00:00Hello, Pep. Obviously, big day at the weekend, another trophy for you as well.
00:05Does that give more belief that this could be an even more special week with the matches you've got ahead?
00:12Well, good afternoon. It's different competitions, but of course, it's better to travel to Wormuz.
00:19With the feeling that we won Le Fiat Cup than the opposite, but it's different competitions.
00:27So, at the end, it should have not happened what happened.
00:31We should travel at the same time to Wormuz to try to get the result.
00:35How are you feeling about this week?
00:40Wormuz, Wormuz and Wormuz, I think 60 or 70 games and, you know, I'm beaten.
00:47So, the run is unbelievable.
00:49So, the season again with Ira Ola, so what they have done with losing three players in the back four
00:56for last season,
00:57have a success and still, again, do it when you are in the Premier League, 60, 70 games without losing
01:02a game.
01:03And the only chance we have is to win a game.
01:05So, we have to break that run, otherwise, yeah, it will be over.
01:12In your opinion, how difficult is this game?
01:15We often talk up opponents and talk about, you know, the match of the weekend will be tough,
01:19no matter the opponent.
01:20But this Bournemouth, given the record they've got, like you just mentioned, the fact they can still go for the
01:25Champions League.
01:25Yeah, always is difficult, always have been.
01:27Always have been.
01:28Since the last years, I've been in a real tough, tough, tough games.
01:34Last season, we was in the Premier League, one of the worst defeats of worst performance.
01:38I think Express, that game, start everything like we lost for the eight, nine years.
01:43And at the same time, when we played quarter-finals, the FIA Cup, before we took them back to Wembley,
01:48last season, we played really, really good.
01:50So, we see which phase we can do tomorrow.
01:55But, of course, so, half three days, they have ten games, ten days to prepare that game.
02:02They played to qualify for the Champions League.
02:04So, I think they have an argument to be the best version of the best performance of Bournemouth.
02:09I'm pretty sure it's going to happen.
02:11And when you arrive in the last fixtures, when you play for something important,
02:15the opponents already don't play for anything, so it's easier.
02:19So, that is not the case tomorrow.
02:21So, I'm pretty sure ten days are just thinking on us.
02:23So, now we start to think on them.
02:26But it's where it is.
02:27When the people say, you know, play in the same conditions, never.
02:32In the teams we play in Europe, on the last stages, always you play in different conditions.
02:36But we are used to, it happened in Chelsea, have one week to prepare the final.
02:40We have three days to prepare the final and tips and so on.
02:44But at the same time, yeah, we prepare the best way and know exactly what you have to do.
02:48So, it's not much complicated.
02:50So, we have to win and try to, you know, win the hopes for the last game at home against
02:55Aston Villa.
02:57Hi, Pep.
02:59Will you get a chance to watch the game tonight?
03:02I don't know.
03:04I don't know.
03:04Maybe, yeah, we'll take a look for sure.
03:06But still, in three days I have to, the job against Wormuth to see what I have to show to
03:13the players,
03:13still it's not done.
03:14So, I don't know, half time.
03:15We'll see.
03:16As a serial winner, as someone who's used to winning so much, how have you coped with not being in
03:21control of this title race
03:23and your fate being in someone else's hands?
03:25Which happens sometimes in my life, arrive at the end.
03:27Important arrive at the end with options.
03:29What we want is with our people in the last game to have the, you know, to try to fight
03:35in the, extend this four or five days
03:37with Aston Villa and you know exactly what you have to do is win Wormuth.
03:41And what's the approach this week? Is it more training, more intensity, more meetings?
03:46No, no, no.
03:47Three days normally I don't train much. Energy for tomorrow.
03:52Last game you have chance to fight. Of course, we have more time to prepare better than training.
03:57I would energy, the mindset in the right spot.
04:01So, sometimes when you have alternative win, the tactic is important, but relatively because we have already talked a lot
04:09for the last, the last month or what do you have to do.
04:16Antoine Semenya has had a huge impact for you. Pep, how is he feeling going back to Bournemouth?
04:22Do you know?
04:22I didn't speak with him. So, I don't know. Hopefully fine.
04:26Hopefully, the good mentality and good mindset. It's not easy sometimes to come back to a place like you were
04:34so appreciated.
04:36And I had an incredibly good performance with his old mates, old manager's staff.
04:41So, hopefully he knows what we are playing for.
04:45Does it help you that Bournemouth still have an awful lot to play for going for Champions League?
04:50It makes it almost like a one-off game that both teams need to win.
04:54Yeah, absolutely. That is another difficulty that we have.
05:01Good spirits? Everybody?
05:03I know you said there was no time to celebrate, but everybody totally focused, concentrated.
05:10Yesterday we recovered. Now we are going to train this afternoon.
05:13And, yeah, I hope so. We will be ready.
05:16Hi, Pep. It would appear you have a fully fit squad now. Is that right?
05:21Yeah.
05:23Well, how good is that to get to this stage of the season and not have any injuries?
05:27Unfortunately, it wouldn't happen six months ago.
05:32But it's happened during the season with this calendar and everything.
05:37So, it's what it is.
05:40Pep, on tonight's game, a lot of people write off Burnley, but they have drawn at Bournemouth, they have drawn
05:46at Liverpool, they have drawn at Chelsea.
05:49Have you any motivation or any thoughts on what they can do tonight to do you a big favour ahead
05:55of your matches?
05:55Here in England, the teams always do the best.
05:58You know, Luke, for example, Leeds is already safe and playing against Spurs away and behave incredible and take a
06:07draw.
06:08Brighton is playing for even competition yesterday, they beat him.
06:11So, here in England, all the teams, they do the best to win.
06:15In that sense, always, he's so loyal.
06:17So, I don't have any doubt that we'll try, so no doubts.
06:23And when you're saying about, you know, you might watch the game, you might not, you don't know yet because
06:27you have so much to do.
06:29I just wonder, do you get nervous even at this stage in your career about these things?
06:34Because, you know, you're used to matches and what you have to do, but with Arsenal playing, do you get
06:39nervous about maybe the last stages of the West Ham game or what might happen tonight?
06:44No, the normal one.
06:45It's nice to have the feeling that a little bit, but under control, I would say.
06:50So, in the beginning of my stages as a manager, I was more anxious, a little bit more anxious and
06:56nervous.
06:57And now it's just focus and prepare what they have to tell to the players, what they have to train,
07:01which players you have to use, which players you have to the bench to make a good impact.
07:06So, this is the point.
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