00:00Everybody ready? Simon, do you want to start?
00:04You were doing so well in the first half, you were in a good position,
00:07and then obviously the penalty changes again.
00:10What's your view of what happened?
00:16Yes, still feels that there was more possible today.
00:20I had a great first 30 minutes, I think at the end,
00:23the first half it became a little bit too passive
00:25when they had a few set plays on the other side
00:26when you have the lead at Old Trafford,
00:28there will always be periods where they make pressure,
00:31and then the red card changed the game completely.
00:36I think it's a very hard decision penalty on the red card
00:40because the foul started outside the box
00:42and usually the foul has to be given where it starts.
00:45On the other side, Mateusz Kunja was very smart
00:48to wait until he's inside the box and falling then,
00:51and the referee decided.
00:52And then 1-1, one player less,
00:57having a game three days before in the Conference League,
01:00and then the crowd is back and they are in a good run.
01:04The second goal just happened too quickly.
01:08It feels we could have defended it better,
01:11because we were in a better position when the cross starts,
01:14but then Sejko goes into the ball and we are waiting for the ball.
01:182-1 down and players tried everything until the end.
01:23I think we were four or five times,
01:24it felt we were in good positions,
01:25but the final pass was not accurate enough for the finish,
01:28and that's why we lost at the end.
01:30But the performance was really absolutely OK
01:34for many parts of the game.
01:37I know you've spoken a lot about scoring and having to deal with everything.
01:44Both Manchester United and Spurs last season,
01:47in the end they virtually ignored the Premier League
01:52and just concentrated on Europe
01:54because they can qualify for the Champions League.
01:57You can win another trophy
01:59and qualify for another European competition.
02:02Is that something that you might have to do?
02:05Because now you've lost twice for Manchester United
02:07after playing the European game and winning that half-time.
02:14No, even if we wanted,
02:16we don't have 20-feet on-field players
02:20so that we can make a complete rotation.
02:21I also think it's not the best way
02:23and we always have to make changes.
02:26The next day we play at Tottenham
02:28and Maxon's Lacroix will be suspended,
02:30we always have to make changes in our back three.
02:31I usually don't like this because that's the foundation
02:34and I think that's important for us to get consistency back.
02:39We always play a great first half, great 60 minutes
02:43but not consistently over the full game
02:45and then the result is not what we could get from the results.
02:52But right now I don't know if Tottenham and Man United
02:56started to focus on the Europa League
03:00so we are now in the round of last 16, it just makes no sense.
03:03When we play maybe the semi-finals we can think about it
03:06but right now it's too early.
03:08We still feel we are in a good position in the Premier League
03:12and we feel even when we lose it's always very close to get more
03:18and for us it's also when I see now right at the end we played with the 21
03:24and the 19-year-old in the defence.
03:26I think for them it's important to make this experience in the Premier League
03:29to play, to have game time to improve and develop as a player
03:33and this is what we will do right until the end.
03:37Hello, just on the penalty and the red card again.
03:41The VAR reviews just seem to be taking longer and longer
03:43I think it's about four minutes between the foul being awarded
03:47and the penalty being taken.
03:49It's supposed to be sort of clear and obvious.
03:51If they're taking that long to sort of make decisions
03:55does it say to you that some of this stuff is not clear and obvious?
03:59I think because I spoke to the force official
04:01it's a little bit unfair because they had to check first
04:05is it offside or not?
04:07Then is it a foul or not?
04:08Or where does it start?
04:10And is it a red card or not?
04:12So you have three or four different situations to judge
04:16and this takes time
04:19but it still feels that it was the wrong decision
04:21so it doesn't make it better if it takes long
04:24and it still feels it's the wrong decision
04:26but at the end we have to accept it.
04:28Do you think that some of your players feel like
04:32they might have got across
04:33and the foul was not the last man
04:36and it was pretty harsh to be more of the red?
04:40Yeah, but for me the penalty is not the penalty.
04:44Maybe he could have conceded the red card
04:46with the foul outside the box.
04:47This is what you can discuss.
04:52But if the foul starts outside
04:54we all know this, it's where the foul starts
04:56but it's maybe a little bit the Old Trafford bonus.
05:01Have you challenged that?
05:02They explained why there was a penalty when it closed?
05:05No, they said no.
05:07It's just it's confirmed.
05:08Penalty is confirmed was the first
05:09and they were looking for offside
05:10and they were looking for the red card.
05:13Again, I could see it.
05:15So my bench said the foul is outside.
05:20The force told me penalties is confirmed.
05:23So what should I do?
05:26OK, any others?
05:28No?
05:29OK, thanks a lot.
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