00:00 What's your view on the second Man City goal?
00:25 Afternoon all. So many better things to talk about and we are going to talk about that
00:32 incident and I understand why.
00:36 Of course, let me just make a small resume. Of course that moment made a huge impact on
00:43 the game and I will go further and talk about it. But our first half, two different halves
00:49 clear, our first half was really, really good. The way we planned, the way the players took
00:55 with the plan and executed the plan made the first half really difficult for City. Probably
01:03 on the ball with better decisions you could have even created a bit more problems for
01:07 them. I know how they react, how normal they are with their quality on the ball. They take
01:13 the same energy from you, from the opposition side as well. I really believe that our first
01:18 half was a good level.
01:20 Of course, they scored, it was an important moment for us to equalise the game so quickly.
01:25 In the moment we planned that corner, it's really important for the players when we plan
01:30 something that after they come and do well on the pitch, it gives them more belief. It
01:35 was an important moment for us. To be honest, the first half was much more ball, against
01:40 all the teams in the world that City normally has. But not many chances from City as well.
01:45 I think we did control well their quality, their mobility, their dynamic as well. Of
01:52 course, come that mistake.
01:55 Second half was not the level it should be. I tried to tell the players not to lose focus
02:00 on things we cannot control. Of course, it made a huge impact on them that moment. Even
02:06 all the explanations we listened to during that period didn't make sense at all. Of course,
02:12 it made a huge impact on the players. I didn't want that. I told them we have to react, to
02:16 try to control what we can. That is our performance.
02:19 And clear after the third goal and the mistake we made in the third goal made a huge impact
02:23 on the game. Of course, we went down and it cannot happen because we have to keep working
02:28 hard.
02:29 About the goal, what I can say, everyone that plays football, everyone that has some knowledge
02:39 about football, 100 per cent sure has to disallow that goal. Of course, we speak between us,
02:47 players, our players, their players as well. What Alan said after the match to the media
02:53 as well. Of course, everyone has to be furious if a goal like that comes against you. For
02:57 the linesman, I believe it can be difficult. He's in an offside position, you can see or
03:03 not. For the VAR, it's impossible not to disallow that goal. It's clear the player is in the
03:09 line of the ball, the player pulled away from the line of the ball to the ball in the direction
03:15 of the goal and the goalkeeper completely influenced the direction of the ball. It's
03:21 clear offside and this is what concerns us, everyone that is in football, how that goal
03:27 was not disallowed from the VAR.
03:29 It seems like your players saw it on the video screen, where you and those guys, I know you
03:47 can't go to the television screen then, but where you kind of just blow it, it's so clear
03:52 it's not on. Is that what's happening in that little delay?
03:56 About the delay, I don't know why. It was embarrassing that the delay was clear, but
04:01 about the delay I don't know why it was so long. As more times you can see that moment,
04:08 you have to be more sure it should be disallowed. I don't know about the delay, of course the
04:13 players saw it, our players, the City players as well, they saw it and everyone that was
04:18 inside the pitch in that moment has the same opinion.
04:21 Did Madrona say anything to you?
04:31 For me he didn't say anything, he didn't explain because I haven't spoken with him.
04:35 Did you get booked for your Yellowcard protests?
04:54 Even when I'm not booked, you ask me if I'm booked? Sorry, it was nice last Tuesday, I
05:01 was on the stand, I was not booked, it was good. It's becoming more often.
05:07 Are you happy with the transfer window and the business that Fulham did?
05:15 First about João, of course, tough day for him, definitely. No one can speak about how
05:29 he's feeling right now, how he felt yesterday as well, because for sure it was probably
05:34 one of the toughest days of his life. He loves Fulham, he loves football, he loves to be
05:40 with us. He had a fantastic season last season, he's always a player that gives 100 per cent
05:47 for the shirt. He had a big chance to go for one of the biggest clubs in the world, he
05:52 was really close and of course you can imagine the impact that has on a football player when
05:57 these type of things happen.
05:59 For sure João will be the best person to talk about all that stuff, how he's feeling
06:04 and how he felt yesterday. For sure it was tough for him, it's going to be tougher as
06:13 well and he's going to need all our support, the support from our fans, the support from
06:18 his team-mates because it was tough 100 per cent.
06:24 About the market, it was the possible market. But where it is we go, with the players that
06:33 we have, we are going together in this fight. It will be tough for us but for sure we are
06:40 going to do again a good team. We had some quality for the squad, we lost some quality
06:47 as well. I would love to have players much earlier, not left everything for the last
06:53 day because after Ken Happer and some things we wanted to add another midfielder and it
06:57 was not possible. But where it is now we have to stick together to be, to look ahead for
07:03 the season and try to do as better season as we did last season because it's going to
07:08 be a really competitive one and for sure we want to be a tough side to play against.
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