"It is an amazing for someone to be able sustain such a hunger and desire to be the best for so long.
"The manager tries to put that into every player and every squad during every year and in every team he has built.
"You know he is always going to be driving you on. That aspect of his management has always stayed the same. If anything, from what I have witnessed, it has got stronger and stronger. That is what he wants to continue."
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"Talk comes cheap but I think we have built a platform that, with just a little bit of luck, will launch us on our way to capture this most elusive of trophies," he said.
"We have had our disappointments on the Champions League trail but, while you can never take anything for granted at this level because the competition is needle sharp, I really believe we are capable of going all the way."