00:00I asked you about it in Seoul, but have you decided on the captain yet?
00:05At the moment it's Ruben and Erling, and I want to wait the end of the Winton transfer and then
00:12to pick two more.
00:13Yeah. Given what you said about Erling, that is likely to be Ruben, though, who's the sort of captain, really.
00:20I mean, he is an obvious leader, isn't he?
00:22He's the only one allowed in case he scored, he can't celebrate. He doesn't need to come.
00:26He seems like he's an obvious leader, you know, he's been here a long time and he's got all the
00:32qualities that you'd look for.
00:34Absolutely, yes, absolutely. Ruben showed during his instance in this club how good he is as a player in terms
00:44of leader.
00:45It's important for the captains, for the leader, that they understand that the reason why they are captain
00:54is because I expect more from them, not because I give them more freedom or I give them more advantage.
01:00It's on the opposite side. For me, the leadership group, the captains, are the ones that they have to show
01:05more
01:05and give more in all the moment.
01:08Hi, Enzo. I appreciate, obviously, the match is the focal point of this week,
01:12but this is the week where you've got all the players back from the World Cup.
01:16Has there been a change in mentality as things, you know, creeping up towards the start of the season?
01:21Is there a sort of increase in momentum now?
01:24Yeah, finally, finally they are all back. It's nice.
01:28Even since day one, we start with many young players, but, you know, when the senior players arrive,
01:35it's nice also because you can see the environment.
01:38And now it's a matter of start, like always, playing every three days, go, go, go, try to win as
01:44much as possible
01:46and create the right, you know, the right chimica between players, managers, fans, club, everyone.
01:54How do you prepare when players are going back so late, you know?
01:58It's just, fortunately, we have players that they start early with us.
02:02There is a group of players that they start early.
02:05The ones that they start, they arrived two days ago.
02:08We see how they are today, we see how they are tomorrow,
02:10and then we take the final decision on Sunday before the game.
02:14And in terms of those players that have just come back,
02:16were you asking before to the other players what are they like?
02:18Are you doing your research beforehand and then making a judgment when they're back
02:21to see how accurate it all is, your opinion of them beforehand?
02:25The, you know, also the preseason has been good also because with the new manager,
02:30you can connect with the players.
02:32So you can not only be with them inside the pitch,
02:35you can also be there with them outside the pitch.
02:38So you can create some connection that is important to know each other.
02:42With the new one, probably unless Rodri that I know him from three years ago
02:48when I was here four years ago, the rest, they are all players that, again,
02:53I need to, you know, Erling also is one of them.
02:56But we have time to, you know, to create and to know each other in the right way.
03:03Hi Enzo, just on Elliot Anderson, he played in kind of a number of positions
03:08with four managers at Forest last season.
03:10He's played for Tuchel under England.
03:13Where do you see his kind of best position for City?
03:18It's all the midfielder, it's all the midfielder, he can also be attacking midfielder.
03:24I mean, the good thing about Elliot, first of all, that is young, so you can work with him,
03:29you can help him to improve, you can help him to improve as a six,
03:32you can help him to improve as eight, arrive in the box.
03:37With Forest, he was playing next to Sankare, with England, he was playing next to Rice,
03:44so two physical players next to him.
03:46But I also think that in some games, he can play with, you know,
03:50he doesn't need a physical player next to him.
03:53So it depends also a little bit on the game plan and the other thing.
03:58And what did you see from him last season that made you kind of think that,
04:04yeah, he would be perfect for this City team?
04:09Many good things, many good things on the ball, off the ball,
04:12in terms also, in terms of personality, issue of personality with the Nottingham Forest,
04:18with the international team.
04:19And again, the good thing about him, I like when players,
04:23they can play in different positions.
04:26I don't like, anyway, I prefer players that they can play in different positions.
04:32And the good thing about Elliot, that he can play, as I said,
04:34he can play as a six, he can play as a eight,
04:36so he can play in different positions,
04:37and he is good in all the positions that he plays.
04:41Just on those midfield, the two players he can play in central midfield,
04:45do you want basically both of them to be able to do both,
04:48to act as a number six and a number eight,
04:50so they can choose between each other who goes, who stays?
04:53Depends, in this moment, you know, in this moment,
04:56we have Roderick that is a six, so he can, he's just a six,
05:00but it's a top player.
05:02Depends a little bit on the player.
05:04If you have a really good six, it's good that he's a good six, it's enough.
05:09But again, if you have a player that they can be dynamic,
05:12they can play in different positions, that is perfect.
05:15And you've had three weeks with the players.
05:18Now, what have you learned about them and about the team,
05:23particularly having been with them every day in Asia?
05:28The attitude has been very good.
05:31And the other thing is that game after game, the team improve.
05:36Again, I saw things that we are working every day, that is important.
05:41So, for sure, the way they are in terms of that they want to learn,
05:47it's important, it's very important.
05:50And again, I think all of them,
05:53all of them since day one in terms of attitude,
05:55they have been very good.
05:57And have there been any players that you've coached
06:00over the last couple of weeks
06:01that maybe you've changed your mind on?
06:03Where you had an idea of maybe their role within the squad
06:07and what might happen with them in the summer,
06:09but you've worked with them closely for a few weeks
06:11and you've gone,
06:12actually, I've changed my mind slightly.
06:14The precision also is sometimes a bit tricky
06:18because you can fall in love with the players
06:20and then during the season they are not the same.
06:24So, the precision is good because they need to work hard,
06:27they need to understand, we need to know each other.
06:30But always you have to give the right time.
06:33I mean, the precision has been good for some players,
06:35but now when the real business, the real game start,
06:40probably we need to see again.
06:43But, yep, for instance,
06:46one of the surprises probably has been Ryan McAdo
06:48that no one expects.
06:49And he was very good.
06:51And then in terms of manager,
06:52I really like players so aggressive in wide area.
06:57And then it's just confirmation about players like Koussa
07:02or even Ruben.
07:04So, that's why I'm so happy
07:06and that's why I'm saying about the attitude
07:08because it was good from all of them.
07:12Would it be the best thing for Ryan now to stay with you for the season?
07:15I think,
07:17no, I think for him the best thing is to stay with us,
07:21to learn,
07:22be around first team every day,
07:25try to be clever,
07:26try to be intelligent,
07:28try to learn from Antoine,
07:31from Jeremy,
07:32from the ones that we have in this moment here.
07:35And when I say try to learn,
07:37it's not how to dribble,
07:38but also in terms of attitude,
07:40work hard,
07:41because young players sometimes it's difficult
07:43because they can stop to work
07:45just because they feel they are ready
07:47and they are not.
07:48So, it's good that you continue to learn.
07:52Thank you, bro.
07:53See you later.
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