Javier Mascherano

Being the Barca coach is different to being the coach at another club because you have to adapt to the philosophy of the club. At other clubs, maybe you have the freedom to adapt the team to your way of thinking. Here, that's not the case.

I'm a sporting professional; I don't have a great understanding of tax and legal matters.

In my position, I've always admired Claude Makelele. I grew up watching him play. I was able to play against him in the final stages of his career. I have always liked his way of playing football, and given my position and style, he's been a mirror to compare myself against.

I have always tried to live football from a survivalist perspective.

The Champions League was something very distant for us. I grew up in a very small town with 50,000 inhabitants, and it was a way of being able to watch my idols or people I admired play football on television.

When you have someone better ahead of you, you accept it and try to turn the situation around.

My feeling for Liverpool does not mean I'm tied to them.

Throughout all my career, I have been an honest person, responsible, and respectful of my team-mates and the clubs that I have played for and the countries I have lived in.

I have had so many team-mates who have been technically better than me.

Playing in England was a fantastic experience. In Liverpool, I felt at home and really, thoroughly enjoyed it.

I remember my first Champions League final in 1996: Juventus-Ajax. That's the clearest memory from my childhood.

When you are not winning games in a row, you don't have confidence, and it is difficult to show all the qualities that you have.