players when I deem it necessary, but they are private conversations.

I like many things in English football – everyone lives and breathes it here. Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t like Spanish football.

In any national team, the young players who have quality and the right mentality will stand out. And that’s how it should be.

Sergio Ramos looks great to me. He always looks after himself, and he‘s coming back in the shape you‘d expect. He doesn’t let himself go when he’s away on holiday.

In football, you never know what can happen tomorrow. This is the elite, and you have to be ready for any situation that can occur.

No player puts the team on their back.

If you ask me what is going to happen in a month or a year, I can’t tell you. We’re focused on the present.

I don’t like individual awards because this is a team sport, and the coaches try to promote the collective.

I am in love with my players; I love my players, but we are aware that the only one that will help us win games is the team.

In difficult moments, champions come through, and not by listening to what is being said.

I am absolutely happy to train Real Madrid. I have a wonderful challenge.

I’m very happy with Bale. He loves playing for Real Madrid, and he’s got a chance to show what a wonderful footballer he can be.

We don’t focus on our rivals: we focus on ourselves.

I said yes to Real Madrid while keeping my responsibility to the national team. I was completely honest.

A coach – any coach, not just a national team coach – should try to be exemplary. And a national team manager even more so.

I’m passionate about English football; it’s lived in a special way, unique.

It doesn’t hurt to hear talk about the Spain national team.

I’m hungry and ambitious.

There’s always a mix of generations in the national team. You have to bring the best players you think will help you win matches.

Breaking down barriers, succeeding away from home, living in another country, another culture, different football, makes you much stronger.

Our players have a fantastic attitude, and people are going to see a Madrid side with a lot of talent.

The players who have been with the national team for a long time are used to international competitions, used to playing against the best in the world.

It’s always special to return to Real Madrid because I’ve always considered it as being home. It’s where I grew up, learned my trade, and the club has played a big part in who I am today.

Nobody has to carry the weight of the squad. They have to be part of the team and give their best for the team.

Us coaches love to have as many players available as possible.

I hope things go phenomenally well for Spain and for Luis Enrique. I’m a fervent supporter of the national team.

I like everything about Real Madrid, even the club anthem.

I’ve never seen and nor do I think I will ever see someone with Messi‘s consistency.

If there came a time when we didn’t get nervous, that would be worrying, as it’d mean we didn’t care as much.

It is one thing to have quality and another to be a great player.