00:00As a manager, this is an easy one for me.
00:03I wanted the players for the first day, 13th of July.
00:05Everyone here, all the positions doubled, top-level players, you know.
00:10But you understand how the competition works,
00:13that the market is open and you start the competition.
00:18We have to adapt as coaches to these situations.
00:21I hate these two weeks or these ten days that we have,
00:25because there is a lot of uncertainty.
00:27But not in Liverpool, not everywhere.
00:29Everywhere, because once the market is open.
00:32But we have to adapt.
00:33Honestly, I don't spend too much time thinking on these things.
00:36I know that you will ask me a lot of questions about the market and this.
00:39But I am focused on the game against Newcastle.
00:43That is massive for me,
00:45using the very good players that we have right now in the building
00:48in the best way so we can be competitive from the beginning.
01:15You know what I am going to tell you.
01:17We cannot speak about players that are not ours.
01:20I understand the questions.
01:23With Curtis, you know.
01:25I think it's not still official, but there is an ongoing situation.
01:31I understood with Curtis.
01:33I talked to him in the first or second training.
01:36We talked and I value him a lot as a player.
01:40He loves this club.
01:42It was very clear since the beginning for me.
01:45But I understood that probably the outcome was going to be what it has been at the end.
01:53In terms of what we need, there are certain situations that for me are clear,
01:58that are especially now on the wing because we don't have enough players like specific to play in those positions.
02:06And then after in other positions, I think we have to be open and open-minded in the market
02:13to see situations that honestly can improve our team.
02:17No, it's not about signing because we need a player here.
02:20No, it's about improving the squad.
02:22And we have very good players already here.
02:24So to improve our very good players, you need like specific level players, yes.
02:43Yes, I think Matthias, we knew him from before, but we've been now that you play always the first game
02:49of the season.
02:50You overanalyze everything, even the teams that he has been coaching before.
02:55We don't have so many friendlies as a reference with Newcastle.
02:59But at the end, I don't think it changes too much the style.
03:05Newcastle will be strong in transitions, very fast players up front, physical team,
03:11especially at home, the atmosphere in St. James' Park is going to be strong.
03:15So we know it's not an easy game to start the season.
03:18So we have to be ready for that start, for that level of players.
03:25And I think we are preparing for this year.
03:41I suppose it's going to be a, you know, it's always special when you play against your ex-team in
03:47your stadium.
03:48The same way when I go back to play against Bournemouth or, you know, you always want to do well
03:54in the Premier League.
03:57And the first game of the season, I think everyone will be very, very motivated.
04:02And I think it's going to be the same for Alex.
04:08I think it's going to be the same for Alex.
04:26Blake up next to you.
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