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It's been a really busy week so far with

Bayern and then Manchester United to

come. There was something you said in

come There was something you said in

your press conference after the Bayern

game about liking a lot of the football

you played and there was a lot of good

stuff in it, but wanting to be there for

stuff in it but wanting to be there for

95 minutes for that intensity at 95

minutes. What does it take to be able to

minutes What does it take to be able to

get a team to do that when you're at

that level, that elite level? I think we

that level that elite level I think we

can already do that uh also in this

competition champion competition but

overall I think it's it's in all the

competition when you go when you concede

goal one or two then become very

difficult to come back in the game

especially as I said uh Bayern Munich

away but we were able to score one goal

and we were able uh to score to to

create chances to score more goals

unfortunately we didn't but at the end

we we compete.

we we compete

I think there was a lot to like about

the performance obviously you know the

goal you scored in particular the

disallowed goal as well. What else

disallowed goal as well What else

impressed you about the game against

Bayern? the personality of the team uh

Bayern the personality of the team uh

the I think between us and them there

are like five six year different age

average age also we had 89 players that

was the first champion league game so

it's something that at the end uh it's

up the table it's something that is

there uh so also the personality of the

the the team to go there to start in the

way we start go down come back start in

the second

very good. So I think uh we can be happy

very good So I think uh we can be happy

about different things. For sure we are

about different things For sure we are

not happy about the result.

not happy about the result

The experience levels as you say um were

very different. Is it something that the

very different Is it something that the

players are just going to have to learn

throughout the season that they can only

gain experience while working?

gain experience while working

Yeah, exactly. Uh when I start as a

Yeah exactly Uh when I start as a

manager, I was lack of experience. I

manager I was lack of experience I

guess when you start as doing your job,

guess when you start as doing your job

you were like we we are when we start

something, we are all lack of

something we are all lack of

experience. You need to work work work

experience You need to work work work

to get that and the players for sure

they're going to they're going to

they're going to they're going to have

experience in the future.

experience in the future

We've seen how much the squad has grown

in terms of maturity and in terms of a

winning mentality as well. You know you

winning mentality as well You know you

won a trophy last season, you won the

won a trophy last season you won the

summer club world cup as well. Do you

summer club world cup as well Do you

feel that that sense of being winners is

starting to is starting to show itself

in the squad?

in the squad

Absolutely. Absolutely. I think the only

Absolutely Absolutely I think the only

way to create a winner mentality is to

win game. Otherwise, if you don't win,

win game Otherwise if you don't win

it's difficult to create that. Last

it's difficult to create that Last

year, we won many games. We won two

year we won many games We won two

competitions. And this year, we're going

competitions And this year we're going

to try to do the same.

to try to do the same

Do you like to have a lot of flexibility

in your squad? Be that the system, the

in your squad Be that the system the

formation, and the way they approach

formation and the way they approach

games. Is that something or would you

games Is that something or would you

rather them excel at one particular

discipline?

discipline

No, we try to we try to we said many

No we try to we try to we said many

times that we try to rotate or we try to

adapt our game to the other team in

terms of depends how they attack we're

going to defend depends how they defend

we're going to attack and all the teams

they attack and defend in different way.

they attack and defend in different way

So we try to do that maintaining the the

main idea that is try to you know uh

control and dominate the game on the

ball and off the ball. There's also a

ball and off the ball There's also a

balance between what you want to do with

the ball and what you want to do without

the ball as well. Is one more important

the ball as well Is one more important

than the other or what is your view on

that?

that

No, both both they are important because

No both both they are important because

you if you keep the ball in the right

way but you are not able to defend in

the right way something is wrong. It's

the right way something is wrong It's

the same in the other in the other side.

the same in the other in the other side

So we try to be u a balanced team on the

ball and off the ball knowing that

sometimes you're going to have more the

ball and sometimes less. I think it's

ball and sometimes less I think it's

easier for supporters to see a team on

the ball and see what they're trying to

do. What makes a good team out of

do What makes a good team out of

possession?

possession

For us, we try uh first of all in the

For us we try uh first of all in the

moment that we are attacking, we are

moment that we are attacking we are

already prepare ourself to defend and

also we try to be we try to be always

aggressive

uh to recovery as much as as soon as

possible the ball. Cole Palmer came off

possible the ball Cole Palmer came off

the bench against Brenford and then he

made such a huge impact as well against

Bayern. His role in the team, you know,

Bayern His role in the team you know

it's clear how important is he for you

and how much do you really not depend on

him but how much do you feel you really

need him?

need him

We need him. No doubt. We need him with

We need him No doubt We need him with

Cole. We are a better better team. No

Cole We are a better better team No

doubt. But knowing that Cole is not

doubt But knowing that Cole is not

going to be available for all season. So

going to be available for all season So

when Cole is not available, we need to

when Cole is not available we need to

find solution. And we need to find a way

find solution And we need to find a way

to win games like we did against West

Ham, we did against Fulham. And for me

Ham we did against Fulham And for me

personally, we were also close to do uh

personally we were also close to do uh

in some moment against Brenford. But no

in some moment against Brenford But no

doubt that uh we need uh we need cool.

doubt that uh we need uh we need cool

How much has he grown as well during his

time here? How much do you feel he's

time here How much do you feel he's

developed?

developed

He's growing a lot especially also in

terms of personality now. uh it's almost

terms of personality now uh it's almost

you know one of the uh also u I'm not

saying one of the leader but he's

growing also in that aspect so is is

helping his teammates in many things

when you talk about leaders when you

first came to the club it was I imagine

something you didn't know what you had

in terms of the players here have you

found leaders have emerged during your

time

when I joined the club uh I knew that

was a very good squad as you said I

didn't know inside, you know. Uh so we

didn't know inside you know Uh so we

needed uh to to to to build or to

rebuild a little bit uh culture. Uh

rebuild a little bit uh culture Uh

that's why for me it's for sure what we

have done in one season has been very

important in terms of a football team,

important in terms of a football team

in terms of results, in terms of the way

in terms of results in terms of the way

we want to play on the ball end of the

ball. But I'm very up especially what we

ball But I'm very up especially what we

create inside the club in terms of

culture in terms of again winner

mentality togetherness

effort something that uh uh if you don't

put in it's it's difficult to achieve

achieve results

creating that culture I imagine when you

get results on the pitch it's easy to

say follow me believe in what I'm doing

off the pitch how do you create that

is is it's is not the same thing because

They are two different things but in

terms of effort togetherness I think if

you can do that inside the pitch is

something that then as a consequence you

have also outside of the pitch because

you create between them some alchemy

some uh you know feeling some situation

where they try always to be together to

help each other that is something that u

to be honest when I joined the club was

something that uh I can realize that

it's something that you needed to to to

build.

build

One other player um who has got a lot of

potential and promise is Estava. Um do

potential and promise is Estava Um do

do you see Cole Palmer maybe as a little

bit of a role model for him as well and

you know someone who's a lot younger can

look at Cole Palmer who's not even that

old himself and see what can be

achieved.

achieved

Yeah, I think there are five years

Yeah I think there are five years

difference between Cole and Estaho. So

difference between Cole and Estaho So

Cole can be a reference for Estao no

doubt also because he needs to adapt. He

doubt also because he needs to adapt He

needs to understand many things and Cole

for sure can help Esteo doing do that.

for sure can help Esteo doing do that

What are the challenges do you feel for

Esteo when you have a player that is so

young

it's it's first all the Brazilian player

they need to be happy for for culture

you know Italian they they need to be in

one way Spanish English the Brazilian

one first of all they need to always

laugh always to be happy. This is the

laugh always to be happy This is the

main thing for Estea always to enjoy

insertion to be happy and then in the

way he play and in the way how good this

is going to be a good player and for you

overall excited about the challenges

ahead and you know the what I would

describe as not difficulties but

certainly tests that lie in weight.

certainly tests that lie in weight

Yeah, but uh I'm excited. But even when

Yeah but uh I'm excited But even when

we win game, you need to be always pay

we win game you need to be always pay

attention because you can lose game the

the game after. But in this moment, I

the game after But in this moment I

think we drew Brenford away. We lost

think we drew Brenford away We lost

Bayern Munich away. So I'm I'm I'm I'm

Bayern Munich away So I'm I'm I'm I'm

okay.

okay

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