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Newcastle manager Eddie Howe and winger Anthony Gordon preview their final group stage game of the UEFA Champions League as they face PSG
Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Parc des Princes, Paris, France
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00:00Okay, good afternoon everyone. Thank you very much for your patience following our delay in travel
00:24across to France this afternoon. If you have a question, please raise your hand and we'll come to you in order.
00:31We'll fit as many of you in as we can over the next 15 minutes and then we'll have Anthony Gordon with you just after that.
00:37Keith Downey?
00:41Hi, Eddie. Nice to see you. How was the journey over and how disruptive has it been?
00:48Yeah, the journey over was fine. It was just the wait before. So we were on the tarmac ready to go and just the winds were too high for us to take off.
00:58So the pilot looking after our safety first and then just as we were probably about to call time on and possibly look at an alternative arrangement,
01:11he felt it was good to go and he got us here safely.
01:14What was the alternative option?
01:16Well, the alternative option was to maybe stay in Newcastle and fly tomorrow.
01:22But thankfully we got here today, which I think was the much better option.
01:26How are you feeling about the clash now? You were obviously here a couple of years ago, a total different situation.
01:33Then memories coming back from that evening?
01:37Yeah, memories coming back as you walk into the stadium.
01:39That was, I think, a really good night for us because I think it was a really great test for us at that stage of our development to go up against such a great team.
01:53And I thought we put on a really good display. I think there were moments, well, big moments in the game where we were backs to the wall and I think we were reliant on Nick to make some great saves.
02:00But we hung in there and protected our lead for so long. Of course, the incident at the end is well known about.
02:09I think we felt really hard done by in that moment. But I was very proud of the performance overall.
02:13And how are your two Brazilians ahead of the game?
02:17Well, one's definitely out. So Joe won't make the game. He's had a scan. We don't think it's a bad injury, but he'll possibly be out for a few weeks.
02:28But he's going to see another opinion just to make sure we're on the right lines with that.
02:33So although he won't be out for a long time, he'll miss a few games just because we've got so many fixtures, our other Resilien is with us and we'll know more in the next few hours.
02:44Thanks, Keith. Lee Ryder.
02:46Hi, Eddie. Just on this game, obviously, coming into it on the back of a defeat, but I guess you're in these games to enjoy them.
02:54This is your reward for last season finishing fifth. Is that the way you've got to sort of frame this one, do you think?
02:59Yeah, I think that's the way we've got to think about every game, really. We've got to try and enjoy every moment because they're so precious.
03:11I think all the competitions we're in as you go through them. Of course, we're in a Carabao Cup semi-final and you want to enjoy it.
03:19You want to experience all the highs and lows that every game and competition brings.
03:25But I think the only way you truly enjoy it is if you win and you get through, ultimately.
03:29So you're seeking that experience, but you're seeking the reward at the end of it.
03:34And we're all determined to try and do as well as we can. This will be a great game for us tomorrow.
03:40It'll be another great experience for everybody. But we want to win. I think we're conditioned to think that way.
03:47Can I just quickly check as well, very quick on loans, the loan market. Is that an option for you in this window?
03:53I think it's very difficult to use the loan market effectively for us. I think I've said many times there's not too many clubs around the world desperate to help us due to the fact that we're competitors.
04:07Yeah. So I think it's a tough market for us to use effectively. But it's not to say that we wouldn't look at anything if it became available to us.
04:19Thank you. Damien Spellman, to your back, please. Thank you.
04:24Sorry. Two games against PSG two seasons ago were both very different games. What did you learn from those two games?
04:31Yeah, they were different games. I mean, I think the first one is well spoken about, really, the home game.
04:39I think that is the game that stands out for me in terms of atmosphere at our stadium, the best, I think, that I can recall.
04:51It was an atmosphere that really helped us, inspired us. And I just think that lives long in the memory.
04:58Of course, then you had the goals and the way we played and Fabian's goal at the end sort of summed it up unbelievably well.
05:04Seeing a centre-half score a goal like that. A really special evening for us.
05:09And then this game was very, very different. As I say, I think Paris played very well and chased the game really effectively.
05:16But we hung in there and we showed all the resilience and the defensive qualities that was the hallmark of our team at the time to stay 1-0 ahead.
05:24Thanks, Damien. I've got to George Culkin, sorry, and then to Kieran, please. Thank you.
05:29Thank you. Hi, Eddie. Just on that game, obviously, with all the injuries and suspensions you had, you couldn't name a full bench.
05:36You didn't feel able to bring a sub on. Was that amongst the kind of most powerless you felt as a manager on the touchline?
05:43And are you looking forward to it being a bit different this time?
05:46It's interesting. I don't really remember that. As in, you say those things now, but that's not my memory of that moment.
05:55My memory was, yes, I was probably aware we had injuries, but my memory was a group of players that were committed.
06:01I wasn't aware I didn't make a sub. That's not forefront in my thoughts of the game.
06:06I remember Alex's goal. I remember it was being a really good team goal.
06:09And I remember coming under pressure and the lads really digging in and Nick making some unbelievable saves.
06:15I thought Parrott played very well that night, actually, and you could see their qualities.
06:21And that's why I was so proud of the group, because very different to the other game we experienced,
06:26where things sort of fell our way. Things were going against us and we were really strong.
06:32And that's where the penalty decision really, really stung us, because we felt it was unjust.
06:38Kieran, and then to Mark, please. Thank you.
06:40Good evening. The away form has been well documented.
06:43Does this feel like the perfect stage, perfect occasion for the team to really show their mettle?
06:50Yeah, I think sometimes the bigger the game and the harder the challenge, the more you have to rise to it.
06:55It goes without saying. And I think, yeah, there's been, rightly so,
06:59a lot of questions asked about our away form and our ability to,
07:02as I said and mentioned in the previous game, our ability to handle pressure,
07:10to be resilient in times when we're not the dominant team,
07:14probably haven't done that well enough this year.
07:17And then, of course, when you do get the moments that you need to show your quality the other way,
07:22this would be a really good game to try and answer some questions
07:27and to try and show ourselves that we can be effective in every environment
07:31and in every game that we play.
07:34So I think we'll endeavour to try and set the team up to do that.
07:39And then, of course, we need all the players to play at their maximum level.
07:43Just to mark behind you, please. Kieran.
07:45Hi, Eddie.
07:46Your performances in Europe have been a sort of marked improvement on last time
07:51in terms of the results in particular.
07:52How far do you think you've progressed in terms of being a European side in this company?
07:58Yeah, I think the experiences that we had two years ago definitely helped us for this time around.
08:03I don't think we had anything to draw back on the first time.
08:06It was all new to near enough everybody.
08:09We had one or two players that had Champions League experience,
08:11but not enough to, I think, feel that we were totally ready.
08:15I think this year is different.
08:17And then you had the other big games that we've had domestically.
08:22There was a feeling, I think, from the group that we want to excel, not just participate.
08:27And I think that's a totally different attitude to go into the competition with.
08:30So I think we've gone in with a higher self-esteem, with a higher thought of ourselves,
08:34with a real resolve to try and first just attack the competition and try and get through
08:39to the knockout stages.
08:41That's been our aim.
08:44And we're on our way to doing that.
08:46We've still got a lot of work to do.
08:48OK, John Murray and then to Martin Harley, please.
08:52Hi, Eddie.
08:54How would you describe having to come here to play this Paris Saint-Germain team,
08:59bearing in mind what they've achieved and the way that they've played since you last played them?
09:04And also, what did you make of the way that they performed against the English clubs last season?
09:09And I suppose Tottenham as well at the start of this season.
09:12Yeah, I mean, I watched all of those games last year and I thought they were hugely impressive.
09:15I think they're a team that we really admire with how they play, the manager's style,
09:20how he's coached the team, how he's evolved the team,
09:23how he's made some really smart signings to make them better.
09:27I think there's a lot to admire, especially their style,
09:30because I think they're quite unique with how they play.
09:33They don't tend to copy anybody.
09:36They're solely themselves.
09:39Very, very good football team.
09:40They've got athletic players in every position.
09:43They're technically very good.
09:44They're tactically interesting.
09:45So the ultimate test for me in Europe,
09:48this will be, I think, the hardest game that we could have played.
09:53But we've got to go in with the attitude that we relish that.
09:55And as I said earlier, I think we've got to rise to that occasion individually, collectively.
09:59We've got to be at our very, very best.
10:01Martin Hardy?
10:04Hi, Eddie.
10:05We keep talking about these pivotal moments in your season,
10:08but there's six games in 18 days against the Champions of Europe,
10:12the Champions of England, the eight-times Premier League winners,
10:16and Aston Villa, and Tottenham, and Brentford,
10:19and in four competitions.
10:21Does it get much bigger and much harder?
10:24No, it certainly doesn't get much harder than that.
10:26I think it's a spell we always knew we had coming.
10:30Of course, when we found out the cup draws
10:32and put the missing pieces into the games.
10:35I think a pivotal period, as you say,
10:41because the games are going to be honest before we know it.
10:44And we've found that all through the season.
10:46But I think this spell in particular,
10:47and you just look at this week alone,
10:49where we go Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday,
10:51and look at the teams we're playing against,
10:54huge physical demand, huge mental test.
10:58So I think we'll find out a lot about ourselves in the next few days.
11:02Hopefully positive, because we've got to respond.
11:05And for me, we've got to trust the squad as well.
11:08I think this is a big week for the squad to step up
11:10and really show its worth.
11:12And you talk about the painful moments in your career
11:15as building your desire to succeed.
11:18Does it feel like that's in that same chair
11:21as where you sat just over two seasons ago
11:24after that moment where the penalty so late in the game
11:26and the heartache of that night?
11:28Is it another situation that builds your desire to succeed?
11:32Yeah, I think every moment does.
11:33I think not necessarily that moment,
11:35because for me, that was a positive moment.
11:37It wasn't a, yes, the penalty itself
11:39was a difficult thing to get my head around in that at that time.
11:43But I think there was a feeling of we perform well.
11:45So I don't think that was necessarily
11:46a painful negative moment to sort of draw from.
11:50I think there's been other moments
11:51that have been a lot, felt a lot different than that,
11:53and that sort of made us have to change
11:56and review what we do.
11:58I think we come here in a totally different mindset
12:00in this moment,
12:01because in the Champions League,
12:04everything is relatively positive.
12:05We've got obviously this game
12:07and then who knows what's ahead after that.
12:09But I think we have to be positive
12:10and don't think about any other game.
12:13Try and just nail down our focus onto this moment.
12:17Don't look too far ahead,
12:18even though we know we've got big games to come.
12:20I think it's just about being really singular
12:22in our approach.
12:23Gary, and then to Craig, please.
12:26Hi, Eddie.
12:26You just mentioned,
12:27sorry, we were just talking about that night
12:29at St. James' two years ago
12:31and how special it was.
12:32It would take some topping.
12:34But given what PSG achieved last season,
12:37if you can get a win here tomorrow,
12:40get through the last eight,
12:41avoid two extra fixtures,
12:43would that top that game from two years ago?
12:47Would it be even more special?
12:50Yeah, I always say,
12:52difficult to judge anything
12:53when you look back through history.
12:55I just think,
12:56let's just take this game individually.
12:58We want to express ourselves in the right way.
13:01We want to try and win the game.
13:02We want to try and progress
13:03without the extra games, as you say.
13:05All those things are rewards for us.
13:08But just looking at it
13:10solely as a football match,
13:12we're pitting ourselves against the very best.
13:14What a great opportunity for us
13:15to show everybody and ourselves
13:17that we can play in any environment,
13:19home or away,
13:20and we can be effective.
13:21So I think we've got football questions to answer
13:24and I think that's the focus.
13:26Last one, Craig, please.
13:28Eddie, the past week,
13:29much has been made of the Bruno status.
13:31He is close to an invaluable player
13:33as you've ever worked with
13:35and that you've got to be with him every day,
13:37really, to appreciate his true worth
13:38and his true quality,
13:39some of which are probably unquantifiable by numbers.
13:44Yeah, I mean,
13:45he is a very rare player these days
13:48in the respect that he wants to play
13:49every minute of every game.
13:50He wants to win everything he does,
13:52whether that's training or game related.
13:56He's a positive guy.
13:57So even in difficult moments,
13:59he can quickly switch to disappointment,
14:03to positive, to the future.
14:07He's got that warrior attitude
14:10that he will fight for you.
14:12He will fight for the team.
14:13He will fight for what he believes in.
14:15And of course, then you put that aside
14:17and then you go to the football player
14:18who's just a magnificent technician
14:20who, I say,
14:22Bruno's biggest quality for me
14:23is he wants the ball in every moment.
14:24He will go hunting the ball
14:25because he's brave enough
14:27to take responsibility.
14:28So I think he's got some great qualities
14:29and he helps us when he plays.
14:33I would never say that
14:34there isn't a player that can be
14:36not replaced is the wrong word,
14:40but I think we have to learn to play
14:41if he's not available.
14:42So I think that's for another day,
14:43but hopefully he can be
14:44and he can make the difference.
14:45OK, thank you, everyone.
14:47We have Anthony waiting for you now.
14:48Thanks very much.
14:50Cheers.
15:06Good afternoon, everyone.
15:22We have the usual 15 minutes
15:23with Anthony.
15:25So I would like to start
15:26with Keith down the front, please.
15:30Hi, Anthony.
15:31How are you doing?
15:31Nice to see you.
15:33Manager speaking there
15:34saying that the journey over
15:35was a little bit difficult
15:36and the weight in the runway.
15:37How is it for you guys
15:39as players ahead
15:40of what is obviously
15:41a big match tomorrow?
15:43Yeah, it's all right.
15:44It's just one of the things.
15:45It's not ideal,
15:46but it's not a disaster.
15:47You're sat on a nice,
15:48comfortable plane,
15:49so I don't think we can
15:50complain too much,
15:51but we was there
15:52for quite a long time.
15:54How are you feeling
15:55individually going into this game?
15:58It's a little bit
15:59of a head-scratcher
15:59at the moment
16:00because you're scoring
16:01for fun in the Champions League.
16:03I think you're second
16:03or third top scorer.
16:04But you're not quite
16:05finding a net
16:06from open play
16:06in the Premier League.
16:07It's a bit of an unusual situation.
16:10Are you able to
16:10get your head around it yourself?
16:12Yeah, very unusual.
16:14I don't have an answer
16:14for you, unfortunately.
16:17It's just one of them things.
16:18I'm trying the exact same
16:19in both games.
16:20I'm trying to do
16:21the right things always.
16:23They're just going
16:23in the Champions League.
16:24I don't have an answer for you.
16:26How much are you enjoying
16:27the Champions League
16:29and the challenges
16:30that it brings?
16:32Yeah, I do love
16:32the Champions League.
16:33I think it brings out
16:34extra in players.
16:36I think it's just
16:37the biggest competition
16:38in the world for me.
16:39It's the best.
16:40It's what every player
16:41grows up wanting
16:42to play in his competition.
16:44So I'd be lying
16:45if I said it didn't bring out
16:46some extra motivation
16:48or adrenaline.
16:49Got Lee Ryder
16:50in the bottom corner there,
16:51please.
16:51And then Damien,
16:52two rows behind.
16:54Hi, Anthony.
16:56What's it like
16:57being a modern-day footballer?
16:58Because there's so many
16:59distractions
17:00that are there
17:01with social media.
17:02Everyone seems to want
17:03to have a say.
17:04What's it like for you
17:05after a game
17:06whether you've played
17:07good, bad
17:08or indifferent?
17:08I think it is
17:10what you make it.
17:11I stay off social media.
17:12I don't use it.
17:13So it's not that bad
17:14for me.
17:15I don't see a lot of it.
17:16I know a lot of players do.
17:18So, I mean,
17:19it's their choice.
17:19Like I said,
17:20it is what you make it.
17:21But it's not for me.
17:22I don't care
17:22for people's opinion
17:23whether they love me
17:25or they don't like me.
17:25It doesn't bother me
17:27either way.
17:28So I find it OK.
17:29Can you use that
17:30as fuel going forward
17:31do you think?
17:32I think, again,
17:33it depends on the person,
17:35the individual.
17:35For me,
17:36I don't prefer to do that.
17:37I like to just
17:38go off my own motivation,
17:40the things that motivate me daily.
17:42But that comes from within
17:43for me.
17:44Like everyone works differently.
17:45Some people
17:45can use the social media stuff
17:48for motivation.
17:50But yeah,
17:50that's not my style.
17:52Just what is it
17:53about the Champions League
17:54lights playing under them
17:56this season?
17:57You've really enjoyed it
17:58and another big chance
17:59to do it again tomorrow.
18:01Yeah, like I said,
18:02I just think it's the biggest.
18:03It's the best.
18:03It's just
18:04you're facing against
18:05the European champions
18:07like we are tomorrow.
18:08You're playing
18:09all the best players,
18:10the best managers.
18:12You're travelling.
18:13I don't know.
18:13It's just the biggest
18:14and the best.
18:16Damien, please.
18:21Hi, Anthony.
18:23Where do the two PSG games
18:25rank in your career?
18:28Yeah, the first one
18:30was one of the best
18:30I've ever been a part of.
18:32If you're talking
18:33atmosphere,
18:35adrenaline,
18:35how I actually felt
18:36in the moment,
18:37I think that was definitely
18:38one of the best.
18:39Just how we pressed them
18:40and we got the early goal
18:42and then it just seemed
18:43to get better and better.
18:44It felt like it was just
18:45a nightmare
18:46for everyone in Newcastle.
18:47I just remember
18:49everyone being so happy.
18:50Fans, players, staff
18:51after the game.
18:53The second one,
18:54a little bit more
18:54frustrating.
18:56Amazing game,
18:57I think,
18:58from us.
18:58Amazing performance.
18:59One that I was very proud
19:01of at the time
19:01because I know
19:02how hard we work for it.
19:05But then to obviously
19:06finish the game
19:07the way we did
19:07was tough.
19:10Go on, Mark
19:11and then Kieran,
19:12please.
19:14Anthony,
19:15it's been a sort of
19:15strange season
19:16in some ways
19:17because I think
19:18there's a little bit
19:18of a cloud of negativity
19:20over it because
19:20you've maybe not
19:21got quite the momentum.
19:23But it's the message
19:23from players that
19:24this could still be
19:25a historic season.
19:26You've obviously got
19:26a huge game tomorrow.
19:28Yeah, of course.
19:28We're always trying to,
19:29like I said before,
19:30we're always trying to do
19:31the right things
19:31no matter the competition.
19:33It's hard really to
19:35look at what competition
19:38we're playing in
19:38because the games
19:39come so thick and fast
19:40that we're just trying
19:40to do the right things.
19:43Like I was saying before,
19:43that's what I try
19:44and do individually as well.
19:45You can't really
19:46decipher between
19:47what type of game it is.
19:48You just give it your best
19:50and that's all we can do
19:51as a team.
19:53Kieran and then Craig
19:54on this side, please.
19:56Anthony,
19:56you mentioned the game
19:57a couple of years ago.
19:58The way it ended
19:58with the penalty,
19:59does that give you
20:00added motivation
20:00and have you spoke
20:01about that amongst yourselves?
20:04No, that's,
20:05listen, that's football
20:05and life decisions
20:06aren't always going to go
20:07the way you want them.
20:10I said there,
20:10top teams,
20:11sometimes they find
20:12a way to get a result.
20:14Kind of got to accept
20:15that sometimes
20:16they are a top team
20:17and they're world champions.
20:18It was devastating
20:19at the time, of course,
20:20but yeah,
20:21I'm kind of over it now.
20:23Can I ask you about
20:23Nick and Johan?
20:24Do you feel you're still
20:25adapting to having
20:27a different type of striker
20:28up front?
20:28What's that been like?
20:29Do you feel the team
20:30are adjusting to them
20:31and they're still
20:31adjusting to you guys,
20:32I guess?
20:33Yeah, of course.
20:34I think it took me
20:35a long time to adjust
20:36to the way we play
20:37when I first come,
20:38so I understand
20:39the position they're in
20:40and we've got so many games
20:41so they're sort of
20:42chopping and changing
20:43whose plays
20:43because of the
20:44heavy load we have.
20:47So I feel for them.
20:48It is difficult
20:49to adapt to the way we play
20:50but the more and more
20:51I play with them
20:52I'm getting used to them,
20:53I'm getting used to
20:54the movements and stuff
20:54and I'm trying to adapt
20:56my game to them
20:56the best I can
20:57to make them succeed.
20:58Craig and then Martin,
21:00please.
21:00Anthony, you've always
21:01been a really honest
21:02talk and if you go
21:03back two years
21:04you were hitting that
21:05level game on game
21:06no matter what
21:06competition it was.
21:07Where do you honestly
21:08feel you're at this
21:09season in terms of
21:10that consistent level?
21:11Is there some high,
21:13some low,
21:13some indifferent?
21:14Just from your
21:14perspective because
21:15there's so much
21:15analysis around you
21:16from your perspective.
21:18Where are you at?
21:19I think perception
21:20sometimes can distort
21:21reality a little bit.
21:22I think people's
21:23expectations of me
21:24have grew and rightly so
21:26and I'm completely
21:26fine with that
21:27but I know I'm
21:29doing the right
21:29things every day.
21:30I try and do the
21:31right things whether
21:32I'm flying,
21:33whether I'm not
21:33playing so well.
21:35I try and just do
21:35my best and the
21:37result sometimes is
21:38kind of out of my
21:39hands.
21:40I'm also playing
21:41against right backs
21:42and stuff who are
21:43elites themselves so
21:44I know people expect
21:45a lot from me but
21:45they're also quite good
21:47players themselves and
21:48they get paid quite
21:49well to stop me.
21:51You said there as
21:52well you don't look
21:52at social media but
21:53away from that,
21:54I touched on it there,
21:54there's so much
21:55analysis around you
21:56and that's almost
21:57the price on the
21:57ticket for an
21:58England player.
21:59You're probably
21:59aware of that.
22:00Do you mind it?
22:01Are we talking
22:02rubbish?
22:02Do we ever talk
22:03sense?
22:03What's your take on
22:04all of that noise
22:05and analysis around
22:05you?
22:06No, I don't mind.
22:07It's not personal to
22:08me, it's just it's
22:09your job, it's what
22:10you're meant to do.
22:11It's part of trying
22:12to be great at
22:13something.
22:14If you can't take
22:15people's opinions,
22:15good or bad, then
22:17you're probably not
22:17meant to be great.
22:19I think I take it
22:20quite well.
22:20I don't take it
22:21personal, I'm not a
22:22very sensitive person.
22:24Like I said, I just
22:25try and focus on
22:25myself all the time
22:26because that's all
22:27I can do and the
22:29world we live in now
22:30that just comes to
22:31the territory, it's
22:32the nature of the
22:33beast.
22:34I've got Matt in
22:35there and then
22:35gentleman at the
22:36back in the hat
22:37please.
22:39Hi Anthony, you
22:40use visualisation
22:41techniques, can you
22:42give us an insight
22:43into how that works
22:44for you and what
22:45does the perfect
22:46visualisation of the
22:47next six months of
22:48your career look
22:48like?
22:52Visualisation, I
22:53think everybody
22:53visualises.
22:54I think since I've
22:55started, I've
22:55first spoke about
22:56it, it kind of
22:57got made into
22:58this big deal.
23:00It's not that
23:00big of a deal.
23:01I think you
23:01visualise more than
23:02you realise, it's
23:03just sort of like
23:04when you're
23:04daydreaming out
23:04the car window or
23:05just with a bit
23:06more focus.
23:08I don't want to
23:09look six months
23:09in advance, I'll be
23:10honest, because we
23:11got so many games
23:12that it'd be quite
23:13dangerous for me
23:13to do that.
23:15Every three days
23:16is tough, so I'm
23:17just focusing on
23:18tomorrow.
23:19Can you say why
23:21it takes a player a
23:22certain amount of
23:22time to adapt to
23:23the way this
23:24Newcastle United
23:25team under
23:26Eddie Howe plays
23:27after a transfer?
23:28I think it's
23:29very structured
23:30the way we
23:30play.
23:32We have
23:32freedom, but
23:33it's freedom
23:33within a
23:34structure, because
23:36we work so hard
23:36at it, there's so
23:37much detail around
23:38it.
23:39I think the
23:39relentless nature,
23:40the fitness, I
23:41spoke about that
23:41when I first joined,
23:42it took me so
23:43long to be
23:44Newcastle fit, to
23:46double, triple
23:47press goalkeepers
23:48and stuff like
23:48that, it's not
23:49easy, trust me.
23:51So I do feel
23:52for them and
23:52it's a tricky
23:53team to come
23:53into, but I
23:54think once you
23:55nail it and
23:56start to
23:57understand everything,
23:58you'll be the
23:59best version of
23:59yourself.
24:00The gentleman
24:01right towards the
24:02back, please.
24:08Hi, good
24:09evening.
24:10Newcastle sit
24:11ninth on the
24:12Premier League
24:13table.
24:14You guys won
24:14three games on
24:15the bounce,
24:16eight in the
24:17Champions League
24:18with automatic
24:19qualifications,
24:19secured.
24:21Could you run
24:22me through the
24:23difference between
24:24playing in the
24:24Premier League and
24:26in the Champions
24:26League?
24:29I think in the
24:30Champions League
24:30teams are much
24:31more open.
24:32They all try and
24:32play.
24:34It's less
24:34transitional.
24:35I think in the
24:36Premier League it's
24:36become more
24:38physical than I've
24:39ever known it to
24:39be.
24:40It's like a
24:40basketball game
24:41sometimes, it's so
24:42relentless physically,
24:44there's not much
24:44control, it's just
24:46a running game
24:47and sometimes it's
24:47about duels, who
24:48wins the duels,
24:49wins the game
24:49or moments.
24:51The Champions
24:52League is a bit
24:52more of an older
24:54style of game, it's
24:55a bit more football
24:56based, like teams
24:57come and try and
24:58play proper
24:58football.
24:59I think in the
25:00Premier League now
25:00you're seeing a lot
25:01more long throw-ins,
25:03set pieces, it's
25:04become a lot slower
25:05and a lot more
25:06set piece based, I
25:08would say.
25:08just John Murray down
25:10here to finish
25:11please.
25:12Just in the middle
25:13there, thank
25:13you.
25:18Hi Anthony, where
25:20does Hakimi fit on
25:22the list of the
25:23most dangerous
25:24opponents that you
25:25have to play against
25:26or the most
25:26difficult of
25:27opponents, if he
25:28is going to play
25:28but he's obviously
25:29been away, but it
25:30may well be him.
25:32I've spoken to
25:33this before, I
25:33think he's the best
25:34for me, he's the
25:35best I've played
25:35against, he's
25:37actually gone on
25:38since I said that
25:39and become even
25:39better, become a
25:41world champion, I
25:42think he was a key
25:43part in the team
25:44that won the
25:44Champions League, he
25:45added so many
25:46goals and assists
25:47from right back, he's
25:50just an incredible
25:50player, but that
25:52usually brings the
25:52best out to me, so
25:53I'm looking forward
25:54to it, I think you
25:55know me by now that
25:56I'll back myself
25:57against anyone, so
25:58I'm excited for
25:59him.
26:00Is that what sets
26:01him apart that he
26:01is so difficult at
26:03both ends of the
26:03field?
26:04Yeah, when I was
26:05talking before about
26:05being tired the last
26:06time I was here, he
26:07was probably the
26:08main reason, him and
26:09Dembele on one side
26:10is not easy to do
26:12for 105 minutes or
26:13110 minutes, but
26:16we'll try our best,
26:17I'll try my best to
26:18stop them and give
26:19them a problem going
26:20the other way,
26:20hopefully.
26:21Might not be
26:22playing, of course.
26:22Of course, yeah, if
26:24I'm playing.
26:25Thank you very much
26:26everyone.
26:26Thanks, guys.
26:31Good luck.
26:38Good luck.
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