00:00Sky, do you want to start?
00:02Daniel, just look at what significance you put on tonight,
00:04not just taking another point from Liverpool,
00:06but the fact that you kept the first clean sheet
00:08in the Premier League since the end of August against Newcastle.
00:11Yes, it was always clear that we, as the newly promoted side,
00:15would need a special performance today to travel away with points,
00:19especially we played here on New Year's Day,
00:21you know, Enfield on New Year's Day is always a special atmosphere
00:24and then to play against the reigning champion
00:26who was back to their best in the last week,
00:28they've won all their last fixtures unbeaten
00:31since a random Champions League game in November.
00:35And then to travel also without several key players
00:39and to show such a performance, such a resilience
00:43and well-organised structure against the ball,
00:46really good defending behaviour,
00:48it was always clear that there would be many periods during the game
00:51where we had to suffer and have to defend really, really well
00:54and Liverpool would have more possession,
00:57but we didn't allow them really clear-cut chances,
00:59so we allowed them possession more or less in areas
01:02when they couldn't hurt us that much.
01:04And we had also our periods in the game,
01:06especially in the beginning of the game,
01:08I think after five minutes already three corners,
01:10normally you don't get three corners within 90 minutes here at Enfield.
01:13Also periods during the second half,
01:16we need a really, really balanced performance today
01:19and for that then to return back with a point and with a hard thought.
01:22But I think also in the end for us,
01:23a well-deserved clean sheet is not just good for the table,
01:28but also good for the mood in the dressing room,
01:30good for the confidence,
01:31also many fringe players today involved,
01:34also good for the spirit within the group,
01:36so it's definitely a really good day and a really good evening for all of us.
01:40Graham?
01:41Daniel, just about those changes that you made,
01:44there's always a risk, I suppose,
01:45that you might disrupt rhythm or momentum.
01:47How pleased are the players as long as training?
01:50Yes, delighted for them because I was not surprised about their performance.
01:54I work with the sleds each and every day
01:55and I see what they're doing in training.
01:57Players like Sebastian Bonneau or JJ,
02:01so it's more or less,
02:02I was convinced that they have a chance to show such a good performance,
02:05but you never have a guarantee,
02:07especially for Sebastian in his first game in the starting line-up
02:10and then on New Year's Day at Enfield against such a good offence,
02:14to show such a performance is impressive,
02:17but we have a period right now when,
02:20first of all, we are without several key players,
02:22so it was half-forced on the other hand.
02:25It was a period for Premier League fixtures within 10 days
02:29and I backed my whole group, I backed my whole squad
02:31and if I wouldn't do this
02:33and wouldn't use the whole squad during such a period,
02:35I would never do this.
02:37It was another proof today that we need each and every player
02:40and each and every teammate to chip in
02:43and to show further on this unity, this togetherness
02:46and, yeah, for that, definitely impressive performances,
02:51individual performances under the circumstances
02:54and, yes, a very, very important point
02:56and a very important clean sheet for us.
02:58I have to calm myself down because I'm still struggling to accept this yellow card.
03:09when I see in the first half that foul situations against Anton Stach are not giving
03:17and then in this situation there was, first of all, a clear foul against Isner Badou,
03:21we play further on, we lose the ball out of this situation exists
03:26and then, well, more or less, whatever instinctive free kick that he gave
03:32was a half-doubtful handball but was also never a yellow card
03:36and then out of the scene to give Isner a yellow card for this situation is...
03:41I have to be a bit careful but hard to accept, hard to accept.
03:46Jakob Joll got also a yellow card, why ever, in the scene.
03:50Lots of adversity at the moment.
03:53We had to show lots of resilience.
03:55Also, I don't know where six minutes of edit time was coming from
03:58and then six minutes were over.
03:59Liverpool in possession, yeah, we played further on
04:02until we won the ball, want to go for a counter-attack
04:04and then you blow the whistle.
04:06Several situations where I'm really struggling to accept today
04:10but the lads concentrated on what they can influence
04:15and this was more or less like their behaviour on the pitch
04:17and for that, yes, really, really good.
04:20But, of course, Isner is our key player.
04:23We'll miss him a lot in the upcoming fixture
04:25but we have to find a solution for this as well.
04:28Any issues for Sebastian or Ilja injury-wise at the end?
04:32Boss Krems, also a bit understandable after so much workload.
04:36For Sebastian, his first game in the starting line-up for Ilja,
04:39first game since a while.
04:41They've invested a lot.
04:42Of course, we had to invest a lot today.
04:44I hope they can recover quick and well
04:47and we'll see probably some late decisions also for Sunday
04:50when we have the earliest possible kick-off,
04:53straight after breakfast more or less.
04:55wherever this is after a late evening kick-off today.
04:59So, Man United since two days already on the sofa.
05:02Whatever.
05:03So, we will find solutions also for this fixture
05:06and at Allend Road, even if the legs will be a bit tired,
05:09we'll also have a chance and we'll go for it again on Sunday.
05:13But I hope that both Sebastian and Ilja are available.
05:16If the fans could pick one game to win all season, it would be Sunday.
05:19So, how pleased are you taking this kind of form into such a fixture,
05:23a fixture of such significance?
05:25Yes, form momentum is really good and we know also how much it means for our supporters this game.
05:32This is why I'm really a bit annoyed with the fixture list
05:35and why it is today's evening kick-off and then the earliest possible on Sunday,
05:39especially once you had two away games already with lots of travelling.
05:43But again, it is what it is. We have to accept this.
05:47Lots of adversity against us.
05:49Many, many key players out, fixture lists more or less in favour of Man U.
05:53But we still have Allend Road and we know.
05:56So, when this place is rocking like no other and everyone is on it,
05:59even under this circumstance, we'll have a chance.
06:02We take, of course, the momentum and the confidence
06:04and the mood out of the last weeks into this game.
06:07But it's also important right now that hopefully no one else gets ill or injured anyhow.
06:14So, hopefully no other key player will be out.
06:17We have to recover smart and quick.
06:19There's not much time on the training pitch.
06:21Let's have to deliver more or less without really doing something on the training pitch,
06:25just by showing some scenes.
06:27So, it will be tricky.
06:28But you're also used to it a little bit from the championship season last season.
06:33And for that, hopefully, we also will find some good solutions.
06:38Daniel, against the ball was more or less 4-4 in 5-4-1.
06:41We spoke before about pressing.
06:44What instructions did you give your players today in terms of nullifying Liverpool's threat?
06:50Yes, I don't want to go too much into details.
06:53But we chose either to go man-on-man in the high pressing or to sit deep in 5-4-1.
06:58We were rarely in midfield pressing because this is more or less when Liverpool can hurt you with their quality.
07:04So, we wanted to find a balance to go all-in in several periods or to sit really well-structured and deep.
07:10And then also to close the centre to allow them perhaps possession over the wings but not in errors when they can hurt you.
07:17Close to the goal with little give-and-goes anyhow.
07:19And this was more or less the structure against the ball.
07:23So, it was a bit like in the high pressing, more or less with two strikers sitting deeper, more 5-4-1.
07:28We were a bit like a hybrid team today, also in possession, a bit different.
07:32So, we have to find, we don't have the best individual quality in this league.
07:35So, for that we have to find some rare solutions and special solutions for each of the games.
07:41And I'm happy that Leeds are living so concentrated on it at the moment.
07:46Are nights like these, you know, do they show why you value your character so much as a recruit?
07:52I mean, we've seen in previous weeks that teams come back from losing positions in games.
07:57But tonight it's about resilience.
07:58So, does it sort of underline your philosophy?
08:01Yes, 100%.
08:02So, if you want to win something in football, like titles, you need this mentality.
08:05It's not like always the best football team or the best group of individual players wins.
08:10You need a special atmosphere.
08:11Everyone here at Enfield knows this.
08:13In which periods they win the titles in the Champions League or like the league title.
08:17And our title is, during this season, survival.
08:20And last year's no other promoters have done this.
08:23So, it's a bit like a title race.
08:25And for that you need a special mentality and also this mentality that you overcome.
08:30Also, sometimes a poorer result.
08:32On this level as a promoter side, you will also lose sometimes here and there a game or there's an unlucky result.
08:38And then to keep going and not to lose a face in each other and to stick to each other.
08:42And this is what my Leeds are showing.
08:44This resilience, this unity, this mentality.
08:46This is really very special for a professional football side.
08:49And they deserve lots of praise.
08:52Leo?
08:53Emotionally, Dan, you can't enjoy this result too long, can you?
08:57No, certainly not.
08:58I would like to have a normal week anyhow.
09:00And then I would sit on the sofa with coffee and cake and enjoy it.
09:03Sadly, already thinking about, okay, who is really available?
09:07What do we do in training tomorrow?
09:08Which scenes of Man United do we show?
09:11What can we do in terms of team selection?
09:13Who will be recovered for Sunday?
09:15Thank God we shared the minutes also a little bit on a few positions today.
09:18So we have a few more Leeds who are recovered.
09:21But enjoyable it will be to look back on the spirit because we have an unbelievable amount of games.
09:28We stayed unbeaten and showed top performances.
09:31But our supporters should enjoy it.
09:34They are allowed to have a beer tonight and celebrate New Year's Day.
09:37But for us, anyhow, we stay focused and concentrate because we want to keep going on Sunday as well.
09:43For the group, so I kept coming to one of the powerhouse in terms of the division and getting something to clean sheet.
09:48It's terrific for the confidence, isn't it?
09:51Yes, of course.
09:52It was already massive when we had this 3-3 at home at Allend Road against them.
09:56But under this circumstances, to reduce them to a clean sheet gives even more confidence.
10:01And for that, yeah, definitely not just good for the table but also for the mood and for the confidence, yes.
10:07Anybody else before we move on to Manchester United?
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