00:11I don't have to worry about any of that because I want to be here.
00:15I'm extremely happy.
00:16I feel very grateful to work with the people that I work with and whenever we have the
00:22possibility we will resolve that and that's it.
00:25Is it just a case that we're in a pretty crazy time with the transfer window seats and maybe
00:30when the window shuts you can sit down and fly on?
00:32There's always another priority, I think, and that's the way we've been treating it.
00:36I think because everybody feels comfortable that the time on the contract is not going
00:41to be an issue, I think, because my will certainly is to be here and I'm very happy here and
00:47my
00:47feeling from the club is the same one.
00:51So I think that's why everybody is doing things in a really organic way.
00:55Yes, I'm Daniel.
00:56We've seen in transfer windows historically how hard it can be to bring players into a
01:00club, especially the players that so many clubs are out there.
01:03But when it comes to the character, the character is obviously an element to it as well.
01:07How important is the player's character to you and what kind of traits are you looking
01:11for when you look at these kind of big name players?
01:14The characters of the player, you mean?
01:15That they are themselves, they don't have to play any characters.
01:25I just want to understand and get to know the person behind it because that's what it
01:29makes the players.
01:30So in relation to the play that we are scouting and thinking about bringing to the club,
01:35first of all is understanding that person.
01:37And then we need to fit it in within the culture and the characters that we have in the squad.
01:43We've seen obviously last season Bucaio Saffer and Declan Rice have various injuries
01:47but end up going to the World Cup of course with England.
01:50Because of that, this season, will they have to be managed a bit differently
01:53just because of the previous injuries they've had?
01:56Well, we managed them differently last year in certain ways.
02:00But yeah, we learn as they go, you know.
02:02But you see Bucaio, I don't think he has a lot of will to get managed.
02:06Why he wants to be on that pitch because he missed a lot of games last season,
02:10very important periods.
02:12Martin the same, Declan is a bit special.
02:16But it is special because when you look at his playing career,
02:18it's something unbelievable.
02:20So we need to maintain that because it gives so much to the team.
02:23Sam Telegraf.
02:25Hi.
02:27Recalling your comments after the Champions League final,
02:29you were obviously pretty emotional but you talked about the need to be ambitious
02:33and to be smart to do it quickly.
02:35I mean the window does seem a bit chaotic.
02:38Vinicius, the rumours have been, all the reports have come and gone.
02:42Now we've got the situation with Lewis Scully.
02:44You've only sold less than £30 million worth of players.
02:47I accept that the market can be difficult to manage.
02:51Are you really happy with what I think?
02:54I'm really happy with the squad.
02:55The players that I have and I'm really happy with the ambition of the club.
02:59But zero question about that.
03:01And we have shown that in the manner that we have tried to act.
03:04But I think we need to do it our own way.
03:07And we have super strength and we have other areas that we need to be very conscious
03:12because we don't have the elements or the structure that the clubs have.
03:16So we need to do it our way.
03:17We've always done it that way.
03:19And we will do what we believe is the right thing to do.
03:22To have the best possibility to compete in every competition.
03:25That's for sure.
03:26Can I tell you what?
03:27You've made some big changes to your medical department.
03:29Your doctor has left.
03:30Your strength and conditioning performance.
03:34Those are really significant people behind the scenes.
03:37Can you tell me why you've done it?
03:38Well, first of all, thank you to them for all the incredible work that they've done
03:42for the club, for the players, for myself and where they have taken us.
03:47And when we look to evolve and improve in certain areas,
03:50we need to look across the club.
03:52And we have made certain decisions that, in our opinion,
03:55are going to help us medium and long term to be better.
03:58Are they difficult to see them?
03:59They are always difficult.
04:00When you talk about people and you get such a strong relationship,
04:05it's always very, very tough, yeah.
04:07Gary Times?
04:09Michael, you said after the Champions League final,
04:11you said about the way that PSG forced you to play in areas
04:16you didn't want to play or defend in areas you didn't want to play
04:18and you wanted to maybe evolve your style.
04:21Do you think you've now got the squad you can evolve to style next season
04:25or are you going to need one or two more players to do that?
04:28Yeah, I think it's game by game.
04:31We played probably with PSG and I would say Bayern Munich,
04:34probably the best opponent that we played last year.
04:36And against Bayern Munich it was a very different game as well.
04:39We had all the players available.
04:41PSG had all the players available.
04:42We didn't have, we arrived in two very different conditions to that final.
04:46But you have to get credit to the opponent when they are so good as well
04:49that they force you to do something that you don't want.
04:53But you are still very comfortable and capable of winning the game
04:55in the manner that you have to do.
04:57So I have to prepare a team that is capable of winning in whatever the context is
05:03because we are not good enough on the day because the opponent is so good
05:06because we have moments of differences in games.
05:09That is my job and that's how I'm going to prepare the team.
05:15Sorry?
05:16Yeah.
05:20He was a good athlete.
05:21Yeah, very good.
05:22Was that in your thinking that you wanted someone who had a slightly different background
05:26who maybe could offer something a little bit different in terms of
05:29it basically wasn't a traditional doctor?
05:32Well, just when we were trying to evolve the squad, the team and the relationships
05:36and where the game is evolving, we wanted to recruit different qualities.
05:42And that's one because when you've been there and you sense things in a different way
05:47but as well because of his background, his knowledge about a lot of things
05:51that I was very interested in and because we believe he was the right fit
05:54and I'm very happy with what he's bringing.
05:57The last two, Ed and then Charlie.
05:59Ed first.
05:59Hi, Michael.
06:00You talked in the past about not having enough firepower and creativity in your squad.
06:05Is that an area you think you have enough now going into the new season?
06:08Well, if they are fit, yes.
06:10But when you look last year, guys, the amount of days, games and months
06:13that we missed a lot of our important players and players with a lot of goals threat
06:19and the manner that we sustained to have the season that we had,
06:22I think, is remarkable.
06:23And it talks about a way of the team playing and conducting
06:29and I think it's something that the team deserves credit for.
06:32And just talking about that with the workload and the injuries you've got going into this season,
06:36concerns about Saka and Rice, do you think winning the title this time
06:41is going to be even harder than winning it for the first time?
06:45Let's go day by day, I don't know.
06:47We're going to prepare to elevate our level for sure,
06:50expecting that the rest will do the same
06:52because that's traditionally what happened in the league in the last few years
06:56and that's the way we have planned the season
06:59and the way we want to evolve the team.
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