00:23Hi Pierre, despite everything you did well today, it still seemed to be the familiar
00:28story of conceding from a set-piece, a soft goal in transition, where did it go wrong?
00:35I think it's the scenario of the game, because we started well, we created the chances to
00:42score first but we missed it and by doing this mistake in possession and conceding the
00:50transition and set-pieces just before the half-time, it was really hard to go in the dressing
00:58room with that, but you know, the worst thing was, with 1-0 for them, we opened the space
01:07because we have to come back to the score and we have to push and we let a lot of
01:11deaths
01:12and with their speed, they kill us in transitions.
01:17It's the first time in nine years that Palace have sat bottom of the Premier League. We're
01:23now heading into an international break. How secure do you think your job is?
01:30You can create the links between these two things, but I think the link is about the situation
01:37of the team, not only to be at the bottom of the league. Today, my job is not the most
01:47important
01:47thing, as I always told from the beginning, the most important thing is to find an efficient
01:52solution for the team and for the club.
01:54But do you still expect to be sitting in that seat in two weeks' time?
02:00Better than you, I think.
02:03And the issues on the pitch at the moment, is it personnel, is it coaching, is it both?
02:09What is actually going wrong? Why is it just two wins in ten games?
02:16I think the analyse of the day, of the match of the day, could be more or less the same
02:23in a lot of games. I always, not always, but a lot of times I said we deserve better today.
02:30I think today it was the case too. But you know, football is not about what you deserve,
02:36it's about how efficient you are and we have a lack of efficiency, offensively and defensively.
02:43And for the moment, the situation is like this because of that.
02:47But if the analysis is the same, why are the results not changing? Why are things not picking
02:52up? Because if you know what the issues are, nothing's changing.
02:57I think in the place things change.
03:00Like what?
03:02Sorry?
03:02Like what?
03:03In the way to attack, in the way to defend.
03:09Today we defend good when we were in low block, but when we opened the space against
03:15this team with the speed, it was too much difficult for us.
03:21John, can you pass the mic back to John? Thank you.
03:25Hello, Pierre. It's 10 games into the season. Obviously the position doesn't look good,
03:31but did you take a lot from today? The performance was full of heart today and it felt like a
03:37lot
03:37better today. Was it always going to take time and do you feel that you're making 10
03:42The performance was better today, but we, if we were in a situation more comfortable,
03:50we can build on this kind of thing. But now we have to take points and it was not the
03:56case
03:56today. You know, when a team is in our situation, the most important thing is about the confidence,
04:02about the way to act with efficiency at the best level of every one of us. And with this
04:12kind of thing, when you think to did not fully, but more or less the job on the play and
04:20you
04:21don't have the result expected, it's really difficult. But for me, we have to continue to work.
04:30We have to continue to improve and to manage better small details, especially how we lose the
04:38ball in first half to lead this opportunity to the opponent for this transition. And with,
04:47by managing better all the things, by being more efficient, we can keep hope.
04:53Do you retain hope in yourself and confidence in yourself that you can instigate and make
04:59those changes that you talk about that you need?
05:02I have always confidence in myself because if I didn't do the job, if I am not 100% involved
05:15in what I have to do, it's a big, big mistake. And I think I'm not in this situation, but
05:26for
05:26the moment, how we convert what we work is not at the level we expect. But I know we have
05:34to continue.
05:36Hi, Pierre. Hi. I know it was a big dream of yours, a big ambition to work in the Premier
05:41League.
05:42Yeah. What are your kind of emotions at the moment about just how it's not working and how
05:47it's been a bit of a slow start for you, how tough it's been? It's not from the dream to
05:52the nightmare.
05:54I'm not in this feeling. I'm just in my job and focus on my jump and what I have to
06:01do
06:01and find the solution. You know, I was really happy to sign here, to join this club especially.
06:09But for the moment, the results are not at the level. And I know I have to push more on
06:16the things,
06:17especially in our way of playing to make that move.
06:23The Premier League is such big business now. There's so many kind of financial implications
06:28around the position. So when you speak to the chairman and the people you need to speak to
06:33to analyze what's been going on, how do you convince the right people that you should be given the chance,
06:38especially against Coventry and Hull? Because I assume you'll think those are really winnable games.
06:42I know the condition of the job as you described, how important for a club is to stay in the
06:49Premier League.
06:50I know this kind of thing and I don't have to convince. I do my job and if my job
06:59is the way to convince people,
07:02for me it's the best thing and they just have to believe in that. If it's not the case, they
07:07will take a decision.
07:08And do you feel that the team was clapped off at half time and full time?
07:13So I think there was an appreciation from the crowd about the performance.
07:16Do you feel that there's still support here for you, whether it be from the crowd,
07:20whether it be from people upstairs? Do you kind of feel that at the moment?
07:25You know, we were really focused on what happened on the pitch and how disappointed it is to lose like
07:35this
07:36and to don't find a way to change the thing. And I think the players are really disappointed with that.
07:45It's really frustrated today, but they just have to keep in mind that we have to do more and we
07:52have to be more efficient.
07:53It's only about that.
07:55Just finally for me, but how much do you want to be the person who's in charge against Coventry, against
08:01Hull?
08:01How much?
08:03Yeah, how much?
08:05100%.
08:07That's a good reply.
08:11Matt.
08:13Hi, Pierre. Is there anything that you can take from the situation?
08:17I know it's a different situation, but at Lyon, when you took over there as manager,
08:21I know it's a lot different, but is there anything that you can take there and take that into what's
08:27happening now at Palace
08:28or that you have taken?
08:31The two rosters were different. The league was different too. The club are different too because Lyon have a history
08:45by winning things from long years and it was really a big, big crisis at this moment.
08:52And all the statistics were against us. But I think here we have more the capacity to change the things
09:01with this group.
09:05We just have to adjust some positions during the transfer window in winter to give more solutions and more efficiency
09:16in the department of the play.
09:19And I think it will be okay.
09:22I know you sort of say that it's your responsibility and that you back your players.
09:26But just on that, if you're talking about addressing it in the transfer window,
09:31do you believe that you have a squad that is good enough at the moment?
09:36Do you believe that you need to improve the squad a lot in January?
09:40We have to improve the squad every transfer window because, you know, the club sells players. We have to find
09:48solutions when we have an issue.
09:50It's a long term process to build a competitive team. But for the moment, it's not a question because the
09:58transfer window is not open
09:59and we will play with the same player until that opens. That's why it's not a question for me. The
10:06question is about what we do on session, what we have to do during the games and to find the
10:12solutions to switch the things.
10:14But what is it that you need, then, if you are indeed here in January? What is it that you
10:19need? Or what does this team need in January?
10:21I know it's not, but you brought it up. It's difficult to reply because I don't want to identify a
10:31problem today and maybe it could change in few games because how happens the games can show something different.
10:41That's why it's difficult to reply today. But I have an idea and I want to keep it for me.
10:49But what is the team lacking at the moment? Why are they bottom of the league?
10:53It's the same question. The league is about points. Everybody knows that.
11:03OK. Any others or should we leave it there? That's fine. Thanks a lot. Cheers.
