00:09Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us.
00:11I'm delighted to introduce our new manager, Enzo Moresca.
00:15Please raise your hand if you have a question, and we'll get to around as many as we can.
00:19We've got the mics either side of the room.
00:21There will be a photo opportunity at the end for the cameras in the room,
00:25and we'll also set an embargo partway through for 10.30pm this evening.
00:28If you please give your name and organisation before your question for the manager,
00:32and we'll get started.
00:34Start with PLP.
00:36Hello, Enzo. Fraser from Premier League Studios. Welcome back.
00:41How does it feel to be back at Manchester City, and how has the settling-in period been for you
00:46so far?
00:47Yeah, before we start, I would like to send a message, a big hug, to Kevin Keegan family for this
00:57moment.
00:58And, yeah, I feel, to be honest, I feel, as we said, like back home.
01:04I feel very good.
01:05The feeling since day one has been brilliant, so happy.
01:13In terms of your squad, so if I've made a few changes with Anderson coming in, signing up Foden on
01:19a new deal,
01:20some players have left.
01:21Where do you view the squad at the moment, how it sits, and how much work do you think there
01:26is to be done
01:27before you will be happy with it?
01:28I think there is always something to do, because it's something that we want,
01:35but also because it's a bit the dynamic of the, you know, window transfer.
01:40So probably there are a few things to do, but, yeah, we are in the process to do that.
01:48Hi, Enzo. Ben Ransom from Sky Sports.
01:51Pep Guardiola sat there for ten years, widely regarded as the best coach on the planet.
01:57So does that make following him the toughest job in world football?
02:03First of all, I have to say that it's a privilege, because the reason why the club decides to go
02:12for me,
02:13that means that for me it's a privilege.
02:15As you said, I said many times that, as you just said, I consider Pep probably the best coach in
02:22the world
02:22in the last 20, 25 years.
02:24But, again, it's a challenge.
02:27It's nice.
02:28It's a privilege.
02:32Also, the history, you know, of the manager with many years in the same club,
02:39after always struggling a little bit, after Sir Alex, after Arsene.
02:45But also it's a challenge to try to do the right things immediately for this organisation,
02:51for the fans, for everyone.
02:53What gives you the most confidence that you are the man to take this club
02:58and not struggle like other managers that you've just referenced and maybe have?
03:01No.
03:02First of all, I think the organisation is the main thing.
03:06This club, this organisation, they are three managers in 17 years.
03:13This is not normal.
03:14It's not happening often.
03:17So this probably is one of the things that I'm confident that we can do a great job.
03:25We can continue to do the job that has been done in the last probably 14, 15 years,
03:32since Roberto was here, Manchin, and then after Manuel.
03:35And, as you said, for 10 years, Pep.
03:39Can I ask you about Rodri?
03:41Now, it's our understanding he will have to have surgery on a back issue.
03:44There's also a lot of reports linking him with a move away,
03:47given that he's coming into the last year of his contract.
03:50Now, he said himself he'll decide his future after the World Cup, which is obviously now finished.
03:54So I just want to get your understanding of the situation with Rodri.
03:58Are you expecting him back?
03:59Are you expecting him to play for Manchester City next season?
04:01And where are we at with that, please?
04:03Yeah, first of all, we have to say that around big players, there are always speculations.
04:07So I'm not worried about that.
04:09I think it's normal.
04:11Also because they won the World Cup.
04:14He was the best player or one of the best players.
04:17And I think every manager wants to have Rodri because he's a top player.
04:21But now, as you said, surgery on, I think, Monday.
04:26And he needs holiday.
04:27He needs to rest.
04:28He needs to recovery.
04:29And then he will be back here with us.
04:33Hello, Inzo.
04:34Andy Hampson from the Press Association.
04:36When your appointment was confirmed, Chelsea issued quite a strong statement,
04:41saying that they felt let down over the manner of your departure from there.
04:45Do you accept that?
04:47And can you comment on that statement from Chelsea?
04:50No.
04:51To be honest, I feel quite lucky in terms of my former club.
04:59Leicester, Chelsea, I think we did a great job.
05:04In both clubs, the identity of the team was clear.
05:09The success of the team was clear.
05:12And I feel very lucky to be part of these clubs.
05:17But now I think we are here today.
05:21That is the most important thing, just about City and nothing to add.
05:27And in terms of the players you've got here and their availability, a lot of them taking leave after the
05:33World Cup.
05:34When do you expect to have a full squad available for training?
05:38Yeah, the last group of players, they're going to join us, I think, three, four days before the Community Shield
05:45final.
05:46And since then, we have all the squad here.
05:48Now I'm working with many young players.
05:53That is always good, because it's full of energy.
05:55Some of them are very good.
05:57So, yeah, happy.
05:59Hi, Enzo.
06:00Mark Crossy from the BBC.
06:03Hiya.
06:04Could any other club other than Manchester City have convinced you to move?
06:08What is it about this job and this opportunity that excites you so much?
06:12I just said, first of all, I know quite well the organisation.
06:17I know the people inside the club from years ago, as you know.
06:22The structure of the club.
06:26Again, I just said that when a club change, you know, three managers in almost 20 years,
06:33also show how serious is the structure, you know, that probably understand to give time for everything.
06:45And since Man City contact, no doubt about joining this fantastic club.
06:57Can I ask you about Jack Grealish?
06:59He arguably had his best form for City during the year, the treble season when you were here.
07:05He was online at Everton last year, had injury issues as well.
07:07He's back with the club now.
07:09Do you see him as a regular part of your plans for this season?
07:13Jack at the moment is here.
07:15He's a Man City player.
07:16I always say the same in any club I join.
07:19I like to, you know, if there are players that they belong to the club,
07:22it's my duty to try to coach them.
07:25Jack at the moment is here.
07:29I have a good relation with Jack.
07:31Since I left also, we keep in touch.
07:34And the reason why is because he has a big heart and he's a very good guy.
07:38So this is the reason why.
07:40And then we see what's happening.
07:42I can ask you about James Trafford as well.
07:45Does the same apply to him?
07:47Yeah, James, I know anyway.
07:49You know, I know James because he was my keeper when I was with under 23.
07:52So I know James very good.
07:54But again, when the window transfer is open now, generally, anything can happen.
08:02So we see.
08:03But at the moment, it's one of our keeper.
08:08Hi, Enzo.
08:09Can you just explain the kind of football that you like to play?
08:12And now you're at City with the players you're going to have, how you want to play and what we
08:16can expect?
08:17Yeah, I just said, I think it was a clear identity, you know, the former clubs I joined, Leicester and
08:24then Chelsea.
08:26Probably the reason why the club decided for me is because they can see some similar concept with the previous
08:33manager.
08:34And we always try to be aggressive off the ball, control the game, try to be the ones that we
08:42impose our idea.
08:45And try to do the most important thing in football, that is win games at the end.
08:50You talked about controlling the game.
08:52In the last couple of years, the Premier League seems to have changed a lot.
08:55Not in terms of set pieces and long throws, but the man-to-man marking and the impact that that's
09:00had on how teams try and play from the back and build up.
09:04How has it affected what you like to do at Chelsea and how does it affect your plans for this
09:09team?
09:09It's just a matter of adapt.
09:13I think any, for sure, now we are talking about football, but any profession, I think that with the time,
09:19everything changes.
09:20So you need to adapt, you need to evolve.
09:22As you said, set pieces, man-to-man, now it's a little bit the direction where football is going.
09:28But at the end is we are manager or we are in charge or we have the responsibility of that
09:37and it's our duty to find a solution.
09:39What kind of things did you deploy as solutions in your last season at Chelsea?
09:46And obviously I'm sure you're planning for next season.
09:49What kind of things do you have to change?
09:51Because we saw Pep last season go quite long from Donnarumma up to Haaland sometimes, which was different.
09:56How do you foresee that changing?
09:58Yeah, that can be a solution, for sure.
10:01Sometimes you have to go short, sometimes you have to go long.
10:03Depends a little bit also what the opponents they do.
10:09But you have to adapt.
10:10And I think it's a nice weapon with also with Jijo, with Erling Asenayin.
10:19It's also a nice weapon because not all the teams or all the clubs, they have these kind of players
10:25that, you know, they are good in combination.
10:30But cannot be the only solution.
10:33We need to find more.
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