10 key quotes from Luis Enrique: On Luis Suarez, Villarreal and much more
1. Current moment
Coaches never enjoy anything. The other day after the Athletic game finished we analysed what happened and now we are on Villarreal. In football you can't like in the past or the future, only the present, and this is the game against Villarreal. Only when you finish the season and you have achieved your objectives can you enjoy it, but not for long.
2. Copa semi-finals
I don't think the 3-2 in the league means we we'll win. Before I game I don't think anything. Sometimes you deserve more or you deserve less. It's too utopian to predict anything. The first objective is to be fit, and let's see if we can improve our performance from the last game and be more consistent than in the league.
3. Anoeta crisis
So far I do not think I've been in an extreme situation, but I could be wrong. I have seen the fans are happy with our performances and support us. My perception is positive, but each one can make their own interpretation. I do not know what happened after losing in Anoeta. It is part of football; sometimes the opponent does well and you are not successful. It will happen again between now and the end of the season.
4. Cristiano Ronaldo's party
I don't speak about our rivals. Only when they are going to play us. What surrounds them and happens to others interests them, and only them. That they are in an extreme situation is evident. We went from freezing cold to tropical heat in one moment. Let each do as he chooses, just as you buy the paper and pick the TV channel you want.
5. Assessment of the season
Until the end of the season I can't say if it is good or not.
6. Luis Suarez
I'm sure he would answer better than me if he is satisfied with his performance. I always say the same; he is generating many chances, participates in almost everything. Still I think he will improve and continue playing the game in his way. What I can say is that the version he is giving us is good, considering it's his first season.
7. Dani Alves' contract renewal
I think this is a situation that benefits both parties. A football player out of contract having this season will have lots of options, for this he must be calm. Barcelona are benefiting from his performances. I don't think this will be resolved midway through the season, I think at the end.
8. Run of victories
The positive dynamics gives us an optimum level of confidence. This football works with intensity and we play each game as if it were the last.
With this like this, and the level of our squad, everything is easier. The important thing is that the team has resources after conceding a goal, like against Athletic, and this gives us a sense of optimism.
9. Control of the game
Our goal is to play the same, looking for goals, whatever the result. Sometimes it's interesting to have a different type of game, but always controlling the play. If the opponent pressures us then more space appears, to know what areas of the pitch you can do more damage to the rival in is key. You cannot do well 100% of the time. We do not claim to be perfect; that impossible, and imperfection is the beauty of this sport. Furthermore, the opponent also plays and, for example, Villarreal like to attack at home, because they have fast players up top.
10. Goal celebrations
I said at the start of the season that they were spontaneous and friendly. I celebrate the goals depending on how I feel. I don't think about what I'm going to do. Maybe one day I'll run 100 metres. I don't know.
