"The main problem I had was that they'd been winning everything for 14 years, and when you win everything and know that you win 90% of your matches with relative ease, mentally I think you relax and don't prepare thoroughly."
"Given the circumstances I found myself in, I think we did well. It's true we had an accident, which always happens in football, that ended my time there and would have ended anyone's."
"Even so, if I'd known everything that was going to happen, I'd have signed anyway. Because for you, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to coach players like the ones I coached that year and at a club that was surely, at that time, the best in the world."
Quique Setien discussed his tenure at FC Barcelona, emphasizing the impact of the team's previous success on his challenges. He noted that the players had become complacent after years of winning, which affected their preparation for crucial matches. Setien acknowledged the 2-8 loss to Bayern Munich as a significant factor in his dismissal but defended his overall performance under difficult circumstances. He expressed that coaching top players at Barcelona was a unique opportunity, despite the unfortunate outcome of his time there.
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