00:00Hello, Pat. Can I ask about Rodri first of all? Do you think he could be available for this game?
00:06No, yet.
00:08How far away is he?
00:09Not much far.
00:12What is actually the specific issue that he's suffering with at the moment?
00:15Hamstring.
00:16It's still a hamstring problem from October?
00:18Mm-hmm.
00:18Okay.
00:20Erling Haaland obviously is having an incredible season for you, but in the Premier League no other player has scored more than once.
00:26Is that a concern for you?
00:30Not the main concern, but of course we have two more players, but in general, except the last game, we might do many good things in terms of the game, in terms of defense, all the aspects that we talk, and of course, erling is massively important, and the other ones as well.
01:00Do you expect more, though, from some of the other attacking players in terms of stepping up and being the one to score more?
01:06Not just that. Everyone. Just not everyone for that position, that aspect.
01:11I would expect the best for many, many things.
01:14Pep, you said this time last week that the season starts now, and obviously the two results since have been disappointing.
01:23Is that a reminder to the group of just how hard they have to fight in every game to be in a position to compete for trophies at the end of the season?
01:31We know. We know. We know the competition is tough. It's not about, of course, disappointing results, but it's always in the performance, and of course the results helps to get better performance.
01:42But I'm not disappointed about Newcastle, but the last one, yeah, for my decisions, and we didn't try. So I'm simple as that.
01:57Yeah, you were quite honest after the game midweek. You repeated it there again, suggesting, you know, taking responsibility for the selection.
02:04But also you said after the game that perhaps you were guilty of being too nice and giving the players too much, maybe selecting players in that first team, giving them too much responsibility on that night.
02:14Can we expect Pep to be a little bit less nice between now and Christmas?
02:17No, no. Mom and Dad made me a beautiful person. I'm so nice. No, it's not about that. We didn't try. In football, when you play on the greens, you have to try things that we didn't try. That's all.
02:35Yeah, maybe I'll have a theory to rotate. You have to rotate because it's impossible to sustain, but I thought I have a lot of confidence in them. Still, right now, I have a lot. I have a huge value of what they are as a football player.
02:49And that maybe is higher than I think about them or them themselves. And yeah, it was a good lesson for me. So even with quite experienced as a manager, it's a good lesson for me for the future.
03:05Can I finish by asking about Bernardo Silva? Because obviously he's a player that's hugely important. You appointed him captain this year, but at the end of the season, his contract expires.
03:14So from January, he can talk to other clubs. Have you had any conversations with him about the future? Would you like to see him stay? What do you expect to happen with Bernardo Silva?
03:23I want the best from Bernardo. And if he wants to stay, I will be in all the light more than the light and happy. But I don't talk about that subject with him. And also I want the best for his family. And of course, I've been already nine years here.
03:39And then he will decide with the club what is the best.
03:44Hi, Pep. We saw Liverpool run away with the league last season. You had a difficult runabout this time last year. How important is it that you don't let Arsenal get too far away from you in the next few weeks?
03:56Just about next weeks and about the next games. Just always had experience to that to talk about what is the next game. And after that, we'll see.
04:10I know the distance is already there. And Arsenal is so strong. We see it game by game in the Premier League and the other ones. And we'll start to see how it's getting better, getting better as a team. And we'll see.
04:24And can I ask you about Leeds and Lucas Nemecha. He's a player that you had here quite a while ago. What have you made of him this season? And what have you made of Leeds overall since they were promoted?
04:33I have an incredible opinion of Daniel. I have, I think, a really good relation with him. And I know the Premier League is always like that. You are able to make good runs of results.
04:48But at the end, you can make bad results and continue because the opponents are tough. Every opponent is really prepared. They have long weeks to prepare. And so it's so demanding. So we have to be ready.
05:01Hi, Pep. When you say that the team didn't even try against Bayern, is this the kind of missed opportunity that you will keep in mind next time you need to decide which players you will give opportunities to?
05:16No. I'm pretty sure that they surrounded for our players. They were pretty good.
05:20I think they felt they played to make mistakes, not to play to do, I'm going to do some things. And that is so difficult.
05:34So football, you have to play. Defensive offense, you have to try. And you lose in the actions, you did it.
05:41They played to be safe, to don't be, oh, I'm making mistakes and I want to be noticed. And that's why it's so difficult.
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