00:00After you've had a break, three weeks, three and a half weeks,
00:03you're not quite sure how you're going to be feeling when you come back.
00:06But I felt good out there, thought it looked sharp.
00:09And now it's just about getting back into the rhythm.
00:12From a fitness point of view, you don't lose too much in that period.
00:15So it's just about finding your feet, the finishing, the shooting, the passing,
00:19getting to know a couple of new teammates, all those things.
00:23It's what this next couple of weeks is about.
00:26For me now, it's the focus on this season.
00:29We have big ambitions, big goals.
00:31And coming off the season I had last year, it's important to try and improve and get better.
00:36And hopefully I can do that again.
00:39Yeah, it's a week preparation, but I'm used to this kind of quick turnaround
00:42with pretty much every year of my career with the tournaments now.
00:45You come off the back of three, four weeks and almost go straight back into it.
00:49So, yeah, we'll have to wait and see.
00:52Whether it's 90 minutes, 45, it depends how this week goes, how I feel.
00:57But obviously we know it's an important game, so we want to start with a win.
01:02And yeah, they're two great players.
01:03You know, there's a reason why I brought them.
01:07And even today, obviously playing up front with Izzy there and getting to know each other.
01:12Some great touches, great finishes.
01:13So I think he's a great addition to our team.
01:17The thing about our team, I think we have great standards and great habits.
01:20So anyone coming in, they're quick to learn and they know they have to put in the work.
01:24And so far those two have been doing that.
01:27And I have no doubts they're going to be a success for us this year.
01:30So, yeah, a cup final away from home against Dortmund is, you know, as big as it gets.
01:37And sometimes it's great to start the season that way because if you win and you set out a good
01:42performance,
01:42it obviously pushes you onto the start of the Bundesliga season.
01:48Again, extremely proud to have put in the season I did last year.
01:52I think, yeah, the Ballon d'Or is as big as it gets from an individual point of view.
01:57And, yeah, I know I had a great season last season.
02:02But as always, like I said, already the focus is on kind of this new season.
02:06The Ballon d'Or is not in my hands.
02:08I've done what I can do in terms of, you know, putting in the performances.
02:14It's now down to votes and other people and the media and, you know, stuff I can't control.
02:19So we'll see what happens.
02:21Obviously it would be amazing if it was to happen, but ultimately it's still two or three months away before
02:28that's decided.
02:29So it's not something that's on the front of my mind right now.
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