00:00 I think we played a good game, a good game enough to win the game, but to win the game
00:11 we have to score the goal.
00:14 We didn't score a goal in the first half, especially in the first half when we had many
00:26 chances to score, not difficult chances, but we were not able to score and then you keep
00:38 the game, open the game and we conceded a goal in the second half.
00:43 I don't remember the way we lost the ball with solid march and we conceded a not clear
00:53 goal, I don't know offside or not, but I don't want to speak about referee, VAR or other things.
01:01 I can explain the game and I watched this game, I can analyse in this way.
01:07 Do you feel like Chelsea should have had a player sent off at the end of the first half?
01:16 No, no, I don't like speaking about this.
01:24 I'm coach, I can explain the first eleven, the mistakes, but about referee I don't like.
01:34 Roberto, are you angry or disappointed to be out of the cup competition or is there
01:41 a small positive?
01:43 No, no, no, of course I'm sorry and disappointed for the result because I wanted to compete
01:52 in four competitions.
01:54 I think in the first eleven, the first eleven was enough to win the game, this game.
02:02 Ok, Baleba, Bonanotte 2004, El Lampti was the first game after his injury the last season.
02:15 Daoud and Mitoma, they couldn't play 90 minutes and then Saturday in Birmingham another 90
02:25 minutes and in this moment I have to manage in different way.
02:29 We have to adapt, we have to improve, the young players have to progress, Bonanotte,
02:37 Baleba, but quickly because in football we are not time.
02:44 I don't want to take any excuse, was the right first eleven to win the game but I think we
02:50 showed we could have this possibility, this chance, but I'm disappointed because I finished
03:01 this competition and I wanted, we came here to win the game and to go forward in this
03:09 competition.
03:10 Roberto, how do you think Baleba did and is he ok?
03:17 You are used to watching I think only the Premier League games but the other league,
03:26 European league are totally different than Premier League.
03:31 Premier League is stronger, tougher and the new players have to adapt in the difficulty
03:43 of the game.
03:44 In 2004 it was the first game in his life in the first eleven in Premier League in Stamford
03:54 Bridge and I'm pleased for his performance.
03:59 Clearly he has to improve, he has to progress, maybe now he's not so ready to play in the
04:06 first eleven.
04:07 We lost Pascal Gros in Milner and so in that position we are only three midfielders.
04:18 But the players have to adapt and the coach has to adapt in this moment.
04:24 We are playing a lot of games and I don't want to take any excuse that the young players
04:32 have to quickly progress.
04:38 Roberto, you spoke many times about the need for your players to adapt to play every three
04:56 games.
04:57 What do you think they are mentally in this process?
04:58 Watching the game, if I have to analyse the game I think well.
05:01 I think we are in a good level of mentality.
05:07 I think we can be stronger when we have to score, when we have to kill the game.
05:14 And for it I love when we score four or five goals because I want to become a habit to
05:26 score so many goals because it's a part of mentality scoring many goals.
05:35 But we are working with young players and with young players it's different.
05:44 Working with Baleba or Pascal Gros is two different jobs.
05:50 Roberto, what did you decide to take Ansu Fati off at half time?
05:59 Before the game I spoke with him because Ansu played 45 minutes on Sunday against Bournemouth
06:07 and I spoke.
06:11 Now when I decide the first eleven I stay in my office with my staff and the medical
06:22 staff because Ansu in the last period he didn't play so many games and if I play with him
06:34 90 minutes, 90 minutes, 90 minutes is a big risk for him, for us.
06:42 But the same is for Lallana, for Welbeck.
06:47 But after the game I spoke with him and I told him he could play only 45 minutes to
06:58 have in good condition Saturday because Saturday we have another big, big game.
07:06 Moise's caissé was shut down quite quickly across the pitch tonight.
07:09 Is that part of the game plan to try and keep him off the ball as much as possible?
07:18 No it's not a problem, it's not the strategy on Caicedo with the focus on Caicedo.
07:26 Caicedo is still a great player but we usually play the same way, man to man in the other
07:41 half of the pitch and when we have the ball to create the condition to attack with overlapping
07:51 in past services to Pagnan with Mitoma and the other side Lamptey and Facundo Buonanotte.
08:00 Roberto, will you say that the purpose of the weekend are physio and what about the
08:05 rest of the season?
08:06 Yes I hope Evan can be available to play.
08:11 He's still ill but I think after one week now he can be ready to play.
08:27 What about Webster?
08:29 Webster I prefer to...
08:33 I thought was good for him.
08:39 Don't play after three days, after 90 minutes.
08:49 - Thanks.
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