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In football, there are no guarantees.
I'm looking forward, not afraid of anything.
It costs me a lot to stay calm during a game.
I play music from Queen, to Elton John, to classic.
Roy Hodgson is a very good manager with a clear plan.
I think when you invest a lot, you earn your rewards.
After a disappointing game, we don't want to look back.
It's not about being happy, it's about being successful.
My goal is to get my name known here in the Premier League.
I am a manager who tries to be respectful and also very demanding.
Bohemian Rhapsody' is fantastic. I like to play it, it's beautiful.
If you want to be ahead of a team that never loses, that's not easy.
I think it's not so difficult to get a good atmosphere in St Mary's.
We have six teams at the level of Bayern Munich in the Premier League.
Gaming is something you have to force actively against and I will do this.
I'm always challenging myself, looking forward I'm not afraid of anything.
It wouldn't be the worst thing if you don't play that well but take points.
You always have to reflect how you can become an awkward team to play against.
I played until 37-years-old and my last three or four years I learnt the most.
I have heard of worse fates than succeeding the longest-serving manager in England.
That's the way we want to go. Make smaller targets and then step by step developing.
We are all ambitious but important for me first is to have a stable spine to the team.
If you want to be a part of a team I manage, it is important to put your ego to one side.
I was always in my mind that for the top-six clubs in England my name was not big enough.
To work for the team and for the success of the team. That is more important than one ego.
Our only objective is to find solutions to get us through the challenges we face each day.
Statistically, the chance of creating a goal is higher within 10 seconds of winning the ball.
My goal is to get my name known in the Premier League. I want to put my footsteps in the snow.
If you play an intense way, an aggressive way, we are good, we can score, we can create chances.
To take something in the Emirates Stadium is far away from being easy but we don't think about that.
On the piano, I cover all styles. I turn to it for inspiration in sport, and whenever I need my rest.
Every opposition needs to be played in a different way and the formation depends on the opposition's strengths.
The higher we are, the more the focus will be on us and that means our opponents are going to try even harder against us.
Jurgen has a very proactive way to play, he set marks in Germany with his kind of football and that really influenced my style.
It would be worse if I have players who are happy if they sit on the bench, because that doesn't mean that we develop our game.
I know there are no guarantees of winning and the only thing we have is to work on chances. If you want guarantees buy a washing machine.
I get enthused by good football because I love this sport. I don't care about which jersey the teams are wearing or which sponsor pays them.
I guess they draw the comparisons with Jurgen because, just like him, I tend to live the technical area and I am as emotional when celebrating.
I play the piano when I'm alone at home in the evening. Sometimes for friends when we are together, singing together, to create a nice atmosphere.
I don't know, at times I run a bit too far onto the pitch. But that's only in exceptional circumstances, and Jurgen does it too when a goal is scored!
I have a wonderful flat in Southampton and sometimes after games I have friends and family round and we have very nice evenings - especially after wins.
We are studying the opponent all the time and it is maybe about chess and finding the right move at the right moment and that makes this so interesting.
Sometimes I forget to shake hands with the other manager. I apologise. I'm learning, but I have a very good relationship with my players and also the crowd.
My talent in playing football was not the highest but I was very hard-working, interested to learn and get better, and this focus made me better and better.
We show a player every good thing he does for the team, but if he makes a bad thing for the team, he will also hear about that, in front of the other players.
Tennis always fascinated me, because it made every demand: technology, tactics, physique, endurance. The competition of one against one has a very special charm.
To take over a bottom club is the best thing that can happen to you as a coach. There's a significantly higher chance that you can turn things around than failing.
There are some games that are very special for the fans and they are really looking forward for these games, but for us as a manager in the moment it's not in our focus.
It's about winning the ball, making this step or making the right decision. If you make all of these steps then wins, a final position in the table will come on its own.
It's better to be incognito because otherwise everyone is talking to you because they know you - and you can't concentrate on the training because everyone is talking to you.