Gerardo Martino Quotes

Gerardo Martino

Profession : Coach

Birth : November 20, 1962

No one would ever take Messi out of a match if the teams are evenly matched. But it can be done in matches where we take a big lead. This way, he can preserve his fitness.

Gerardo Martino

It is hard to enjoy life in a national team.

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When you have the chance to finish off your opponent, you must do it. You shouldn't give them chances to come back.

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A lot of times, when you work at the top level, you feel like your part really isn't as important; you don't feel as involved in the growth.

Gerardo Martino

Despite being the greatest, Messi is an ordinary guy. He speaks like a normal guy, he acts like a normal guy. As a normal person, he has family, day-to-day problems in his life, friends and family, the usual.

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I always said in my career as a footballer, I owe everything to Newell's. But as a coach, I owe everything to Paraguay.

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If Messi is in the mix, that's who I want to win.

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It's very special to be the coach of the best player in the world.

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The team evolves over time, and players need replacing.

Gerardo Martino

Probably the Liga MX or the American league, there are a higher number of competitive games than in the Spanish league or the English league.

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If you analyze the German league, the Spanish league, the Italian league, there are two or three teams that stand out above the rest, and the other teams have a regular level.

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I just want to say that aside from Atlanta United, any national team gives you a little bit more free time. I don't want to get completely into the analysis. There are different responsibilities compared to clubs and national team.

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It's very important to have a good group of people that get along well, where the people come in to work and do it in a happy way, that they enjoy being at the club.

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I've seen teams where there are bad relationships in the locker room, but they can leave that aside and win on the field. For me, I'm not satisfied with any part of that.

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Am I afraid of Madrid's violent play? No, every team plays according to their possibilities, and there's a referee who should judge.

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What Barcelona almost always do is play a good game, but we don't always win.

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I'm very demanding of myself.

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Teams always have natural leaders on the pitch and natural leaders in footballing terms.

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If I get a lucky win, it is difficult to sustain that over time, so we have to maintain a style.

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Argentina against Brazil is the most important derby between national teams.

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