00:02Hello, Pep. Obviously, big day at the weekend, another trophy for you as well.
00:07Does that give more belief that this could be an even more special week with the matches you've got ahead?
00:14Well, good afternoon. It's different competitions, but of course it's better to travel to Wormuz
00:21with the feeling that we won Le Faire Cup than the opposite, but there's different competitions.
00:29So, at the end, it should have not happened what happened.
00:33We should travel at the same time to Wormuz to try to get the result.
00:38How are you feeling about this week?
00:42Wormuz, Wormuz and Wormuz, I think 16 or 17 games and, you know, I'm beaten.
00:49So, the run is unbelievable.
00:51So, the season again with Ira Ola, so what they have done with losing three players in the back four
00:58for last season,
00:59have a success and still again do it when you are in the Premier League, 60, 70 games without losing
01:04a game.
01:06And the only chance we have is to win a game.
01:08So, we have to break that run, otherwise, yeah, it will be over.
01:14In your opinion, how difficult is this game?
01:17We often talk up opponents and talk about, you know, the match of the weekend will be tough no matter
01:22the opponent.
01:22But this Bournemouth, given the record, they've got, like you just mentioned, the fact they can still go for the
01:27Champions League.
01:27Yeah, always is difficult.
01:28Always have been.
01:29Always have been.
01:30Since the last years, I've been in a real tough, tough, tough games.
01:36Last season, we was in the Premier League.
01:38There was one of the worst defeats of worst performance.
01:40I think express that game and start everything like we lost for the eight, nine years.
01:46And at the same time, when we played quarterfinals, the FIA Cup, before we took them back to Wembley.
01:50Last season, we played really, really good.
01:52So, we see which phase we can do tomorrow.
01:57But, of course, so half three days, they have ten games, ten days to prepare that game.
02:04They played to qualify for the Champions League.
02:07So, I think they have an argument to be the best version of the best performance of Bournemouth.
02:11I'm pretty sure it's going to happen.
02:13And when you arrive in the last fixtures, when you play for something important, the opponents already don't play for
02:19anything.
02:19So, it's easier.
02:21So, that is not the case tomorrow.
02:23So, I'm pretty sure ten days are just thinking on us.
02:25So, now we start to think on them.
02:28But, it's where it is.
02:29When the people say, you know, play in the same conditions.
02:34In the teams we play in Europe.
02:36On the last stages, always you play in different conditions.
02:38But, we are used to it.
02:40It happened in Chelsea.
02:41We have one week to prepare the final.
02:42We have three days to prepare the final.
02:45And tips and so on.
02:46But, at the same time, yeah.
02:48We prepare the best way and know exactly what you have to do.
02:50So, it's not much complicated.
02:52So, we have to win and try to, you know, win the hopes for the last game at home against
02:57Aston Villa.
02:59Hi, Pep.
03:01Will you get a chance to watch the game tonight?
03:04I don't know.
03:06I don't know.
03:07Maybe, yeah.
03:07We'll take a look for sure.
03:08But, still, in three days I have to...
03:12The job against Bournemouth to see what I have to show to the players.
03:15Still, it's not done.
03:16So, I don't know.
03:16Half time.
03:17We'll see.
03:18As a serial winner, as someone who's used to winning so much, how have you coped with
03:22not being in control of this title race and your fate being in someone else's hands?
03:27Which happens sometimes in my life.
03:29I arrive at the end.
03:29Important to arrive at the end with options.
03:31All we want is, with our people in the last game, to have the, you know, to try to fight
03:37and extend these four or five days with Aston Villa and you know exactly what you have
03:41to do is win Bournemouth.
03:44And, what's the approach this week?
03:45Is it more training, more intensity, more meetings?
03:48Or is it the usual...
03:49Three days, normally, I don't train much.
03:52Energy for tomorrow.
03:54Last game, you have chance to fight.
03:57Of course, we have more time to prepare better than training.
03:59I want energy, the mindset in the right spot.
04:03So, sometimes, when you have an alternative win, the tactic is important, but relatively
04:08because we have already talked a lot for the last month or what you have to do.
04:18Antoine Semenyo has had a huge impact for you, Pep.
04:21How is he feeling going back to Bournemouth, do you know?
04:24I didn't speak with him.
04:25So, I don't know.
04:26Hopefully, fine.
04:28And, hopefully, in a good mentality and good mindset, it's not easy sometimes to come back
04:35to a place like you were so appreciated and had an incredibly good performance with his
04:41old mates, old manager's staff.
04:44So, hopefully, he knows what we are playing for.
04:47Does it help you that Bournemouth still have an awful lot to play for going for Champions
04:52League?
04:52It makes it almost like a one-off game that both teams need to win.
04:56Yeah, absolutely.
04:58That is another difficulty that we have.
05:03Good spirits?
05:04Everybody?
05:06I know you said there was no time to celebrate, but everybody totally focused, concentrated.
05:12Yesterday, my recovery.
05:13Now, we are going to train this afternoon.
05:15And, yeah, I hope so.
05:16We'll be ready.
05:18Hi, Pep.
05:18It would appear you have a fully fit squad now.
05:21Is that right?
05:23Yeah.
05:26Well, how good is that, Tim, to get to this stage of the season and not have any injuries?
05:29Well, fortunately, it wouldn't have happened six months ago.
05:33So, but it's happened during the season with this calendar and everything.
05:39So, it's worth it.
05:42Pep, on tonight's game, a lot of people write off Burnley, but they have drawn at Bournemouth.
05:48They have drawn at Liverpool.
05:49They have drawn at Chelsea.
05:51Are you, have you any motivation or any thoughts on what they can do tonight to do you a big
05:56favour ahead of your matches?
05:58Here in England, the team's always to do their best.
06:00You know, Luke, for example, Leeds is already safe and playing against the Spurs away and
06:08behave incredible and take a draw.
06:10Brighton is playing for even competition.
06:12Yesterday, they beat him.
06:13So, here in England, all the teams, they do their best to win.
06:17In that sense, always, he's so loyal.
06:20So, I don't have any doubt.
06:21I would try.
06:22So, no doubts.
06:25And when you're saying about, you know, you might watch the game, you might not, you don't
06:29know yet because you have so much to do, I just wonder, do you get nervous even at
06:34this stage in your career about these things because, you know, you're used to matches and
06:38what you have to do, but with Arsenal playing, do you get nervous about maybe the last stages
06:44of the West Ham game or what might happen tonight?
06:46No, the normal one.
06:48It's nice to have the feeling that a little bit, but under control, I would say.
06:52So, in the beginning, my stages as a manager was more anxious, a little bit more anxious
06:58and nervous, and now we just focus and prepare what they have to tell to the players, what
07:02they have to train in, which players you have to use, which players you have to the bench
07:07to make a good impact.
07:08So, this is the point.
07:14Hi, Pep.
07:15Since January of last season, I think you brought in nine new players plus Nick O'Reilly's
07:20emerged.
07:20That's ten new players.
07:21Many of those are in your first team or certainly, you know, front-line players.
07:26Would you say you're ahead of where you hoped you'd be or, you know, to be competing for
07:30the Premier League in the last week?
07:32Is that sort of, you know, could you, did you have a feeling you could do this this quick?
07:36Because that's a massive sort of implant of players.
07:39Always you have the, yeah, the hope to, at the end, but...
07:46You know, you know, I think you're going to be a tough one.
07:47Of course, it's a great, too.
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