00:00You said a lot of painful decisions to make for players and difficult phone calls.
00:05One player who's released a statement saying he was disappointed was Harry Maguire.
00:08Do you understand him releasing a statement or were you a bit surprised to see that after you spoke to
00:13him?
00:16I was a bit surprised, but I respect his personality a lot.
00:21I respect his quality a lot. He had an outstanding season.
00:25I can see the disappointment. I can see the reason behind the disappointment.
00:30Still, I was a bit surprised because we had a private conversation and he had the chance to express his
00:37feelings, which he did.
00:38And this is fair enough because I can see all the reasons why he could be in the squad.
00:44But the decision is that we stood firmly with our central defenders that carried us through September, October, November.
00:53There are some of them are part of a leadership group that took ownership and set the standards high.
01:00And we just it was a decision for these 23, for these 26 players, even if it feels that it's
01:08against individuals.
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