00:00 Rick, what's your thoughts about that game?
00:04 Yeah, well, first it was of course a bad start.
00:11 Straight injury from Kobe Maino.
00:15 He has to cut off and then we are in the Nummert, we conceded straight a goal.
00:21 Offside, onside.
00:25 It's very difficult to see.
00:30 But then I think when we have seen a game, so head to head.
00:34 Of course, Real Madrid, a very good team, very good football players.
00:41 I would say we created some very good chances.
00:45 And I think we have to be more clinical.
00:48 We should score goals from those situations.
00:53 I think we had a couple of it, three, four very good chances.
00:58 So unfortunately we didn't, but we stayed in the game until almost the last minute.
01:02 Then we conceded the second.
01:04 So all over, I've seen some good stuff.
01:10 And we know we are in the right direction.
01:14 We have to, against a good opponent, against a complicated system.
01:19 And yeah, I'm happy with it.
01:21 You spoke a lot last season about not taking chances.
01:27 You know that you are trying to get a striker.
01:30 Is that just emphasising why you are trying to get a striker?
01:34 Absolutely.
01:36 The pressing can be better from the start.
01:42 And scoring goals.
01:46 I think we need more players who are capable to be in one-on-ones.
01:51 And we had the situations one-on-ones.
01:53 It wasn't it, it was a rest for us.
01:57 It was, I thought, Scott McTominay.
02:00 One-on-one situations.
02:03 Garnaccio.
02:05 One-on-one situation.
02:07 And from the situations, you have to score.
02:10 James.
02:12 Sorry, Eric.
02:15 What is Kobe's injury and how long do you expect him to be out for?
02:19 Yeah, I understand the question.
02:24 You never can tell straight after a game.
02:26 So we have to wait for what it is.
02:30 Obviously a real blow personally for him.
02:33 It was a big chance for him tonight and a real shame.
02:36 Yeah, so hopefully he's not too bad.
02:39 Chances will come.
02:41 If he is facing, obviously you've got high hopes for him.
02:45 You'd started him in the Arsenal game on tonight.
02:48 If the injury is problematic,
02:52 how would that affect transfer arrangements for potentially players leaving?
02:56 I wanted to see on which levels he could play against Arsenal.
03:04 We were pleased with his performance.
03:06 So I wanted to see if he can repeat that some days after.
03:10 And from there on, set conclusions.
03:13 Now I just have to wait for the diagnosis.
03:17 And then from there on, we will set conclusions.
03:22 Samuel.
03:23 Hi Eric. What did you make of Andre Onana's debut and his performance?
03:29 I think good. Solid.
03:34 Two very good saves.
03:36 So he was there in the moment the team needed him.
03:40 So he did his job.
03:42 So I think he integrated well in our team.
03:47 Just on the goalkeeping situation, Dean Henderson wasn't in the squad again.
03:51 When is he likely to be fit to play?
03:54 And also, is he seriously going to be happy with the possibility of being a number two this season?
04:00 We have a group of keepers.
04:02 And as everyone else, you have to fight for your position.
04:06 I think that's normal when you are at United.
04:09 And he's a good goalie.
04:12 So he has to fight.
04:16 We have to see when he can return to team training.
04:19 One at the back.
04:21 Eric, back to Onana real quick.
04:23 How pleased are you with his assimilation into the squad, with his work with the defenders as well?
04:28 And what are your expectations for him this season?
04:30 Of course, this is the first game.
04:34 And in detail, we have a lot of work to do between him and the defending part.
04:42 You can see with the second goal, we are not closing the back post.
04:46 It can't be that the goal will come there.
04:50 And that's our thing, that's our rules we have to follow.
04:55 And it will come quick that we integrate that into our way of playing.
05:00 Okay, sir. You say you're in need of strikers.
05:07 So is Victor Sima seen on your radar or no?
05:11 We never talk about players in the contract with another club.
05:17 So we have our targets in the background.
05:22 We are 24/7 busy with it.
05:25 And to get the right player to sign a contract for us.
05:32 Laurie.
05:33 Hi, Eric. Just one more on Andre, if that's okay.
05:43 He was coming out of his goal quite a lot.
05:45 Obviously, that's what we expect from him.
05:47 Is that something he's given licence to do in terms of what he thinks is best in that situation?
05:51 Or are there rules for him when he can come out and when not?
05:54 There are definitely principles.
05:59 But he's a keeper. You can use him as a plus one in the back.
06:04 So we will definitely, in our tactics, we will put that in.
06:14 Just on the striker, I know you've spoken about this a lot already, but it seems like such a pivotal position.
06:19 Before the start of the season, do you think you'd get a new face in there?
06:23 Yeah.
06:27 It's always difficult to say.
06:29 It's like looking in the...
06:32 But we are working 24/7.
06:35 We do, and everyone, not everyone, but a lot in the club, give all the power to get this done.
06:42 Just here.
06:47 Hi, Eric. It seems like you've used Mount in a few different areas this pre-season.
06:51 How would you assess how he's gotten accustomed to the new team and the new playing style?
06:57 I think very good.
06:59 He had also a very big chance.
07:03 It was five or six yards, one-on-one with the keeper.
07:07 The ball would drop there from across.
07:10 So his movements were again great.
07:15 In and out of possession.
07:18 I think he played again a good game.
07:21 You see already why he fits so good to our team.
07:26 OK, last two.
07:27 Hi, my name is Sam. I'm from Africa Sports Network.
07:31 I have this question for you, coach.
07:33 What adjustment and improvement do you think you've identified that would be necessary
07:38 for your overall game play and how you're going to secure the season,
07:42 having gone through some games during this pre-season?
07:45 We have some areas, of course, where we have to work.
07:48 But it's also when...
07:52 I'm pleased when we play Real Madrid
07:56 and you go head-to-head and you are playing at a good level.
08:02 But there are areas that we have to improve.
08:06 Hi, Rik. Just wondering, because we didn't get a chance to speak to you last night,
08:13 what you took away from the Wrexham match,
08:15 seeing the young players playing in a match like that.
08:18 And secondly, Joe Hugel and Johnny Evers have stayed around for the rest of the tour
08:22 with the first team. What was behind that decision?
08:25 I think it was a very good experience for the young lads to play in the game,
08:33 to feel the experience from a big crowd.
08:37 So in the stadium, but also it was broadcasted.
08:43 So that gave a lot of energy.
08:47 Maybe also gave some pressure.
08:49 And that is good that they have to deal with it.
08:52 They feel when it is when you get criticised from an audience
08:56 or when you get pushed by an audience.
08:59 So that perspective was very good also.
09:01 You go on a journey and all the things, all the aspects,
09:06 what you have to face then, like the time difference,
09:10 the togetherness for a couple of days.
09:15 So I think it was very good.
09:17 And then again, against men's football.
09:19 Normally they are used to playing kids' football.
09:23 And yesterday they had the experience.
09:26 And we were disappointed about the result,
09:31 but also about the performance.
09:34 Because we know those kids can do better.
09:38 And we have seen that against Lyon and against Leeds United.
09:41 They did much better.
09:44 And that is also from bad experiences you learn.
09:46 And it will help them.
09:48 For one of them who can flu into the first squad,
09:52 or for the others to go into professional football.
09:55 So I think it was a very good decision to approach this in this way.
10:03 And then to stay about Jonny and about Joe.
10:08 We need the numbers.
10:11 The coming days in the training.
10:12 So as you see, Fred is not here.
10:17 Also Elanga went back.
10:23 So we need the numbers for proper training.
10:27 And to hit our targets.
10:29 And that is the reason that they are here.
10:32 Okay, thank you very much.
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