Manchester United, the dangers of instant stardom, an unexpected junk food reference and Lionel Messi were among the topics that found mention as six of the 10 teams that will participate in Indian Super League (ISL) Season 4, which starts on November 17, met with the media in Mumbai on Friday.
ESPN brings you the best of the quotes from the players and support staff of newcomers Bengaluru FC, FC Pune City, 2015 champions Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC and FC Goa.
On the expected style of play
Thangboi Singto, Kerala Blasters assistant coach
"As [head coach] Rene (Meulensteen) had mentioned, we would like to play an attacking brand of football, but ultimately we have to win games. We have people in India and experienced Indian players, we are going to exhibit an attacking brand but we need to be cautious as well. (Playing) the Manchester (United) brand, will not be easy, but the effort will be there to play and win games."
Albert Roca, Bengaluru FC coach
"It depends on the circumstances. Sometimes injuries or how the team is performing makes you change (style). You have to change ideas if things don't go as you want. I would like to do that change earlier, but it's a short league and if you are wrong for some games, you're out. Our philosophy is to be comfortable on the ball. We are not Barcelona -- even if I'm from there -- I need to adapt to the situation."
Kean Lewis, FC Pune City winger
"He [coach Ranko Popovic] has certain ideas that he wants us to implement on the field. On the field, you'll see a different side of him, but off the field he understands the players and talks to us, and jokes with us. He likes a lot of work rate and quick ball movement, passing, one-two combinations."
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Alexandre Guimaraes, Mumbai City FC coach
"I hope goals come from everywhere, not just from one area. We are trying to play an offensive game with all participating in the final third of the pitch. That worked in the pre-season, where we had many players scoring goals."
Sergio Lobera, FC Goa coach
"I don't compare myself to Zico. I am focused more on my philosophy, which is to play football with a very distinct style. While results are important, it's equally important that fans go back content that they have seen us play for 90 minutes. Having been at FC Barcelona for eight years, there's been a kind of play that you tend to pick up on. I'm not Luis Enrique, [Ernesto] Valverde or Pep Guadiola, nor do I have [Lionel] Messi or Neymar at my disposal, but we are different coaches and we must adapt to the circumstances we have in front of us."
John Gregory, Chennaiyin FC coach
"We were champions in year two, so a lot is expected of us. I'm following Marco Materazzi, who is not only a world champion but a champion as a coach. This year we don't have a marquee player, we decided that we need to try and work to develop younger talent, and put out finance in that direction."
On having a longer five-month season
Bruno Pinheiro, FC Goa midfielder
"A longer season will give us more time to rest between matches, which is very important. Here it's the flights that we need to take on the away games and the travel that makes us tired. So, with a longer season we can be more prepared, we have time for training, changes if necessary during the week, which in the other season we didn't have."
Roca, Bengaluru FC coach
"We would like for the league to be longer, but to be honest for us in European football we are used to leagues of eight-nine months, so here two months and a half is really short. It's like a sprint in athletics and we know that we have to start well, if we want to finish well."
Henrique Sereno, Chennaiyin FC defender
"The coach will have more time to prepare players. Last year [Sereno played for ATK in 2016] the schedule was good because we needed just 72 hours of rest. This year it's two months more, so it's good for players' rest, sometimes one week, but not all the weeks. We like to play on Wednesday, on Thursday, because we don't need to practice. Some players prefer to train, others like me prefer to play."