00:08OK, who wants to get us started? Nizar?
00:19I just wanted you to sum up the season really. It's a disappointing end to the season.
00:28We should be finishing a lot higher up the league.
00:31For me, with this group of players, the talent we have, we should be in the Champions League.
00:36We haven't been, we've been too inconsistent at times this year and it's ultimately cost us.
00:41What's the sort of feeling in the dressing room and what's the message to your parents?
00:46The feeling in the dressing room is obviously a disappointment.
00:50We wanted to win today and make the best of a bad situation and get into the Europa League.
00:54We weren't able to do that. We didn't get the performance we wanted or the result.
00:59And the message to the fans, we're as disappointed as them.
01:04We're gutted that we couldn't do it for them and they've been brilliant this year.
01:07They've really supported it, especially in the last couple of weeks when we've needed to win games.
01:11You felt their presence and unfortunately we've let them down today.
01:14We weren't able to put the performance in that they deserve.
01:17Kieran?
01:20Do you think the players take responsibility themselves for this season?
01:25Do you think they can say they gave their all?
01:27I mean, all the accusations of them, you know, down the materials and all that?
01:32I don't think it's fair for me to comment on the whole season.
01:35I wasn't with the first team for the first six months of the season.
01:39I can only speak on my interactions with them over, I think it might have been eight games maybe.
01:45And I have no qualms or no desire to question their mentality in those moments.
01:51I know we didn't win every game, but they gave us everything every single day.
01:56And I could ask no more and we just weren't able to get over the line in some of the
02:00games that mattered.
02:02This is your last presser as interim.
02:04From what we hear, you're joining Xabi's first-team staff.
02:08Can I just ask you, are you looking forward to that?
02:12Do you already see that Neil's ideas are aligned with your own?
02:17I'm looking forward to it. I've enjoyed working with Xabi.
02:20Yeah, of course, yeah. I've enjoyed working with this group, with the players.
02:24And they've given our staff a lot of respect over the last 30, 31 days.
02:28So I'm looking forward to working with the players.
02:30And Xabi's a top coach, great reputation, was a top player and elite player at the top level.
02:34So really looking forward to what he brings to this club.
02:38Lloyd?
02:39That was the 11th red card in the competition this season.
02:43Do you think that's something Chelsea really need to fix going into next season?
02:46And how do you do that?
02:48Yeah, it's definitely an issue.
02:49It's definitely a problem.
02:50I think we're by far the team that's got the most red cards in the league.
02:54And I think pretty sure if you look at Arsenal, for example, who have won the league,
02:58I don't think they had one red card.
02:59So it doesn't help having that many red cards.
03:03It's definitely something we need to look at and improve for next year.
03:06What do you think gives fans some hope for next season?
03:11I think that this group has shown when they're at their best and when we're in the right place.
03:17We're a match for anyone across Europe.
03:19They've shown that this season.
03:21That hasn't been seen enough throughout the year.
03:23That definitely hasn't been seen enough in the second part of the season.
03:27But we've got some real quality players.
03:28We've got a new manager coming in who's got a brilliant reputation in the game.
03:34And you still have seen flashes in the last month of what this group can do.
03:37Liverpool away, Man City and the FA Cup.
03:39They can compete with anyone.
03:41It's just doing that on a more consistent basis.
03:44OK. Thanks, guys.
03:45Cheers, guys.
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