Maresca on Leicester 3-1 Cup exit at Liverpool
Maresca on Leicester 3-1 Cup exit at Liverpool
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00:14 No, yeah, absolutely.
00:16 I'm very, very proud for the players
00:20 because to come in this stadium against this opponent
00:24 and to continue playing in the way we want to play,
00:28 I think they show...
00:30 they were very brave.
00:33 And since we started the game until the end,
00:36 we continue in our way.
00:38 And to be honest, they make me very proud tonight.
00:41 Obviously a fantastic start as well,
00:44 the case of getting another goal.
00:46 Was that a dream start for this season?
00:48 Yeah, but to be honest,
00:50 even after 45 minutes that we were 1-0 up,
00:54 I was not focused on the results
00:57 because it's always important, for sure, of course.
01:00 But I told them before the game,
01:04 for us tonight, our target is to go there
01:08 and to continue to play in the way we want to play.
01:10 On the ball, off the ball, we try to press higher.
01:13 On the ball, we try to build from behind.
01:15 Sometimes we take some risks, sometimes it was very good.
01:18 But for us, the most important thing tonight
01:21 was it doesn't matter the opponent, it doesn't matter the stadium.
01:24 We play in the way we want to play.
01:26 Hamza signed a new contract as well,
01:28 you started him tonight.
01:30 Why have you given him a new contract?
01:32 No, first of all, the reason why is because
01:35 for sure he's going to help us in our league.
01:38 And then because he deserves it.
01:42 He's from the academy, he's from the house,
01:44 he's working very hard.
01:46 Now for him, the next step is to become a leader.
01:51 As I said already, he's not the guy from the academy
01:54 who joined the first team.
01:56 Now he's one of the leaders and he has to show that.
01:59 The way he behaves, he's showing and he deserves it.
02:03 Is that the first chance for Harry Souza?
02:07 What did you make of his performance?
02:09 Yeah, happy for Harry, happy for Conor, happy for Pat, Daka.
02:14 So happy for all of them, but as I said,
02:19 happy for all the players.
02:22 Because to come here, I've been here many times already
02:26 with many clubs, I was here last year.
02:30 I know how difficult it is, this stadium, this opponent,
02:32 the way they work off the ball, they are unbelievable.
02:35 And we didn't change, we came here and we tried to play.
02:39 Can Harry do what you want him to do in the defence?
02:42 Is he an option for you when you return to the league?
02:46 Yeah, he's our player, he's one of the players of the squad,
02:49 for sure could be an option.
02:52 Is there any update on Donald Doyle?
02:55 Not yet, they just asked me,
02:57 probably in the next 24-48 hours we'll know something more.
03:01 And there was a couple of penalty appeals at the end,
03:04 did you see anything of that?
03:06 Yeah, they sent me now, but at the end,
03:10 tonight the most important thing was to be focused on how we behave.
03:15 And as I said, you have to be very brave to come to Anfield
03:20 against Liverpool, to try in the way we want to play.
03:25 So I'm very happy and more focused about that.
03:27 Thank you.
03:30 Thank you.
03:32 Thank you.
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