“What can I say? It’s very difficult to explain. It’s not the first time that we are spoiling a good job in the last 10 minutes. It’s something that concerns me very much right now, obviously, and to give a solution or explanation right now is very difficult because it’s something that has to be looked very carefully, in a very deep way. The only thing I can say right now is we need to find a solution because it is a pity that in the last 10 minutes we spoil 80 minutes of a very good job, and I’m not only talking about today. We are going to be looking for solutions during the week but right now I don’t have any solutions.”
What did you say to the players?
“We are in a situation in which we have to choose two ways. One way I would choose is just to react because I don’t think they deserve to be going out on the pitch with the head down. They have to react, they don’t have to accept that. Everybody, including me. I’m the first. Maybe I have to give something more because it’s a pity.
“The Premier League is so punishing you can’t afford to drop your attention down for even a minute.”
"We have to look into it. We don’t have to let panic, we don’t have to allow bad thoughts to come into our mind. We have to look for the good things we are doing, we are doing very good for 80 minutes, we have to make sure we do it for 95 minutes. That’s what I am pointing out.
"We have to look at what we are doing well and we have extend it until the end. That’s what I’m focusing on during the week.”
Positive is the youngsters.
“I’m pleased, very pleased. Freddie Sears has played very well, especially in the first 45 minutes. Obviously he’s very young, his physique needs to improve (inaudible). Jack Collison was very impressive today. He came on in the first half and did a great job and on top of that he scored a fantastic goal.
“That is very good for me, for the morale of thge players. So a positive thing to look at.”
Negative was injury to Upson. What’s situation?“He just got a dead leg. It shouldn’t be too bad. He felt it was pulling a little bit and in order not to cause too much damage he came off.”
" I’ve had so many difficult moments in my career and I’ve never really let myself down and I’m going to do the same. It’s the only way I know how to react. So I’m going to be looking for solutions, looking for things to improve.
“Maybe I need to change something. I will try to find something good for the team. Maybe I’m not doing enough. But I’m going to be reacting, that’s for sure.”
What more do you think you can do?
“You asking me questions that right now I cannot answer. I’m going to be working on them during the week. I’ve got a fantastic staff I work with and we’re going to be finding solutions.
What did you say to the players?
“We are in a situation in which we have to choose two ways. One way I would choose is just to react because I don’t think they deserve to be going out on the pitch with the head down. They have to react, they don’t have to accept that. Everybody, including me. I’m the first. Maybe I have to give something more because it’s a pity.
“The Premier League is so punishing you can’t afford to drop your attention down for even a minute.”
"We have to look into it. We don’t have to let panic, we don’t have to allow bad thoughts to come into our mind. We have to look for the good things we are doing, we are doing very good for 80 minutes, we have to make sure we do it for 95 minutes. That’s what I am pointing out.
"We have to look at what we are doing well and we have extend it until the end. That’s what I’m focusing on during the week.”
Positive is the youngsters.
“I’m pleased, very pleased. Freddie Sears has played very well, especially in the first 45 minutes. Obviously he’s very young, his physique needs to improve (inaudible). Jack Collison was very impressive today. He came on in the first half and did a great job and on top of that he scored a fantastic goal.
“That is very good for me, for the morale of thge players. So a positive thing to look at.”
Negative was injury to Upson. What’s situation?“He just got a dead leg. It shouldn’t be too bad. He felt it was pulling a little bit and in order not to cause too much damage he came off.”
" I’ve had so many difficult moments in my career and I’ve never really let myself down and I’m going to do the same. It’s the only way I know how to react. So I’m going to be looking for solutions, looking for things to improve.
“Maybe I need to change something. I will try to find something good for the team. Maybe I’m not doing enough. But I’m going to be reacting, that’s for sure.”
What more do you think you can do?
“You asking me questions that right now I cannot answer. I’m going to be working on them during the week. I’ve got a fantastic staff I work with and we’re going to be finding solutions.
"It’s very easy to look a lot at those 10 minutes and forget about the rest of the previous 80. I’m going to be looking into that and finding solutions, but I’m going to be also pointing out some good things that happened.”
No clean sheets for 26 games. Defence needs work?
“Yeah, thank you, I know (laughs). I know, I know. As I said we have to find solutions. Obviously we have to work on something and defence might be one of the things.
“You might say, because for 80 minutes they defended very well, so it might be a physical situation. It might be, I don’t know, something mental because in the last 10 minutes they let the tension close and you lose a little bit of your composure.
“I can’t say right now. It’s something we obviously need to improve and I’m going to be looking to do that.”
Do you feel you as a manager made mistakes today – Parker looked tired.
“I noticed that but there were no indications for me, Parker is a very important player for this team and so I was thinking of taking him off, but on the other hand I didn’t have any (sense) they were coming on top of us so suddenly.
“Obviously if we lost another game probably I got my responsibilities, and I take that and I’m going to be looking into that. I’m gonna be honest with myself if I done something wrong, I’ll tell the players.”
Clarke, lots of experience will prove crucial.
“Steve Clarke has been crucial since the start, so yes we’re going to be working together. We work together as a team, Steve Clarke and all the others, and we’re going to be carrying on working with that.”
You look like you are really worried.
“Obviously, more than worried I’m disappointed and sorry because I don’t think my players deserved this. As I said, I take my responsibilities and maybe I have to improve something.”
No clean sheets for 26 games. Defence needs work?
“Yeah, thank you, I know (laughs). I know, I know. As I said we have to find solutions. Obviously we have to work on something and defence might be one of the things.
“You might say, because for 80 minutes they defended very well, so it might be a physical situation. It might be, I don’t know, something mental because in the last 10 minutes they let the tension close and you lose a little bit of your composure.
“I can’t say right now. It’s something we obviously need to improve and I’m going to be looking to do that.”
Do you feel you as a manager made mistakes today – Parker looked tired.
“I noticed that but there were no indications for me, Parker is a very important player for this team and so I was thinking of taking him off, but on the other hand I didn’t have any (sense) they were coming on top of us so suddenly.
“Obviously if we lost another game probably I got my responsibilities, and I take that and I’m going to be looking into that. I’m gonna be honest with myself if I done something wrong, I’ll tell the players.”
Clarke, lots of experience will prove crucial.
“Steve Clarke has been crucial since the start, so yes we’re going to be working together. We work together as a team, Steve Clarke and all the others, and we’re going to be carrying on working with that.”
You look like you are really worried.
“Obviously, more than worried I’m disappointed and sorry because I don’t think my players deserved this. As I said, I take my responsibilities and maybe I have to improve something.”
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