00:24Can you open us, Lewis?
00:33Yes, I think we needed this win, definitely, especially after the defeat the other day in Turkey.
00:39We arrived also very late on Thursday night, another away game, and you need to find ways
00:46to win in this kind of stadiums, and I'm very pleased for the three points.
00:51The first half, the game was quite open, chances for both teams, and I think there is a save
00:58from Alisson that is key for us, and to score that first goal I think has been important,
01:03to go to the half-time one-up, and in the second half I think we defended much better, we
01:09controlled
01:09much better the game, but in the first half it was quite open.
01:13You mentioned Alisson, how big were you with his performance?
01:17I'm very pleased, very pleased, because I think not just the save in the first half, especially,
01:23it was very good, the last one with the 2-0 already against Jeremy Pino, I think he's
01:28the 1v1 situation, just he's commanded the box very well, in the games here, normally there
01:34are a lot of things happening in the boxes, it's quite small the pitch, straight away you
01:40find yourself in situations inside your box, and I think he has shown the level he has that we know
01:46he has.
01:47John Cross?
01:48Does his performance today, in the way that you feel when you defend your goal,
01:53show just how determined the team is to win and get through a really tough test like that?
01:59Yes, I think overall we are having great results away from home, in difficult stadiums, today it looks
02:07at the end we were winning 3-0 and it was a tough game, especially in the first half when
02:13still 0-0,
02:15the situation was not solved, and I think we've had good moments from our offensive players,
02:25probably upset a little bit at the end with the penalty, very upset I would say, because it doesn't change
02:31anything,
02:32it's 3-0, 94 minutes or whatever, but I'm upset because a clean sheet is expensive and the penalty
02:38that they've called, poof.
02:41Can I just answer on Alex, because another goal for him today?
02:45Alex?
02:45Yes.
02:52Yes, I think he has had the goal, also another situation, 1v1 against the keeper, he doesn't score, but I
02:58told him,
02:58the one I appreciate more is the movement he does in Florian's goal, he attacks very well the first post,
03:05he leaves the spacing behind for Florian to arrive, good play from Bradley, and it's not just the goals,
03:12we need this kind of help from the team-mate, sometimes sacrifice your option for your team-mate,
03:20and I think even second-half situation with Viktor, I think they've been not selfish in the finishing,
03:27and I think he deserves the goal at the end.
03:30Wonderful.
03:31The team's in the top four with a few points off Arsenal, but going into the international break,
03:35is this about where you're expected to be?
03:38No, it's true, I think now more or less one quarter of the season, I think it's clear we still
03:45have room to improve,
03:47we need to become a better team, but I think this, especially away from home, we've been very solid,
03:57and I think this win helps to get ready again against United, it's going to be the next one,
04:04in a better place, you see yourself in a better place, but we know we still need to improve.
04:10When the team attacks with pace, it can look so frightening at times, how far do you think you are
04:16from getting
04:16them to be quite consistent in the way they attack them, because like I said, when it comes off, it
04:21looks…
04:21Yeah, I think when we are, I don't know, in the second half we are ahead, we can have spaces
04:27to attack,
04:28it becomes everything much easier, because obviously Palace have to leave you a little bit more of space,
04:35and then you can find situations behind them, the first half I think it was different,
04:40they are a lot lower, and especially at the beginning I think we found good positions between the lines,
04:47but we were not giving the last pass properly, I think the situation from Florian, from Dom,
04:52just a better pass, and we go against the keeper, we haven't found it in the first half,
04:56but obviously after in the second half when you are one goal up, I think you find better spaces,
05:04and attacking becomes easier.
05:07How important will it be for the confidence of Florian to get the goal from the assist?
05:11I know you've spoken before, it's not just about numbers with him, but for a player he will honestly benefit
05:15from.
05:15Yes, happy for him, because I think he's been very unlucky in the Premier League, I think a couple of
05:20goals disallowed,
05:21situations where he deserves honestly to score, and today to help us, the 2-0, also I think he has
05:28had overall a good performance,
05:31and I'm happy for him, yes.
05:33Any more, Greg, last one?
05:38Yes, yes, Dom, yes, had, I don't know, a problem, but definitely it was not 100%.
05:48Let's see, let's see, the last thing we need now is to lose players in the international games.
05:54Last time in the international break we lost three players, three very important players,
05:57so now I'm praying, it's the last thing we need, so I hope he can also take care of,
06:05I think he per-extended a little bit the knee, it was fine, but not 100%, so I think he
06:11has to be careful,
06:13see if he can play with the national team or not, but we will see, and also hope that it
06:18doesn't happen like the other break,
06:21where we lost Alex, Cody, Dom, so touch wood, we are in a better place in two weeks.
06:27They fight in the very last one.
06:28Will Dom go with the national team?
06:32I know that he will do everything to go, because he loves to play with the national team,
06:37but he was not 100% now, when he finished the game I suppose they will have to analyse their
06:46medical staff,
06:47our medical staff and see where he is.
06:49What are your medical staff going to recommend then?
06:52Yeah, I know what I want, you know, but I also have to understand the national teams,
06:58also I'm sure that Dom, if he is fine he will want to go, but I'm not sure if he
07:06is going to be fine.
