00:27I think it was, I think I was disappointed.
00:30I was disappointed with the first 20-25 minutes, I think we didn't start the game with the intensity that
00:35the game requires, to win here is very difficult, I know it very well, normally Bournemouth starts really strong and
00:42it took us this 20-25 minutes until we match a little bit, this level and from there I think
00:48at the end of the first half and second half we played better and we had better situations with the
00:53ball and we could win the game.
01:00I know it was maybe quite afternoon before that but the chance came in or something.
01:05Yes, the striker job is like this, he had a couple of straight, the crossbar that doesn't hit properly, one
01:12chance the control and this but at the end he has to help us to be closer to the box,
01:19to play in opposition halves, to have meaningful possession and then if the team is playing there, he will receive
01:27the rewards in terms of goals.
01:30But it has cost us today, putting the levels so we could play better.
01:36You've got three weeks off now between games, how do you sort of assess your first month in the job,
01:43are you happy?
01:43I think overall we've improved definitely since the first games, some of the things, we still need to improve more
01:53things, I think happy is the third clean sheet in a row, I think in the league, today is a
02:00kind of difficult game, I knew, you never play comfortable here, Bournemouth doesn't allow you to play comfortable normally, they
02:07put you under pressure and you have to adapt and you have to win this kind of game.
02:13But we still have to get ready because the schedule that we have now is very difficult, I think we
02:24are playing against the top four teams and then in between Champions and then in between Chelsea and Carabao and
02:32everything in two, three days and so we have to get ready because this next month after this break is
02:42going to be very demanding for us.
02:52I think the more time, especially the defenders, I think it becomes more solid as a unit, the defensive line,
03:00I think Jeremy, Virgil with the help now of Ronald and Miloš are getting the connections, I think
03:13I think becoming more solid and in moments that you need to defend the result or they are putting your
03:22pressure, I think we are looking solid.
03:25Just on Jeremy, can you say that he signed before the UK?
03:30Yes.
03:32I am happy for him because he is also received, I think his first international call-up, he is going
03:37with France, that is a big national team and I know that he is happy.
03:44He is still very young, he is adapting really well to the Premier League, I think the first games physically
03:51he was feeling the change of rhythm, he was finishing with cramps, finishing really tired, we had to sub him.
03:57I think today has been a step forward, he looked solid until the end, I think he has finished physically
04:04also in a good place and I hope he can continue this development.
04:10You spoke about the schedule after the international break, I mean, in these next 2-3 weeks, what is the
04:16plan, is it a bit of time off?
04:18Yes, we will still train but it is true that we are training with 4-5 players because most of
04:22the team is playing with the national team, the players will have now some days off and then we will
04:30keep working with the ones that stay and then prepare well for when the others come and you have like
04:37this more than 3 days probably to prepare the City game.
04:41We are ready, we are ready not just for that game, for the run of games that we have, that
04:45is, it is going to be demanding.
04:47Last one to you.
04:50Is the feeling of coming back what you expected it to be, did anything surprise you, did you feel like
04:53you wanted to get the dugout, what was it like for you?
04:56It surprised me, it looks nicer everything, even the dressing room, where we do the press, I can see already
05:04filling the corners and I love it because I love this club and I see that this is,
05:10this is even growing more, you will enjoy European nights here and you can feel it.
05:18It is early days, this stadium will finish being a lot nicer, I know the plans but I was delighted
05:28to see a lot of the people that I appreciate so much here, yes.
05:32Thank you everyone.
05:38How are you?
05:39Thank you, bye.
05:40Thank you, bye.
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