00:00..better in the latter stages of the season.
00:03He's got 24, sorry, registered 24 golfers in the last 31 prep appearances between March and May.
00:09Is that something you're aware of?
00:11And do you feel like he can really kick on between now and the end of the season?
00:14He can do.
00:16And obviously now as well he's got many more months and games
00:20and an understanding of what the game required for him to make the difference.
00:26And yeah, I hope that that's the case.
00:29And now he just smashes from here to the end of the season.
00:32You mentioned, obviously you spoke about earlier,
00:34that you feel like you know how to get the best out of him now.
00:36Have you had to motivate him?
00:38You know, he struggled for a long period in between those two games
00:42in terms of goals and assists.
00:44How have you had to motivate him?
00:45And how have you had to look at him if you have?
00:48Motivation is never been an issue.
00:49And I believe that you have to motivate a player who have a big problem.
00:54Because that motivation is what?
00:55Just a talk, as someone that inspires you for a minute or an hour,
01:00how much does it last?
01:01I think the biggest motivation that he has is the reason why he came to this club.
01:05Because you really feel attached and belonging here.
01:09And the rest is moments that you have to have through your career.
01:13When you move to a different club,
01:15navigate with that and make sure you do everything that you possibly can to make it work.
01:18And finally, Tom.
01:20Hi, Michael.
01:21Victor's been popular in the press.
01:22I've got a couple more on him for you.
01:24With it being Chelsea on the weekend,
01:27Didier Drogba, of course, was a big goal scorer in this fixture between Arsenal and Chelsea.
01:31In his first two seasons, he scored 16 goals in his first season in CrossFit Colts
01:35and 16 in his second season.
01:36Victor's only one behind there.
01:38Do you think comparisons like that,
01:40and I know you don't tend to like comparing players,
01:42does that context provide maybe some insight into expectations around strikers?
01:47Yes, I mean, it's always the case about who you're comparing with.
01:52You know, I have a beautiful apartment,
01:54but this guy has the biggest mansion in the world.
01:58So my apartment is terrible, you know.
02:01Or I can be so proud that I worked so hard to get
02:04and paid the debt of my apartment and refurbished it
02:07and have a beautiful kitchen.
02:08I go to his house and I get depressed.
02:12So it's, yeah, it's depending on the eyes that you look at it.
02:15So I think what he's doing is improbable, yes.
02:19But I think his contribution, I think it's been important so far.
02:24I wasn't expecting that.
02:26But on, just secondly, with the question on Ezra,
02:30which Art asked about the idea of how he reacted after he wasn't selected against Wolves.
02:34I'm curious, because when Gabriel Jesus came back,
02:36obviously Victor had been starting for so long.
02:38When he was dropped, perhaps in San Siro,
02:40when Jesus started off-scoring a couple before that,
02:43was there a reaction from Victor in that moment?
02:45Or was he still very much straight-laced and focused on what he had to do?
02:48I think he was.
02:49I don't know internally how he felt.
02:51We tried to speak to the players to understand the reasons why we made sets and decisions.
02:55But as well, I think it gave him a little bit of a breather
02:57because he was playing so much as well.
03:00And don't forget that he had that injury that stopped him for five weeks as well.
03:04So, yeah, the schedule has been so demanding.
03:06The expectation on him as well.
03:08And I think it was a good time to navigate up a little bit more.
03:12Came on in games when, obviously,
03:14the physical aspect of the game was dying a little bit
03:17and he could have a massive impact.
03:19And from there, I think it's taking off.
03:22Okay, well, thanks a lot.
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