00:00Yeah, very pleased.
00:02A lot to be pleased about, you know, which us managers love.
00:05You know, you can't always open these teams up every time you attack,
00:08so you have to look on the counter, even sometimes at home.
00:11But pleased, as I said, for what our managers look at,
00:14you know, the work that we've done in the week,
00:15a lot of good feedback from the players and what they felt they needed
00:19to remind us of some of the good stuff and they've delivered today,
00:22you know, the shape, the sort of the competitive edge, you know, of a team.
00:27And I thought that was on show.
00:28And the hard yards, you know, because that's important against these teams.
00:31And I thought then things combined and moments of quality,
00:34moments of quality on the break.
00:35And then when you need the big moments, they come your way
00:37because Mats makes a big save, you know, at a very important time.
00:45Yeah, I mean, look, as I suggest, these are the top sides and they're hard.
00:50You know, we consider ourselves a side that's improving,
00:52but they're top sides, you know,
00:54and you don't have to look at the strength in their bench as well.
00:56So, like I say, it's a different kind of commitment.
00:59You know, the commitment to win is sometimes the case when you're playing
01:02with all due respect, the team is not at the top of the table.
01:04But then what about the commitment to make sure you don't get beat?
01:07And I thought that was on show today.
01:08You know, the perseverance with the shape and the details in the shape,
01:12the individual elements.
01:15I thought everyone played their part in that set pieces.
01:17We know the noise about set pieces.
01:18I thought we did well on them.
01:19So, overall, a lot of the hard yards of the game,
01:22I thought we did very well in.
01:24And it continues the work we're trying to do.
01:26Four points out of two Premier League games.
01:28You know, it's a change of what was happening before that.
01:30So, I'm pleased with that.
01:31What do you think about the handball for the handball?
01:34Well, look, I mean, I just think the game's got to be careful for me
01:37because that's a nudge in the back from our own player, granted.
01:39It hits his arm.
01:40And you're like, where does this live?
01:41You know, we've got to be careful with all this.
01:42They can't give penalties.
01:43I don't think you give penalties for things like that.
01:45I don't like half of the penalties that are going for handball nowadays.
01:48But I understand that's the way the game's going, the rules are going.
01:52I mean, I thought we had a really good shot at the penalty.
01:55You know, Callum's gone in.
01:56Yeah, he's in mid-flow.
01:58He's going into the box.
02:00To decide the moment of truth is a tight call.
02:03You know, I've seen it back.
02:03But I wouldn't want to see.
02:06Well, let's put it this way.
02:07If that was on them, I'd be buzzing to get that one.
02:11I'd be thinking hallelujah because I don't think that's a penalty.
02:13Is this an example sometimes?
02:15A draw can give a team as much confidence as a win.
02:19I know you suggest it.
02:20I mean, we come out of the West Ham game and then, you know,
02:22a tough game at Brexham for different reasons.
02:24But the reaction was brilliant from the players.
02:27I've told them, don't listen to the noise.
02:28Listen to what we're doing.
02:29You know, listen to what we're doing as a staff with you
02:31and the commitment for our group.
02:34And I like that.
02:34You know, I like the fact that they've gone out
02:36and delivered a really strong performance against the top side.
02:38And make no mistake, they are, well, you all know.
02:40I don't have to remind you, they're a top side.
02:42I mean, they're still, you know, the change that they've done really
02:45is three or four years ago, everyone was saying
02:47they have to score beautiful goals.
02:48As we know, they'll now score hard goals, ugly goals, set-piece goals.
02:52You know, I think that makes them more of a threat personally.
02:54So, I think I'm pleased with that.
02:56You know, to come out of that with a clean sheet is pleasing
02:58for the defensive side of our performance.
03:01So, you're in the second club this season.
03:04You've stopped ourselves from scoring after Liverpool.
03:07And it's particularly easy.
03:09Yeah, I mean, you know, I didn't think we were far wrong
03:13in other games we've played.
03:14But, you know, the details are so important.
03:16You know, Mats makes a big save and that can change the outlook.
03:19You know, but a lot of the...
03:21I think we've read, apart from things flashing...
03:23Don't get me wrong, they have things flashing across the box.
03:25So, they did have sort of chance, but not them ones that you...
03:27You know, they're not killer chances.
03:29You're not open chances.
03:30So, I'm pleased we kept them down to them sort of chances.
03:33Not where they've played through us and opened us up too many times
03:35in a couple of moments, but nothing like that.
03:37And that shows a defensively very strong performance.
03:40And then, like I say, sometimes you have to play at home
03:41as if you're away on the counter.
03:43And I think against these top sides, sometimes you have to do that.
03:45We did it very well against Man City.
03:48You know, referees' decisions went against us.
03:50And we've done it very well today and got a good point
03:52and a well-deserved point, I thought, overall.
03:54Sean, you spoke about some of your biggest performances this season
03:59against Liverpool, Manchester City, and now again today.
04:03Is the next challenge to kind of do that more consistently against all of us?
04:07Yeah, I mean, I've spoke since...
04:08Well, you know, because you cover us a lot.
04:09And I've spoke since I got here about consistency.
04:11You know, and you find that balance of...
04:13It's just a different mindset going into these games.
04:15You know, the fans are different.
04:17The feeling's different.
04:19You know, winning the fight you're supposed to win
04:21is not always the easiest one to win, you know.
04:22And sometimes it's that.
04:23But we have got to keep pushing ourselves.
04:26If it's a game that people consider we could, should win,
04:29then we've got to grow with that.
04:30You know, that's part of the expectation of a football club.
04:33And this club went supersonic last season
04:35and it changed the whole feel, the whole expectation, the storyline.
04:38And it started really, really poorly, obviously.
04:40Now we've got to re-correct that.
04:42And it takes time.
04:43You know, it's not...
04:44I said, when I got here, there's no magic dust.
04:45There's no just flicking a switch
04:47and it's all brilliant all of a sudden
04:48and all the players all know everything about the Premier League.
04:52It's a gradual process.
04:53And I think there's...
04:54I know there's clear signs.
04:55People can question it.
04:56But I know because I work with the players every day.
04:58And I think there's a real, real good feel about the group
05:01and how they're growing into the Premier League this season
05:04after a really, really tough start.
05:08You mentioned the strength of the best.
05:11I mean, they changed about five years from six.
05:13Do you think it was that game when they just showed...
05:15Well, that's the market, isn't it?
05:18I mean, they've been piecing that side together for a few years now
05:21and put a lot of money into it.
05:22And this club's not shy and putting money into the team.
05:24But, you know, they're signing a lot of players
05:26who are what you'd describe as bona fide Premier League players.
05:28We've got a lot of younger players.
05:30I haven't been in the Premier League.
05:32I've been trying to speak openly about that.
05:34It's not that they're not good players.
05:35They are.
05:35And they are telling players,
05:36it's a different thing being in the Premier League
05:38and learning to...
05:39The nuts and bolts, as I call it, the Premier League.
05:41You've got to do all the ugly stuff.
05:42You've got to...
05:42You know, you get caught out if you're not in the right position.
05:45You know, you get caught out if you're not doing the...
05:46You know, the change over a play.
05:47The transition in the Premier League
05:49is way quicker than European divisions, in my opinion.
05:52I haven't worked in them, but I watch them.
05:54Transition is so important.
05:55And some of these players,
05:56it just takes them time to learn about the Premier League.
05:58And it will do.
05:58It will take time.
05:59But patience is not a thing
06:01that we're blessed with in football nowadays.
06:03You know, football management,
06:04our fans and coaches, players even.
06:06You know, it's everything wanted now.
06:08And that's a hard job that we all face as managers.
06:10So I'm trying to deliver it now,
06:11but I know deep down
06:12some of these players are going to take a bit of time.
06:14And they're working very hard at it.
06:15Well, you certainly saw that today.
06:17Do you have any extra pressure on that sort of results?
06:21No, I can't do anything about other people's results,
06:24but I can try and affect our results.
06:26That's the reality of it.
06:27I've always stuck by that.
06:28You know, I can't worry about other people's business.
06:30It's about worrying about our business
06:31and making sure we're going well
06:32and what we're performing like.
06:33Yeah, I must say, I thought Elliot was outstanding today.
06:40Callum as well and Dominguez for different reasons.
06:42Off the ball, the work ethic
06:43and his pressing lines.
06:44Very clever footballer.
06:46And Senghor just gives you that, you know, that feel.
06:48He's got a nice sort of balance to it.
06:50You know, and Elliot, as you know,
06:52goes wandering with his pace
06:53and his commitment to press.
06:55And Senghor just holds the sort of position.
06:58So it's a nice mix in there.
06:59We knew it before he went away
07:00and I thought they both delivered
07:01a good performance again today.
07:03Thank you very much.
07:05Cheers, everyone.
