00:00If you'd like to ask a question, please raise your hand. Who wants to get started? We'll start with Rob.
00:05Chelsea were at the top of the league on Saturday, a few hours before. Do you worry other players? Is there going to be a lot of pressure on them?
00:19No, no. No, I don't think so. I don't think so.
00:25First of all, because we try to focus on the game, not on the consequences of the game that can be a leader for a few hours.
00:34So this is the first reason. And then, since we started, I'm trying to convince the players not to...
00:44just to be focused on the game, game plan, how we can beat them, how we can do the right things.
00:50No more than that. So I don't think that they can have some pressure about the consequences of the win.
00:58Because, first of all, you have to win.
01:00Andy?
01:01Hi, Enzo. I know you touched on it briefly earlier, but just now that you've got no European football until March,
01:09it's about trying to keep... you've been kind of lucky, you've got such a strong squad of players, such ambitious players,
01:16trying to keep them happy between now and March when you won't have the European football,
01:20because obviously the FA Cup won't offer you as many opportunities for games.
01:25Is that a dilemma that you're going to have to face for the next three months, and how will you approach that?
01:31Personally, I'm not worried about the next three months, if the players are happy or not.
01:40The only thing I can say is that we have many games, and if they do the right things, if they work properly,
01:46for sure they're all going to have a chance to play games.
01:50Difficult, though, to fit everybody into that plan, because one of the hallmarks of you being here so far has been
01:56that it's looked very distinct. There's been some transition between the two squads, but it's looked quite separate.
02:04So this is something you're going to have to manage for the next 12 weeks or so without the European game?
02:10For instance, next week we have three games, so we continue to play many games.
02:15Then in January the FA Cup will start. I don't know. Now, Sunday is the game, then Wednesday,
02:25and game by game we're going to try to pick, to choose the best 11, or the ones that are not the best.
02:31The ones that we think are the right ones for that game, and then we'll see.
02:36I know it's only been 24 hours, but any updates on the Michaelem Woodrick situation?
02:42Have you been informed when you may get a bee sample or anything like that?
02:46No.
02:49Hi Enzo, so obviously you're coming up against Everton on Sunday, and obviously over the years
02:55Goodison Park doesn't seem to be a very happy hunting ground for Chelsea.
03:00Is this something that you read into?
03:02Very happy, you said?
03:04Not a good record.
03:06No, that means that Chelsea lost many games there?
03:10Yeah. Is this something you read into?
03:13No, it's something that I didn't know, to be honest. I just realised now.
03:17But the same thing they asked me after the Brentford game, that Brentford in the last three years,
03:21they always beat us. Hopefully we can go there and beat them.
03:25For sure it will be a tough game, but we're going to try to prepare the game in the best way we can.
03:32The target is always the same, prepare the game to win the game, and then we'll see.
03:38But I think Everton Stadium is not tough only for Chelsea.
03:46I've been there many times, it's tough for any club, but we're going to see.
03:53Just on winning and going top, is it also important that you put that little bit of pressure on Liverpool
04:01before they take that opportunity?
04:04I don't know if we win, they take that pressure. It's more a question for them.
04:10We're going to try to prepare the game, to win the game, like always.
04:16Then if we win and we put pressure on them, I don't know.
04:22Also because in that case they have two games less than us, so I don't think it's pressure for them.
04:30It's more a question for them, I don't know.
04:33Injury news, anyone due back?
04:37Joao is back, you see Joao.
04:39Romeo probably will struggle to play Sunday, but probably yes, we'll see.
04:45Tomorrow depends, and then the rest is all clear.
04:51Nani Madaweke came off at half-time today, was that planned or did you pick up an injury?
04:56No, it was planned for Nani.
04:59I just wanted to ask about Rhys James quickly.
05:02We haven't spoken about him in a while, how is he getting on?
05:05Is he semi-close to coming back at least?
05:07Rhys finally tomorrow will start with us for part of the session,
05:11so slowly, slowly he will be back.
05:13Doesn't mean that he's going to be with us on Sunday or next Sunday,
05:17it's just tomorrow for him the plan is part of the session to be with the team,
05:22and from there to try to build the right condition for him,
05:27and finally he can be back with us.
05:31You mentioned that you don't want unhappy players around in the camp after January,
05:37so you're going to need to speak to them.
05:39How will that actually all work out?
05:41Will you sit down and think, these are the guys who may not get used,
05:44I'm going to need to speak one-on-one with them?
05:46How will you decide who stays?
05:48No, there are players that unfortunately didn't play a lot with us in all the competition,
05:53like Chilwell, like Carney,
05:56probably they are the first that they want to leave,
05:59because they work every day, they train every day,
06:02because they want to play games,
06:04and if they don't play games, probably they are thinking to leave.
06:09But then we see, I think each player, it's a bit different situation,
06:14so we're going to see if some of them is coming and knock the door and say,
06:18I want to leave, or something like this,
06:20and it depends, we try to find a solution.
06:27Going back to Team News, just want to clarify for Farner and Valiant Shield as well,
06:33both they are still out, and both they're going to be still out for a long period.
06:44Everton have got new owners confirmed today,
06:48first of all, does that make the game trickier?
06:50There might be a bit of a bounce, and then from your own perspective,
06:54when you first try and make an impression on an owner,
06:57whether it's Todd at Leicester or Todd Bollier for David Vardy here,
07:02give me a bit of insight into what goes through your mind
07:05and how you try and build that instant bond with an owner
07:08that you're working with in the early stages.
07:12I don't know if the new owner for them can be something good or bad,
07:16for sure not bad, so probably can be something good.
07:20And then personally, when I met owners like, as you said,
07:24Topp at Leicester or the owners here, I just try to be myself,
07:29to be honest with them, to be clear, since the first meeting we had,
07:34and no more than that.
07:37Last couple, we'll go there and finish with Malik.
07:40You're second in the league, what have you brought to this club
07:43since you came here that's got you to second in the league?
07:47Is it the way the players are brought in, the way you work,
07:49is it your coaching? Tell me what the success is.
07:52No, for sure the players.
07:54You can coach them in the way you want,
07:56but if they are not open-minded or if they don't understand
08:03what I require, it's complicated.
08:06So first of all them, and then I think it's a bit of a mix of things.
08:11The club, the coaching staff, the players.
08:14It's important that we all share the same vision,
08:19that sometimes it's not easy, and probably this is the reason why.
08:24And we'll finish with Malik.
08:25Just to go back to Marc Gou, he hasn't played in the Premier League
08:29since the first day of the season.
08:30Would he be a player in January you might have to look at a loan for,
08:33or do you want to keep him here?
08:36I think with young players like Marc, like Josh, like Ty,
08:42for me the best thing for them is to be with us,
08:46because they can understand every day the way we want to play.
08:51They can grow, we can teach them how we want them to play.
08:55So I think it's better if they stay with us.
08:57But then it depends a little bit also on the desire of the players.
09:03In this case, Marc, his desire is to get more minutes and to play more.
09:08We sit with him and we decide together.
09:12Thank you everyone.
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