What has been the most difficult thing about coaching Barcelona, a big and special club?
It’s quite a special club but I already knew that. Talking about problems and giving attention to problems will make them only bigger. If you talk about it and complain, it doesn’t help: You have to work. Work is a small word but can be interpreted in many different ways. A coach must have many different methods to employ: working can be physical, or making players feel happy, giving them more risks. helping or punishing them. It really depends on the situation. It’s about observing and trying to see where your work helps the team most. Frank Rijkaard is a man linked with a lot of success in football. You came here as coach and had to take care of a lot stars. How do you cope with players’ egos? It’s true that not everyone is the same so when working in a group, you have to accept people as they are. You think about the best way to help the team first and then the players because if the team is strong, it will help the players. Do you have to change your coaching philosophy to suit the
