00:00 You must have been delighted with the game?
00:25 Absolutely, it was the top game. Best for a while, long time. I don't know when we had
00:31 the last time but that convincing. We had a few good games obviously, especially at
00:36 the end of the last season and these kind of things. It was really good, you're right,
00:42 in both departments, offensively and defensively. You cannot do one step less against this Aston
00:49 Villa team, I think you struggle immediately. But the early goal might have helped, I'm
00:55 not sure. We don't know how the game would have looked without scoring but we looked
01:00 really good. The mix in possession between control and direction was close to perfect.
01:12 That's how it felt. We could use the formation today properly. Everybody wanted the ball
01:20 or protected or whatever, or showed or offered. It was a top game, I cannot say it differently
01:29 the next time but for today it was as good as it could be because the opponent is extremely
01:38 strong and we didn't let that happen today. That's a massive compliment to my boys.
01:45 First clean sheet of the season, only with Joe Gomez, the way he stepped up?
01:53 Yes, both centre-half played an exceptional game, with different jobs to be honest. Diaby
01:58 is hiding in midfield on a 9.5-10 position, so Joey had to step in there, leave Joel in
02:05 a 1-1 with Oli Watkins. As much as I love Joel, I think we know that Oli Watkins might
02:12 be a bit quicker than Joel and he did that really, really well. The boys knew about that
02:18 fact in front of them so they were really in the situation, counter-pressing moments,
02:23 until the tunnel was outstanding.
02:29 Because of the intensity of the way we played, you could see the front line settled slightly
02:34 higher. That is human but not helpful in these moments. We didn't have exactly the same grip.
02:47 Top performance from Joey, I'm really pleased for him. I'm really pleased for him that he
02:52 could, against Newcastle it was like that already, to be honest, when he came on. It
02:58 looked really like that. It's very helpful when you have strong centre-halves but if
03:04 you leave them alone, then the pitch is too big to defend. Today we were really together,
03:11 really compact, the commitment was top class and that's why we played the way we played.
03:17 You mentioned the problems with the three goals, there's not many players in the way
03:28 of that focus.
03:30 I didn't realise a little bit of a distraction during the whole week, besides answering questions
03:40 about it, but not from people inside, just from people outside. I have no clue, nobody
03:46 came to me and told me something could happen on Friday, nothing. I'm pretty sure I would
03:52 have got a call but I didn't. Mo didn't look for a second like he thought about anything
03:59 else than about Aston Villa. Being involved in all goals, I heard now 148 in the home
04:08 game and 102nd goal, is that possible? I have unbelievable numbers, but it's not a surprise
04:18 that he has the numbers. Chances on top, involved in creating, setting up, all these kinds of
04:24 things. He's a world-class player, no doubt about that. I'm really pleased he's on my team.
04:34 Interested in seeing how his chances are?
04:42 I'm interested as well, I don't know exactly. I asked him, he said his hamstring, but not
04:50 too serious, it's his opinion. We obviously have to wait for the scans and then we will
04:55 know more.
04:56 Dominic said he told the players he wants to stay and will stay, I presume he told you
05:06 that as well?
05:07 No, he didn't tell me. But he didn't have to, he speaks with training, performances,
05:12 with behaviour. We had meetings this week and the meetings were not about what we did
05:17 in the past, it was about what we will do in the future. Mo was with the players' committee
05:22 and Mo had his moments where he was talking and there was nothing about it. By the way,
05:28 it's only until next week or whatever and then my future is set. He's completely here.
05:32 If Dom said that, fine. Mo doesn't have to come in my office and tell me, "By the way,
05:37 boss, I go." For me it was not a subject for one second, to be honest. Besides your
05:43 question. Left and right, nothing.
05:45 He looked today as getting a really great understanding of Darwin as well, which is
05:53 another great development for the team.
05:56 That was pretty much from the start. The two sprinters, one knows where the other one is.
06:03 I'm pretty sure Mo before the game told Darwin, "If the ball comes high, please deflect it,
06:08 I'm on my bike." Yeah, the partnership was really good. I like the line-up today,
06:19 to be honest. It's a bit of a problem in my job that we make line-ups before we know
06:25 it will work out, but it worked out pretty well. I'm really happy for Darwin as well.
06:31 The performance was exceptional. We should never forget because now it was our own goal
06:35 or whatever, but there were moments when the whole stadium was like, "Oh my God,
06:40 there's still a chance to get the ball." I think 60-odd minutes was all right for the
06:49 three boys. Curtis came back and the other boys gave their absolute all. Having them
06:58 on the bench was helpful as well. I thought Jago and Cody were so close.
07:08 And really nice as well was Taro coming on. I think everybody could see that we worked hard
07:16 on it, that he arrived in better moments in the challenges. He was there, he was aggressive,
07:21 he won balls, he passed the ball. This was the day, besides Trent's hamstring,
07:27 was the perfect afternoon. The atmosphere, the weather, my God. Early, still quarter to five,
07:37 whatever. I cannot imagine a better Sunday.
07:45 Jürgen, just to ask you on the support lines, the performance, it wasn't just the top class
07:49 finish, the whole game. He was a machine. He did. He did. Yeah, true. That's now
07:58 all four games. Pretty impressive. Absolutely impressive.
08:03 Tactically smart, absolutely ready for the dirty part of the game.
08:10 It means really hard work, really. Where it's not the fancy stuff, where they're shooting,
08:16 crossing, running forward, stuff like this. No, he's really closing down opponents.
08:22 So important how Kurt and Dom defended the half-spaces next to Darvin. Super important.
08:29 Yeah, and what a goal. I saw it directly from behind. That was the cleanest strike I saw for
08:36 a long time. That was slightly less a good foot. So that was, again, a top performance.
08:45 Paul, last one.
08:45 Because the Saudi window is still open, do you think the club's position
08:51 stays the same?
08:53 Yep.
08:53 Thank you. See you.
09:01 Bye.
09:02 Bye.
09:03 Bye.
09:04 Bye.
09:12 Bye.
09:20 Bye.
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