00:11Hello guys, we'll start with the broadcast section that's got no embargo followed by an embargoed section for 10.30pm
00:16tonight.
00:17No live tweeting in the broadcast section and use the microphone provided. Michael.
00:20Thanks Ant. Hi Roberto, how are you? Good week?
00:23Yeah, good week. Tomorrow is the day, not today or yesterday.
00:28Lovely. Who is out for tomorrow and how is James Maddison?
00:34James is available, he's still out, Tosin, Bergwahl, Pabudrik, but they are all available.
00:53That's very positive.
00:56Matti, you were talking on the pitch with him, instructions at full time.
01:01On Saturday we see this excellent goal.
01:03How proud are you of him and his response and the way he's working for you?
01:07Well, I'm proud and happy, but first of all for him, because I love working for the players to improve
01:16the players.
01:16I was a player, maybe I lost in my career many chances to become a better player.
01:25And one part of my job is to be focused on the improvement of the players, because many times you
01:35listen to the coaches picking the group, the teams.
01:38Yes, but the teams are more players together, if we are so good to improve the players as an individual,
01:52we can improve as a team.
01:54And Matti is working very hard, he's a smart guy, he's a big, big potential.
02:01His improvement, I think, is the making decision, the last decision.
02:07Maybe it has to be more calm, more focused on the ball, take the decision and follow the first decision,
02:17not change the decision during the situation.
02:25But I'm here to help my players for sure.
02:29Looking really good these last few weeks, Tottenham, it's coming together really well.
02:33Many years ago, Arsenal had a lot of improvement, a lot of changes, and you see now with Manchester United,
02:39it looks like they are looking to make changes as well and need improvements.
02:44How long, in your opinion, does it take for a very big club to get better, to be great again?
02:50I don't know.
02:53But for sure, we can't ask time.
02:59We can't ask anything.
03:02I think we have to play.
03:04I think we have already the qualities enough to win the games, to become better and better.
03:11For example, tomorrow is a big test for us.
03:16Because we won two games in a row, because we are in a good moment, and we have to show,
03:23first of all, before then, the quality of the players, the qualities of the play, the style of play.
03:31All these things are nothing, if you don't show the mentality, the attitude, the right spirit, to be hungry, also
03:44tomorrow.
03:44Maybe more tomorrow than against Coventry, no?
03:48And finally, did you speak to Pedro Porro?
03:50You were doing an interview on Spurs TV, he runs up and gives you a peck on your neck.
03:55Have you spoken to him about that?
03:56It's not fair, is it?
03:57No, because Pedro is one of the biggest players, he's a great guy, sensitive guy, he's a passionate guy.
04:10So, we are very lucky to have Pedro with us.
04:15Charlie?
04:16Hi, Roberto.
04:16I wanted to ask you, go back to Matisse Tell.
04:20He's obviously had some really tough moments at the club, but do you think that goal against Chelsea can be
04:26a real turning point for him?
04:30Yes, tough moment.
04:31Why tough moment?
04:32Because he went on the stand one time, two times, or stays on the bench, but it's part of his
04:41journey.
04:42Every one of us, we have to solve the problems, to solve the difficult moment.
04:51And the most important is to be together.
04:58Matisse has been never alone, because always with his teammates and the staff, myself, we have been always together, always
05:11close with him.
05:13I think it can improve the goal of Chelsea, it can improve the confidence, but the most important is to
05:21fight and to play for the team, for the group.
05:24Because if you fight for the team, if you play for the team, when you are in the difficult situation,
05:30you can find the team.
05:31Otherwise, you stay alone.
05:34The two wins have come after that training camp in Marbella.
05:38I spoke to Archie Gray this week about the training camp, and he said the players have returned feeling more
05:43like brothers.
05:44How successful do you feel that training camp was, from your point of view?
05:50I think, when you are a coach, you have to solve the problems, and you have to take the decision,
06:06you have to take the responsibilities.
06:11In that moment, I thought, the best way to solve our problems is to be together, to stay close, to
06:18spend time together, not on the pitch.
06:22Because on the pitch is important when there is already a big group, a big relationship, a big union between
06:31the players.
06:31And the focus went to the group, to find the best way to stay together and to improve the relationships.
06:46And in terms of your opponents, tomorrow, Crystal Palace, their manager, Pierre Sage, has been under a lot of pressure
06:52because of a few up and down results this season.
06:55What do you make of Crystal Palace?
06:57I know very well that Pierre Sage is a very good coach.
07:01I know from a long time, when he worked in Lyon and last season in Lens, a very good coach.
07:11I think it's not easy playing three competitions because they are playing in Premier League, in Europe League and in
07:24Carabao.
07:27So, I watched the game in Fulham, I watched the game against Besitas or with Newcastle.
07:36I think they lost with Newcastle, but they are alive.
07:41Tomorrow will be a tough game for us, but also for them.
07:46George, please.
07:47Hi, Roberto.
07:48With James Madison, obviously brilliant, he's available.
07:51Was it important that he came off in that moment and didn't make anything worse?
07:55And has he been able to train this week as well?
07:58This week, Madison didn't work like other players, but for tomorrow he's available.
08:06He's a special player for us, but a special player because he has unique characteristics, different than everyone.
08:21Maybe just Xavi Simos is very close with him, but his injury.
08:27Or Deki Kuluzenski can play as a 10, similar to James Madison.
08:36James is special for the characteristics, for the experience, for the personality.
08:43But we can play with Marmouche as a 10, with Conor Gallagher as a 10.
08:49We played already with Mateus Fernandes, even he's better as a playmaker.
08:57But it's not important, I think, the characteristics of the players.
09:05The most important is to put the players in the right position for them.
09:09So, if you play with one player or another player, you have to build a team right
09:19for respecting the characteristics of the players, for sure.
09:23Just with James, I think you said last week that he hadn't trained a lot,
09:26but then he played at Chelsea and was obviously very good.
09:29Is he kind of starting to show that he doesn't need to train five days a week right now,
09:34whilst his fitness is like this, he can still produce for Tottenham?
09:37Listen, I think, I believe in working, no?
09:42If I work well, I come from one city, Brescia.
09:46Brescia, we are used to working hard, and we believe working hard, you receive back the good, no?
09:54I think for James Madison, or anyway, for the player who they are coming from injury, long injury,
10:03you have to work more than the other players.
10:09But he is already four or five weeks, he is working very hard and consistently.
10:18So, I think it is not a problem if you lose two days.
10:21And then, we have to analyse if we take risks or not, because if we have to take risks, like
10:28Pedro Porro or Kuluzeski,
10:34maybe we are lucky to have a big squad, and it is important not to take risks for the new
10:45injuries.
10:46Another one, Destiny Udoggi missed the last couple of games, how is he?
10:51Yes, he is available, but he is another problematic player in terms of injuries now, no?
10:59Because he can't work consistently during the weeks.
11:04After Manchester United, he didn't work with us, with the group, for a long time.
11:14And the decision is different in the situation, because we have a great medical staff.
11:21And we are taking the right decision for each player, in the right moment, in the right situation.
11:31Maybe we made some mistakes with Pedro, with Aston Villa, but no medical staff together, me too.
11:42Or my staff as well. But he is part of the job, no?
11:48Ok, we will finish this section with Elias, please.
11:51You didn't mention Savio, is he back?
11:54Savio, no. Savio is injured.
11:57Have you felt a change in atmosphere after such a historic win for this club at Stamford Bridge last weekend?
12:06But this is the goal. We have not achieved our goal.
12:16We want to be our fans happy, but not now, at the end of the season.
12:24Now we have to push, we have to stay focused, we have to increase the, improve the spirit, the appetite,
12:40no?
12:41To win games, games in a row.
12:43And to do that, we have to show if we are good enough.
12:49But good enough on the pitch, for sure we are ready.
12:54In the head, in the mentality, we have to show.
12:57Because the step of this club is to win games in a row.
13:02And to be angry day by day, game by game, win by win.
13:10One time or two times are not enough.
13:13Do you think the team is in a position right now where they can build that momentum over the next,
13:19you know, Crystal Palace?
13:21I think, I believe in my players before as a people because we have many leaders in our group.
13:33Robertson, Vandeven, Pedro Poro, JP Van Ecke, Sandro Tonali, Rodrigo Betancourt, Tosin, Ben Davies, Madison.
13:45And they want, they push to keep the level of mentality, the spirit, the appetite, height.
13:54Especially because now football is going in this direction.
13:59And I think four of the last five goals that Tottenham scored have been from outside the box.
14:05Has this been a kind of direction to encourage your players to shoot more?
14:09And is that confidence building that they can start taking the chances a little bit more inside the box?
14:12They are working a lot in that situation, but they have this quality in themselves, no?
14:22Because Omar Marmouche, Madison, Sandro Tonali didn't score, but many times he went very close to score.
14:33Like Mateus Fernandes or Rodrigo Betancourt.
14:39I think now we are improving in a lot of things.
14:44I think we are ready to score many goals, even in different situations than the goal we scored.
14:54Fantastic.
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