00:00First, I think we started the 30 minutes well. I think it was a good away performance, very even
00:13against the Man United team in flow and playing with confidence. So happy with that. Of course,
00:21the red card changed the momentum. Very proud of the players in general, but proud of them
00:28the last 60 plus 10 injury minutes. How they showed resilience, stayed in the game, didn't
00:37crumble, kept fighting, and still created some moments where we could maybe have created
00:44that goal. Then of course, when we then did the three positive subs with 15-20 minutes to
00:50go, we scored straight after. The red card is a red card. I watched it now back five times,
00:57you know, Koetje clearly tried to go for the ball. Unfortunately, he just moved before,
01:02and then there's red card.
01:03The problem for him obviously, I think this is his fourth suspension of the season, four
01:07games you're going to lose, and four as well. How do you kind of take any more emphasis out
01:11of this game while keeping the aggression?
01:15I think it's, if you look at how many red cards he has had, it's not like he had that
01:21many throughout his career. You know, you play with passion, and you play with aggression,
01:26and there's a fine line when you do that. At the club? Yeah, but not in Premier League.
01:35Of Premier League players, I think. Of Premier League players? Okay. I didn't know that.
01:42Can I ask, just about Destiny Udoge, any work on what that is? Is it chemistry?
01:47We will assess him tomorrow. So, of course, I will probably see you guys in, what, two days'
01:52time or less, and then we'll know more. We'll assess him tomorrow.
01:57Thomas and Chris just records. He comes a few days after what happened after the transfer.
02:03Is there any regret in making him a captain?
02:06No, there's not. And also, he was also sorry for the incident. He said, you know,
02:13I apologize to his teammates in the changing room. No, I think he's, you know, one of the
02:22most important players, and I think when he performed top, he's, you know, driving the
02:26team.
02:28To the back, please.
02:29Thomas, just on this, he's not helping the team at the moment. If he gets sent off
02:33and put it into Old Trafford, with grace and respect, the team's not helping you, especially
02:38with some of the disgraceful comments. It's his second red card, I think, in ten games for
02:43you. Just for your, for the team's sake, actually for the players' sake, why don't you
02:47have to make a captain just to sort of take that focus and let someone else who maybe
02:51can keep a bit calmer and where they are from?
02:54I think, I think it's fair to say. I don't, I don't think I have any intention to get
02:58already cut off that 28 minutes. So, what, sorry?
03:02Maybe that makes it worse if he doesn't know what he's doing.
03:04I think that's your perception. Yeah.
03:07So, so you're not going to consider at least maybe take a down button for him?
03:10Nope.
03:13Jay?
03:14Hi, Thomas. Just with, you know, red cards, injuries, piling up, et cetera, how do you
03:17sort of keep the team motivated and tell them that the corner is going to turn?
03:22Yeah, I think what I, what I'm very happy with, with the players and what they're showing,
03:27I think they actually show a lot of resilience. Because it's very, very tough to get out there
03:33every week and don't get enough of the good results. But I think, I think, of course we
03:41can't run away from that we haven't won enough in the Premier League. We're just coming on the
03:46back end of four good games where we also showed a lot of resilience. Before that we also did it, but we
03:51didn't get enough of the results where we turned around second half. So I think there's still a lot
03:55to hang the hat on in terms of resilience. But of course the performance needs to be backed up
04:00with a little bit, do more and get a little, keep, keep doing the right things because then
04:05results will turn.
04:06I know you sometimes speak about you need to get sugar at the end of the hard work. Do you and the players
04:12will see enough sugar to keep going?
04:15I think there's no other alternative than keep going. I think that's fair to say. Which we will
04:21do of course. But of course is in life in football. There's very tough times. And then in the very
04:28tough times, you know, there's head on, head down, stand up, face it, keep going. There's no other way. And
04:36that's what the players are doing. And I think they show it every single week. And the good thing is, I
04:40think actually as I said, there was just Dortmund and Frankfurt, two good performance results. Second
04:44half very good against Cigi. That was more good than positive against Burnley. I know we want to win it.
04:48I think the resilience the players show today in terms of, you know, where, you know, it's so easy to
04:54crumple. So easy to go out there and lose 5-0. They just stayed in the game throughout, had a chance to
05:00come back into it. So I think it shows a lot. Simon, final one, please.
05:05You're having to sit here and defend Christian, which you have. What has he said to you? I know you've
05:10said he's apologised. But in that moment, he's supposed to be leaving. What has he said to you? Because
05:16he's let you down. He hasn't spoken specific about the situation because he apologised to the players,
05:25then there's to us, to the players, to the team, in there. That's enough for me for now. Then
05:31there's, how can you say, that's it. You know, nothing more to do now.
05:37So he can't play for you now in the league until the middle of March. Given the number of absentees,
05:44he thought he's not helping the situation at all, is he?
05:48Nope. It doesn't.
05:52Okay, thank you.
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