00:00Alex, do you want to get us started?
00:09Yeah, no, for sure it will be very tough. You see last night they lost Newcastle away,
00:16but it was a tough game. But I think from now on, every game they're going to be tough.
00:22How difficult is it for you having two days to prepare?
00:27It's difficult. It's difficult. We are probably the only team, us and Tottenham,
00:32I don't know if they play Sunday or I don't know when they play.
00:36So for us it will be more difficult, but now it's also a matter of how we manage the tightness.
00:45We need to recover energy and we need to go again on Sunday.
00:49Do you feel like the team will be galvanised after the win against Goliath?
00:55Yeah, for sure it's much better to win and to prepare for the next game.
00:58Every time you win the next game, most of the time it's better preparation.
01:03Hopefully from this game we can build momentum, knowing that every game will be difficult until the end.
01:12What did you ask about Adam Westbrook?
01:16Nothing. A muscle problem a few days ago and we are waiting for some more checks.
01:21Is that a blow because Fred has been especially physical and you've lost Ramir and Fabiano,
01:26they're two of your most physical players. Is that something that's going to be hard to cope with?
01:32If I'm not wrong, I think in the first leg at home, both of them were injured.
01:37We played with Tosin, Levi, Trevor, I think if Trevor was here, I don't remember.
01:41But even in the first game they were not here and we deal quite well,
01:44knowing that for sure they are physically strong and we're going to try to do our best.
01:50Is there scope for the defenders to maybe step up in the stands to help people like Josh and players like that?
01:55Yeah, I love Josh but in his right moment, for sure if we need him, he's ready to play.
02:04You've won five of your last six competitions, even though some of the performances haven't been the best you've had this season.
02:13They say that performances don't matter quite so much in the final match of the season as long as the results are there.
02:20Is that how it feels now? Are we that close to the end of the season now? It's just about getting over the line.
02:27Yeah, now the target is to try to finish where we have been all season.
02:32Because I think all season, probably the first five, six months, because we were second, we were there,
02:39probably the expectation changed a little bit.
02:41But I think overall, all season we have been top four, top five, we have been there.
02:45And we're going to try our best to finish there.
02:48And then, again, in terms of performance, for me every game is different.
02:53Tonight's performance, probably for you, is better compared to previous performances.
02:57But in some performances I was also happy because I know how difficult it is sometimes to break the low block when they sit back.
03:08Simon?
03:20No, no. For Sunday's out.
03:25We don't know yet. We are waiting for both.
03:29Romeo looks a little bit better injury compared to Wes.
03:34In terms of probably, Romeo can be back earlier than Wes.
03:40Both same problem. Muscle problem.
03:43Is it a concern that you keep breaking down? We're getting close to the end of the season now.
03:51He's now getting to the stage where it's difficult for him to get a run of games together.
03:56Yeah, no. If you compare Romeo games this season to last season, he already improved.
04:04Because this season was difficult to go in the other way.
04:10But the target with Romeo is just to try to keep him fit as much as we can.
04:15And next year play more games than this season.
04:18We are trying to do the same. It's not the same situation but more or less a similar situation.
04:23We are trying to do the same with Rhys James. Rhys tonight was on the bench.
04:28Rhys is our best player or probably one of our best players.
04:32Why he was on the bench? It's because we tried to take care of him.
04:37We know that in this moment he cannot play every three days.
04:40And hopefully soon he can start to play every three days.
04:42But the main target with him, with Romeo, with Wes is to keep them fit.
04:47Because we know how important they are for us.
04:50Enzo scored again tonight. He scored again during the international break.
04:54Is that something he's getting better at all the time?
04:56Was it a touch of Frank Lampard that came into the box tonight?
05:00Yeah, no. I think since we started, Enzo is improving a lot.
05:05His understanding of the game is completely different now.
05:09He knows where he has to stay. He knows where he has to arrive in the box.
05:13And I think most of the goal he scored this season with us is because he was in the right position.
05:18Even with the international team, the goal was more or less similar.
05:21So we are very happy in the way Enzo is improving.
05:24Is that why Lampard used to time his right entrance into the box so well?
05:28Do you feel there's something similar about it, Enzo?
05:31I think Enzo is a good player for us. We are happy with Enzo.
05:35But Frank was a different kind of player in this moment.
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