00:01Hi Pep, Erling obviously came off at half-time in midweek.
00:05Can I just check on his fitness and how he is?
00:11It's not 100% what we see today.
00:15How does he feel?
00:16It's not, I think, a big issue, the doctor said to me,
00:19but he had some disturbing during the game
00:23and that's why second half didn't play.
00:25We'll see how his evolution is.
00:27Is he likely to be involved at all tomorrow?
00:29What did he say today?
00:31Can I ask you about John Stones as well?
00:33He returned to the bench in midweek.
00:35Is he likely to be involved?
00:36And how has his mindset been this season?
00:38Because obviously it's been another difficult season for him with injuries.
00:42Yeah, last season too.
00:44Fortunately, it is a long two-month.
00:46The last game we played was against Leeds away.
00:50It was more than two months and a half.
00:53But fortunately, he made already two, three tenning sessions.
00:56We'll see tomorrow if he plays or how many minutes he plays.
01:01Ben?
01:03Hi, Pep.
01:04We've spoken about every trophy, every final being so precious to you.
01:08I guess, from your point of view,
01:10the opportunity to get to another FA Cup final,
01:13something that's a priority for you between now and the end of the season?
01:15My priority is to beat Southport and go to the next round.
01:20Of course, in this competition, the last years have been magnificent what we have done.
01:24Reaching finals, finals and finals.
01:28Unfortunately, we could not win the last two finals.
01:31But being there is always a success.
01:33Always I think about that.
01:35Yeah, hopefully before this long week that I think we need
01:39because we are so, so exhausted mentally, physically.
01:44For this incredible amount of games and many, many months,
01:48a few days off, we can have a real break after the game tomorrow.
01:52And because of all those games, all the tournaments that you're competing for,
01:57I guess for the players, it's a lesson, isn't it?
01:59Every week, every challenge is another lesson.
02:01And Southport is no different in that sense.
02:04Yeah, absolutely.
02:05So, of course, the League 2, of course, we play at home.
02:12But I try to inoculate in the mind of the players
02:16that anything is for granted, that everything is difficult.
02:19And, of course, it could be easy afterwards, but we have to do our job.
02:24And that's why in a tight competition in this decade,
02:28in the FA Cup, Carabao Cup, always we have been there.
02:31Always we behave really, really good.
02:33And tomorrow can not be an exception.
02:36One of the big talking points away from football this week, Pep,
02:39has been the comments of Sir Jim Radcliffe, the Manchester United owner.
02:42I know you've spoken in this room very passionately
02:45and very compassionately about world issues.
02:49I don't know if you've heard what Sir Jim has said about immigration.
02:52Have you got a view on what he said this week and the coverage?
02:57I have a huge appreciation for Sir Jim.
03:00I was fortunate to meet him.
03:03I think he made a statement after he made an apology or whatever.
03:09So, unfortunately, I'm not commenting about what Sir Jim Radcliffe said
03:14because after that, you know, he made exactly what I want to say.
03:18But it's all around the world a problem that we have in all the countries.
03:22Like, we treat the immigrant people so the people come from another country.
03:27That is a problem that our countries will have.
03:29And it's a big, big, big, big, big problem.
03:36Because the fact that I am a Catalan and you are British,
03:42what influence we had when we were born.
03:45It was mom and dad, right?
03:46And we were born in there.
03:49And I think everybody want to have a better life.
03:55Every people want to have a perspective to have a better future for themselves,
04:00for the families, for the friends, or for whatever.
04:02And sometimes opportunities come in the place where you were born
04:06and in the place that maybe you go.
04:10And today, before, it was so difficult to travel.
04:13But today, in one hour, you can be in everywhere.
04:17So that's why the moment we start, the color of the skin
04:20or the place where you were born don't make a difference.
04:23The moment we are starting, still we have a lot, a lot of work to do about that.
04:27So that doesn't make me feel for the fact I was Catalan.
04:31I am better than you.
04:33No.
04:34It made me feel, yeah, my education when I was born,
04:37when I travel in Mexico, traveling, I live in Qatar or live in Italy
04:42or live here in England or live in Germany.
04:45That is just benefit of my personality.
04:49I grew up.
04:50I met incredible nice people traveling.
04:53And that is what it's about.
04:54But don't make me feel better just for the fact I was born in one place
04:57or different for the other one.
04:59And most of the people run away from their countries
05:01for the problems there are in their countries,
05:03not because they want to leave.
05:05And as much we embrace the other cultures, embrace it, but truly, truly embrace it,
05:10that we can be better.
05:11There will be a better society.
05:13I don't have any doubt about that.
05:15Well, sir.
05:17Anything else for the embargo, guys?
05:22Hi, Pep Omerov.
05:23I'm BBC Sports Tactics correspondent.
05:25I just want to bring to your attention a very old column you wrote.
05:29In 2006, you spoke about Spain versus Tunisia.
05:32Tunisia set up in a very compact shape,
05:35and you described the Spanish front three as being positionless, very fluid.
05:39I think it was Torres, David Villa, and Garcia.
05:42Obviously, this season, you've used your front three in a narrow manner,
05:47a very fluid manner as well, especially in the last couple of weeks.
05:51My question, I suppose, is in that column you spoke about how
05:56when the Spanish players drop deep from the first line,
06:00if they do it too quickly, the midfield gets very congested.
06:03How do you find that balance, and how do you coach players like Semenyo,
06:08Cherky, Doku, and Foden in close spaces with fluidity between them
06:13to help you create chances rather than making the pitch very congested?
06:18Do you want to be my assistant coach?
06:20Bring me in, Pep.
06:23You are my biggest inspiration to get into football, I would say.
06:26You are tough.
06:28No, I doubt the quality of the players that we have.
06:30We have just one proper, proper winger right now with Antoine,
06:34and I have adapted the system to make comfortable the players.
06:38No, no more than that.
06:42In 70, 80 years old, like a manager, I changed many, many things.
06:45The idea is quite similar in terms of build-ups or high-pressing,
06:48as I said many times.
06:49But if I don't have proper, proper winger, I don't play with winger.
06:54I have to play with the other one to make them feel comfortable.
06:57No more than that.
06:57Thank you, Pep.
07:01Hi, Pep.
07:02You've been giving really nice words about Bernardo lately, and obviously he's been incredible on the pitch.
07:10But I would like to ask you about his leadership style outside of the pitch.
07:14Is he the one that leads by example, in a way?
07:19Yeah.
07:19But he can talk too, but yeah.
07:23He's the best leadership, right?
07:24We lead by example.
07:26And anyone in the locker room and dressing room cannot deny that he has that.
07:31He said recently that he has an idea what he's doing after this season.
07:35Who?
07:36Bernardo.
07:36No, I don't have any idea.
07:37You don't talk to him about that?
07:39No.
07:40But you'd like to have him here?
07:42No, no.
07:43Honestly.
07:44I said to him, when you take a decision, let me know.
07:46Yeah, but I don't have any idea.
07:48No.
07:50Certainly, Morgan, they have 10.30pm.
07:52Let's start with Jamie.
07:56Hi, Pep.
07:57You always speak about kind of this time of the season, how you arrive.
08:02You know, sort of February, latter stages, Champions League.
08:04You're obviously competing for all four trophies at the moment.
08:07Are you confident with this squad?
08:09I know it's a new squad.
08:10Are you confident that you will still be there at the end of the season?
08:12That's it.
08:12That's it.
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