00:17Okay, if you have a question, could you put your hand up and use the mic, please?
00:22Who would like to start?
00:28Hi Pierre, obviously a difficult game there, how did you assess that?
00:34It was a difficult game, 11 v 11, and when we took the red card it was a more difficult
00:43game because we let the ball too much to our opponent and they played really well with
00:48the ball.
00:49We defended well during the first half, but after they scored on the third pieces, the
00:58step was really high.
00:59During the half time we decided to try to keep this result until minute 75 and to make some
01:07substitution to push at the end of the game to come back.
01:10But we took a second goal at minute 74, just before the substitutions and at the end our
01:18B plan was cancelled by this.
01:21Obviously a red card doesn't automatically mean defeat, but how much did that impact you,
01:26especially the player in Jean-Philippe Mateta, given the way he holds the ball up and stops
01:32it coming back?
01:32How big a blow was that?
01:36It's like this, it's a situation I can command, but I cannot change.
01:41That's why I have to do with, we will play with other players.
01:46We have Jürgenstrand Larsson, we have Andy Nketiah able to play in this position, other
01:51players too.
01:52And now it's like this, I think, during two or three games and okay, we will do, we will
01:59do the job because there's no way to change the things.
02:03Do you feel like you've been let down a little bit this season, Axel Dizarse being sent off
02:08against Sipc-Switch, Jean-Philippe Mateta today, both avoidable.
02:12Do you feel like you've been let down a little bit?
02:16No, because today it was a little bit different.
02:19I think he didn't see the player when he tackled and it's a normal red card.
02:24I have nothing to say about that.
02:29That pushed the team in a bad situation.
02:33We have to defend, we have to stay compact altogether, but it was too difficult because
02:37each time we recovered the ball, we gave it back to our opponent and in this way it's impossible
02:45to exist in this kind of game, especially against a team with this quality with the ball.
02:52Conceded twice in, I think, all but one of your Premier League games this season.
02:56Do you see progress in the way the team is defending?
03:00Is there an answer to this?
03:02Do you feel like you know the answer?
03:04Yes, but at which price?
03:07Because today we didn't exist offensively and we have no chance to come back in this game.
03:14If we wanted only to defend, it could be a satisfaction, but I'm not satisfied by that.
03:20I think we can defend like this by attacking too, but today the times between when we defend
03:30and when we attack, the transition was rarely not at the level of expected because we gave
03:37back the ball and we have to master the ball more in this situation.
03:42We don't have really some players to attack the depth, that's why when we recover the
03:49ball in low block, we have to keep it collectively.
03:53So it's a personnel thing, it's about the players that you have, that is why you can't win the
04:00ball back or do better in transition or play more attacking and keep the ball.
04:04Is it to do with the players that you have available?
04:08You know, in my mind it's never a problem of players, it's my problem.
04:14I have to find the solution and the solutions are really collective because we have to, we
04:22were able to play better, we were able to defend higher and today on Wednesday and today
04:30we choose to defend lower, but we struggle when we recover the ball and we have to improve
04:39this moment of the play because if not, it will be too much difficult to defend like this.
04:45Do you think that sort of defending deeper is the answer at all, it's always to play higher
04:51and win the ball higher and keep the ball?
04:54During the game we have to defend lower in certain moments, but we cannot defend all the
05:00games like this.
05:01If not, it will be really difficult for us to create some chances and to have the ambition
05:07to win games.
05:09Hi Pierre, does your team have a problem defending set pieces?
05:13In the Fulham game there were a couple of chances that were quite clear, I think it's six goals
05:18now, maybe the team has conceded, is there a problem in this area?
05:22I think it's a problem of a long time in this team and today we took a goal like this
05:29and
05:29the second one was on the ball clear first time and second cross.
05:36We didn't choose the good organization in the first set pieces because one player is alone
05:42in the far post and in the second one we were on the ball with J.D. Canvaux but with
05:51less
05:51aggression than the guy who scored.
05:54That's why it's about how we decide to defend on set pieces on the first and the aggression
06:02in the second one.
06:04That's why the work is hard and big.
06:08The team now sits in the relegation zone.
06:11I'm sure there's an appreciation that you'll want the board to be patient and give you time
06:17to turn things around but relegation obviously is a disaster for Crystal Palace.
06:23Is that a worry now, the position of the team and the table?
06:27Yes, it's a disaster for every club in the Premier League especially but I have to speak
06:31about my club and I agree with you.
06:35You know I'm not comfortable with the situation on the table but it's a consequence of what
06:42we did bad on the pitch and my only action is on the team and on the pitch, that's why
06:49I can't speak about the situation of the club in the table, of my situation because it's
06:56a consequence of this but my only way to change things is on the pitch and that's why I told
07:03to the player I want to be the first on the pitch on Monday.
07:06They can trust in me, I will never give up, I will do the best session I can do on
07:11Monday
07:11because now I have the rage to train more because the game I saw this evening is not in line
07:21with my conviction and I don't like when we let the initiative too much to the opponent.
07:27I was really impressed by what I see with the other team and I like this kind of play.
07:36I know we are not the same team but we are able to do things with the ball and we
07:40have
07:40to improve that.
07:41What would your message be to Crystal Palace fans, to I guess the decision makers at Crystal
07:47Palace, what would you be saying to them about how you can turn this round, how you're the
07:52person to make sure that Crystal Palace don't stay in this precarious position?
07:56I'm really aware of the situation, I don't like this situation because I have to respect the
08:04history of the club and when you wear this jersey, when you wear this badge, you have to give
08:10your best on the pitch because the history is really heavy on this club and we have to
08:17be in line with that and they can trust in me because I will give my life for that.
08:23You know, I'm the kind of person who never give up.
08:30Hi Pierre.
08:32I just wondered, in the dressing room afterwards, what is the mood among the players?
08:36Do you still feel that they are playing for you?
08:39After the game?
08:40Yeah, after the game the player was really frustrated because they gave a lot, they fight a lot
08:45today without the result expected.
08:48I think they are aware of the context but it's not an excuse.
08:52We have the opportunity, a small opportunity to come back to 1-1 just before the plan we built
09:00in the dressing room during the half-time but we missed it and at the end when we took this
09:09second goal it was really difficult for us and Dean Andersson made some incredible saves.
09:17But I just want to tell them that you can trust in me.
09:24I'm the responsible of this team and I will be the first on the pitch and to give my best
09:30to help you, sorry, because we are all in the same boat.
09:36I'm just wondering, in your career, you've not had that much experience in senior management,
09:42have you ever found yourself in this position before and are you confident that you're going
09:46to have time to get up?
09:48When I was in Lyon, I was an amateur coach.
09:55I trained some players from the academy and I took the team with 7 points after 14 journeys.
10:09And Opta said, you have no chance to stay in this league.
10:14And at the end we qualify in Europa League.
10:18And what we did at this moment is to stay all together, to work a lot, to find the enjoyment
10:29on the pitch, on the things they did when they were some children who play in their club,
10:41things like this.
10:42And when the confidence comes, I think we will improve a lot of things.
10:50And first of all, we have to find the balance between the situation of now and our future.
10:57And I think this point is really important.
11:00We saw some things sometimes, but for the moment we don't switch with the good thing.
11:07But I keep in my head that I will find the solution.
11:14And you're confident that you're going to get the time to do that?
11:16I mean, this week…
11:17It's not me to decide this thing, but if I have one hour, I will give my best during
11:22one hour.
11:23If I have ten years, I will give my best during ten years.
11:26But you know, for me, I'm responsible of the situation.
11:32And I am the guy who will find the solution for the situation.
11:47Hello coach, Noheila Sawaf, journalist marocain.
11:51Bonjour.
11:52Bonjour.
11:53Pour ma question, comment évaluer la récupération de Shadi Riad ?
11:57Fait-il toujours partie de votre plan pour cette saison ? Et merci.
12:04Eh bien, écoutez, enchanté d'accueillir un journal marocain.
12:09Shadi Riad, on le voit tous les jours au club, il s'occupe de sa réathlétisation
12:14et on l'accompagne là-dedans, il l'a fait très sérieusement.
12:17C'est un garçon qui garde l'espoir et qui est convaincu qu'il va revenir rapidement.
12:23Donc ça lui donne beaucoup d'énergie au quotidien pour faire le travail.
12:28Et dans tous les cas, bien sûr qu'il est dans nos plans.
12:30We spoke about Shadi Riad, who is in rehab.
12:34He gave his best. We help him to come back quickly.
12:39And he is really involved in his rehabilitation and keep the hope to come back before the end of the
12:48season.
12:48And we expect that too.
12:55Hi coach.
12:57Kauta from Morocco, a Moroccan journalist based in London.
13:01I actually have a question.
13:03Do you see that the team is ready to compete in the next matches?
13:08And this squad, do you see you have something in weakness regarding this result?
13:16Yes.
13:18What would you change like?
13:21Change the results?
13:23No, in terms of squad list.
13:27Do you want to change the guy in my team?
13:29For the next game?
13:31For the next game?
13:32The weakness that you would work about.
13:33I have to change Mateta because he will be suspended.
13:36That's the only thing I know.
13:38For the moment I don't know.
13:39I have to analyse that.
13:40And you know, I don't want to put the responsibility of the players today.
13:48I am the responsible.
13:54That's all?
13:55Yes.
13:57That's it?
13:57Oh yeah.
13:58That's it.
13:58That's it.
13:59Sorry.
14:01Thank you guys.
