I've seen teams spend £150 million and get nowhere near the Champions League. It has taken Manchester City a billion to get there. There are no guarantees.

I want players who are always striving to improve.

I like to be able to control which players I'm working with. Because it doesn't matter how good a coach you are if the guys you're working with think they already know it all. You need a response, you need to feel they're trying. I want players who are always striving to improve.

You need responsibility in life.

I was always into sports, and as a sportsperson, you need to be fit to survive and play from start to finish.

We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport.

As parents, we need to send our kids back to 'old-fashioned' outdoor summer camps, which have been on the decline as the demand for sports and academics-based camps has risen. We need to fight budget cuts to public parks programs and resist closures of public swimming pools and playgrounds.

I give all my life to football; I only think about football. This is what is on my mind all the time.