00:00on finishing third in the standings the achievement that is and the fact that you could
00:05face one of Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray or Bruges.
00:10No, it's what you want if you start.
00:15If you start the Champions League season, you want to finish top eight.
00:20It helps, of course, because you skip around and sometimes you can have a really hard...
00:25team to play against in a round like that, which is shown by the teams you just mentioned.
00:30So we're happy that we are going straight away to the last 16.
00:35Especially because it's only two years ago that we were playing Europa League.
00:40We went out in the quarter-finals against Atalanta.
00:42So two seasons in a row now, being at the last six...
00:45and this season, as we were last season, we were very hungry for more.
00:50We will definitely be hungry for more this season as well.
00:52You said before the game about the need to be better in both...
00:55with respect to that, what do you feel you got tonight from your players?
00:59No, there wasn't.
01:00There wasn't.
01:02There's no obvious improvement.
01:05...what happens in experience...
01:06with all the respect for the team we faced tonight.
01:11I expect Newcastle to be a stronger side than Carabaugh.
01:16Carabaugh showed this season that they've been a very good team.
01:21But still, we hardly conceded anything there were.
01:26In six, seven or eight minutes that the other team were better than us.
01:29That's the maximum, usually.
01:31In our games the other team is better than us and then we always conceded.
01:34But today we made sure there were no minutes.
01:36That the other team were better than us.
01:38And that always helps and I think set pieces.
01:41We have played a vital role in our Champions League campaign till now and tonight again.
01:46Because the 1-0 was a set piece and the 3-0 was a set piece.
01:49And that gives a complete difference.
01:51a different look and feel to a game.
01:53We can all of a sudden your 3-0 up and then people...
01:56are usually much more positive than a 1-0 lead.
01:59And...
02:01So, yeah.
02:02Very positive about our game.
02:04Very, very clinical.
02:06In both boxes.
02:07Although after the 2-0, I think we had multiple chances.
02:11Just to make it free.
02:12But we hardly gave away a chance.
02:1690-second men as you could see.
02:18When they had maybe their first and only counter-attack of the second half.
02:21How much effort we put in to sprint back Federico Chiesa.
02:25My number 9 was the...
02:26Defending inside the 6-yard box.
02:28And I've also said many times...
02:30Not many times...
02:31I've said we...
02:31If we can improve in both boxes.
02:33It's going to be very hard for any team to play against us.
02:36But...
02:37Showing that once is not enough.
02:39We have to show this from now on constantly.
02:41The downside is obviously another injury to Jeremy Frimpong.
02:45What's it look like?
02:46What's it look like in terms of what is the injury that he's done?
02:49And I know it's early to say.
02:51But could that now force you to move in the transfer market?
02:54No.
02:56It's obvious that if a player goes out like that.
02:58You don't expect him to play Saturday against Newcastle.
03:01And maybe I can come back to something I said yesterday.
03:05When I...
03:06I said that it might...
03:07Might...
03:08Might...
03:09Might...
03:10Might...
03:11I use the word might...
03:12But apparently not everybody...
03:11Is listening very properly to what I say.
03:13Has helped us that we lost against...
03:16We were not happy, I wasn't happy losing, I wanted to go...
03:21all the way with that team, that team was strong enough to win the Champions League as well.
03:26We were by far the best team in the league, so we completely deserved to win the league, but...
03:31if you are the best team in the league, then you need those players available.
03:36This season shows that if we have to play...
03:41any game, sometimes you can get injuries as well, and that's what I meant, we did not face injuries.
03:46After we went out against Paris Saint-Germain, and some people wanted to make my...
03:51world even more ridiculous, saying that we were 15 points clear, yes we've...
03:56we've been maybe in one moment 15 points clear, but most of the time we were 8 points clear.
04:01And if you then face a situation of 3-4-5 injuries...
04:06it might have been more difficult for us, but we were the best team in the league, and we...
04:11could have won the Champions League as well, and we would have loved to go to the next round last season.
04:16But this club, it hits us harder if we have injuries than...
04:21the clubs we are in competition with, and that was the point I wanted.
04:26I was trying to make, but people picked it up in the wrong way, so maybe next time I should...
04:31be a bit more clear with what I meant.
04:34Um...
04:36So Jeremy is out and let's see what the future brings.
04:41You have some midfielders playing in...
04:46in your back line.
04:48Some?
04:49Yeah, half.
04:51And then would you consider an emergency, like a loan?
04:56Or anything like that to help you get through the rest of the season.
05:01We as a club always make decisions.
05:06As we at least think smart decisions.
05:08So we not only look at the short term...
05:11and we also look at the longer term.
05:13That's why we sign young players.
05:16As well.
05:17Very good players.
05:19But young ones that can still develop.
05:21Now we can see this development with a few.
05:23And it always depends on...
05:26Are there players available that we think can help us?
05:29And if they are, can we afford them?
05:31And does this also be helpful for the longer term future?
05:34Because our players...
05:36come back from injury as well.
05:37And I just said that we don't have a squad where we...
05:41we have four right backs and twelve midfielders...
05:43and three or four number nines.
05:45That's...
05:46that's not how it works over here.
05:48So we have to do the smart things for the near future but also...
05:51for the longer future.
05:52And let's first see how Jeremy is.
05:54Maybe he's not able to play Saturday but...
05:56maybe he's able to play one or two days later.
05:58And we now go into a schedule...
06:01with one game a week.
06:02So that would usually mean...
06:06less injuries but...
06:08you're never sure.
06:11you mentioned...
06:15you mentioned...
06:16pretty much about the noise surrounding this fixture in the club generally.
06:21what does a convincing win to qualify in third...
06:24do to start to address that?
06:26I didn't mention the noise.
06:28People asked me about the noise and then I reacted on...
06:31on the noise...
06:32which is completely normal that there should be noise if you are sixth in the league.
06:36with Liverpool.
06:37Because that's not what we aim for when the season starts.
06:41and there are also reasons why we struggle.
06:44that's...
06:46that's not even interesting because we should do better.
06:49and...
06:50so I think it's fair for...
06:51for everyone to have his opinion and...
06:53probably I agree with most of those opinions.
06:56but...
06:57but today has shown again...
06:59that...
07:00that sometimes things...
07:01are maybe a bit more complicated than people...
07:03think...
07:04so Jeremy is a great example of that.
07:05I think I got a...
07:06question from one of you sitting over there...
07:08could you understand that fans were a bit...
07:10annoyed...
07:11that you took Jeremy Frimpom off at the bottom of...
07:13maybe these...
07:15same fans...
07:16should have a different opinion about...
07:17with their opinion...
07:18because...
07:19um...
07:20even...
07:21with wrestling him...
07:22he got injured...
07:23and I think he was sitting here...
07:24the day before the game...
07:25telling you all of you...
07:26how big of a difference the Bundesliga is...
07:28to...
07:29to the...
07:30to the Premier League...
07:31um...
07:32so these...
07:33are the things I have to take in account...
07:34and apparently I've played him too much...
07:36recently...
07:37for this to happen again...
07:38uh...
07:39and that is...
07:40um...
07:41that's really sad for him...
07:42but definitely also for us...
07:43because our other full-back is out for...
07:45uh...
07:46the full season...
07:47but...
07:48we will find a way again...
07:50as you saw today...
07:51uh...
07:52the way is usually...
07:53uh...
07:54as attacking as possible...
07:55and that's what we did today...
07:56with players in positions...
07:57we don't expect them...
07:58one and a half year ago...
07:59he wasn't attacking midfield...
08:01and now he plays...
08:02as a right centre-back...
08:06Will?
08:10I know it's early on...
08:11but...
08:12do you expect Gomez back for Saturday...
08:13and...
08:14in case it's Jones...
08:15because he come back...
08:16Curtis was sick...
08:17so...
08:18um...
08:19we have to wait and see...
08:20how it evolves...
08:21um...
08:23Joe...
08:24might be tight...
08:25um...
08:26but hoping and expecting...
08:28to have Ebu back...
08:29but...
08:30um...
08:31not guarantee...
08:32this...
08:33yet...
08:34but...
08:35we're hoping that Ebu...
08:36will be back...
08:37with us...
08:36and Joe will be tight...
08:37and Joe will be tight...
08:38with our wins...
08:39right back tonight...
08:40that's a...
08:41come on...
08:41a lot early...
08:42probably...
08:43than expected...
08:44what did you make...
08:45of his performance?
08:46Positive...
08:46as we're used to...
08:47from Wata...
08:48you gave him...
08:49you gave him a job...
08:50and he's doing it...
08:51with all he's got...
08:52and...
08:53uh...
08:54today...
08:55um...
08:56he did...
08:56really well...
08:57what you lack...
08:58a little bit...
08:59if you play him over there...
09:00you don't have as many...
09:01overlaps...
09:02or 1v1 quality...
09:03as maybe...
09:04Jeremy Frimpong has...
09:05but...
09:06what he does is...
09:07is so decent...
09:08and concentrated...
09:09and focused...
09:10the good thing...
09:11of course...
09:11was also today...
09:12that we were only attacking...
09:13that's helpful...
09:14if you have only...
09:15attacking players...
09:16which...
09:17um...
09:18so the real test...
09:19is of course...
09:20for our last line...
09:21if we have...
09:21to play with...
09:22the same one again...
09:23if you face...
09:24Newcastle...
09:25and Manchester City...
09:26which...
09:26I rate...
09:27a bit...
09:28above...
09:29but for tonight...
09:30of course...
09:31it's nice...
09:31if you play with...
09:32such an offensive lineup...
09:33um...
09:34that you are...
09:35able to have some...
09:36so much ball possession...
09:37and score so many goals...
09:38and hardly...
09:39give away anything...
09:40Tony?
09:41Just a quick one.
09:42Is there any initial idea of...
09:46...the nature of Jeremy's injury?
09:48It's a muscle injury, but I don't know.
09:51Hamstring, knee, or anything more specific?
09:53Sorry?
09:55Hamstring, knee...
09:56Any idea of the...
09:57A muscle.
09:58So that's not a knee.
10:01And a muscle usually has to do with overloading a...
10:06...layer.
10:06So...
10:07Not always, of course.
10:11Because he stretched in a moment, but it is the risk.
10:13That's why I took Hugo and Florian off tonight as well.
10:16Because those are the players that are not as...
10:21...was used in Macca or Dom who are playing already longer at these...
10:26...love levels.
10:27You mentioned those comments about PSG maybe been taken...
10:31...out of context a little bit.
10:32How...
10:32Not a little bit.
10:33A lot.
10:34But no problem.
10:34Maybe I explain myself.
10:36...not in the right way.
10:36That's possible.
10:37How difficult is it at the moment?
10:39Because it feels like that's happened a few times where maybe...
10:41...things have been taken out of context or everything that you say gets analysed.
10:46How tough is that when you're trying to do your job and you've got everything else going on?
10:51No, I don't follow all of it, but sometimes you hear something.
10:56You hear certain things.
10:58I think I've always tried to be myself.
11:01...as long as I'm a manager now and what I usually do is give long answers and try to explain in the best possible way.
11:06...what I mean in a different language, but I think I'm quite okay in English.
11:11Maybe not as perfect as in my own language, but if you give long answers then...
11:16...maybe you miss a certain word in some answers then people start to get an appointment.
11:21I have an opinion about it, but I'm not going to change, I'm not going to say yes or no only.
11:24This is who I am.
11:26And then you also have to accept in this business, in my position, that people have opinions about you.
11:31That's completely normal and I don't mind, but I try to explain as best as possible.
11:36...to everyone what I can explain because I cannot always say everything.
11:41I have to protect as much as I can always everyone involved in this football club.
11:46...to some ownerships to the players.
11:48...but yeah.
11:50...
11:51...
11:51If you have long answers then sometimes people can have opinions about it.
11:56...
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