Quotes from Valverde's press conference.
Valverde: "I'm so grateful to the board and president for giving me this privilege and choosing me as the coach."
V: "This comes with responsibility. I will give back the confidence you are giving me with this new project."
V: "I have my own ideas and projects for the upcoming season. I will thank you using them"
V: "I am coming from Bilbao which was my family and this decision was very tough. I had to close that stage of my life."
V: "I have a new commitment. I like to maintain my relationship with Bilbao and make new ones here."
V: "Just walking around the stadium and the bar is very high. Look at the trophy room. There is a lot of pressure."
V: "Coaches before me have set the bar too high. Luis Enrique, Pep, Cruyff, Tito."
V: "This is the biggest challenge in my career. All coaches before me worked with the Barça style. I know this"
V: "The fans know the style. I know it and I will adapt but my idea is to go even deeper with this style."
V: "I will continue progressing our style. We have a great style. We have GREAT players - Leo Messi and Iniesta."
V: "I want to create a team spirit that drives us. Be together in the good and bad moments. I want to excite the fans."
V: "I am here to develop all of this and work with everyone."
V: "Why come to Barça now? It's true. I've been asked before to come. There were other factors before."
V: "Coming now was my decision. I decided to close the chapter with Bilbao and I thought about ending it before Barcelona approached."
V: "Barça needed a coach. They asked me and I was ready. Coming here you either get everything or you get nothing."
V: "Leo Messi is the best player I have ever seen on the field. He surprises everyone every single match."
V: "If Leo can even improve anymore then I will try and help him."
V: "Biggest challenge? Constant pressure to win but I know this pressure. I know it's an obligation to get results."
V: "Maybe there are things I don't know yet but when the season starts I will get used to it."
V: "Your style? 4-3-3 or adapt to another? It's clear that I have to adapt to them. 4-3-3 has achieved a lot of results."
V: "Barça's style is team play built around midfielders and playing from the inside."
V: "The players know 4-3-3 well or 3-4-3. It depends on the players."
V: "We will adapt to all situations. Whatever is demanded. We will control the play and command."
V: "Same leadership as Lucho? Everyone is different. The position as coach is not the same as players. My position is to influence."
V: "I want to help the team grow. Make the team better. Every coach will express this in their own way"
V: "Iniesta renewal? It would be crazy if I talk about Iniesta before I speak to him. He is going to be an important player for me."
V: "He is important for the club and on the field. I will speak to him about this."
V: "I just got here. I've spoken with Robert and I know the team from a distance. You can't ask me about signings now."
V: "The market I experienced before is not the same. We will look at the market which is big here."
V: "I will speak to the team and board about signings."
V: "Barça B? I like to have my own first team and not interfere with the B team. Barça B players are close to making the first team."
V: "Barça B should move up to the 2nd division. I want to get those players ready to join the first team but I don't know yet."
V: "I will see which players in Barça B are evolving and ready to come to the first team."
V: "I am coming to Barça with 3 El Clasico's coming up. It's a big deal and motivation. The Super Cup is soon."
V: "I am going to try and win that super Cup. We all want it and we will plan for that."
V: "Control the superstars in locker room? The players get this "tag" when they have to achieve big things."
V: "These attitudes are necessary. I am looking for young players that want to win. We will get the best out of all the players"
V: "People talking about multi millionaire players? They weren't born with millions. They earned it."
Valverde: "Preseason? I have to think about my first day. I just got here but I will think about the upcoming games."
V: "We have to adapt quickly for preseason and Super Cup. Little time but we will be prepared."
V: "Trident? They have a big influence. We want to have consistency. We have objectives and motivated."
V: "There might be times when players are not good. But Cruyff used to say we need to be mentally prepared to win it all."
V: "Every coach here has been as conscious as I am. We have to keep the style but everyone has their own personal stamp."
V: "We can't be static. If we don't go up in play then we will go down."
V: "Neymar's privileges? Like what? He doesn't have any that I know of."
V: "Neymar gets extra holiday and stuff? No I don't know about any of that. There's no privileges for players."
V: "Luis Enrique is a great coach but I will try to improve from that. I don't want to get into what we will do different."
V: "Aleix Vidal or Sergi for RB? They're great players. I want to analyze. I've seen Sergi play in that position he is very versatile."
V: "Sergi can play in any position. He is a good player to have."
V: "Demand of winning titles? Most important demands is the one in front of me. There's a lot of pressure."
V: "I've been waiting for this challenge. I have a lot of confidence in what I will be doing."
V: "Don't rely on MSN too much? Barça is about team work and combination of players. More focus is needed on defense."
V: "MSN carries weight in this team but there should be more team work than just relying on them."
V: "Do we need 3 GK's and alternate GK? Well. I will take the decisions when I see who the GK's are. We need backup GK's."
V: "I may turn to Barca B to fill positions."
V: "I will still decide my starting GK and alternations for which games."
V: "Suarez? He can score a lot of goals and assist. Very important player. He can stay in the area and appear anywhere."
V: "La Liga? They didn't win this year. They won super copa and CDR. Luis Enrique won titles every season. Never went trophyless."
V: "Treble? I know you guys want everything every year but remember we can't win it all every year."
V: "Next season we will try to win everything.."
V: "Worked under Cruyff so I know the style? I like that Barça achieves things through its play. Don't speculate about games."
V: "We don't wait for other teams to make mistakes. We have objectives and we will get it."
V: "Barça's play has success and everyone knows it worldwide. I love their play and I know it very well."
V: "When Barça put pressure the other teams can't even breath. I've experienced it against them with Bilbao. They are too good."
V: "It was good to win against Barça for the Super Cup because it's very hard to beat them"
V: "The media coverage here is incredible. Questions can become huge. I know what's it like in the media.
V: "All defeats will be on me. I know I have a big responsibility and I'm ready for the blame."
V: "Who influences me? Cruyff and some others. I had him as a coach. All the coaches here worked hard."
V: "I know Pep and Luis Enrique's style. I have seen what they did here and I want to build on both their ideas and build my own."
V: "Possible for Leo to improve? He is a decisive player in any position. One thing is to see him from the other side and other to..
V: "To train him is different. To see him in the inside. I've never coaches a player of his calibar."
V: "Messi has been going too far on the wing. But I will study his best position and see if he can improve."
V: "Worried Messi didn't Renew yet? The info that I have is that he will soon and it will happen. Leo is happy here."
V: "I'm optimistic that Leo's renewal will happen soon."
V: "Rivalry with Espanyol? There's nothing I can say. I was a player and coach there. It's my past and I'm proud."
V: "I am a professional. Whatever team I coach I will do my best there."
V: "Luis Enrique criticized for not using Barça's play? It's a tough situation as a coach."
V: "There's a lot of criticism. We can't do everything right. Someone will always be criticizing us. It's part of being the coach."
V: "I don't think Luis Enrique's era was bad. I don't think he moved too far away from the Barça style. The style was still there."
V: "Olympiacos was incredible for me. I loved it there and my memories was great. I don't know if I will go back there."
V: "I will have to see what gives me results and get rid of the play that creates doubt. There's a lot of difficulties inherited."
V: "Why take this offer? I talked about this. I had the chance to coach this team before. I didn't know I would get this chance again."
V: "I will never regret the decisions I made. Coaching Valencia, Bilbao, leaving Bilbao, coming here."
V: "I have received offers from other teams. Last week Saturday I knew Barça was interested and I told my agent that I would accept."
V: "I spoke to Robert for the first time on Monday. And now we are here."
https://twitter.com/FCNazalona for covering the press conference.
