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We'll be bringing you live updates from Daniel Farke's press conference as he looks ahead to tomorrow's Carabao Cup match against Stevenage. He's due at 1pm!

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DF: No new injury concerns. Jamal Lewis was able to train for the first time after his dead leg. He got a slight hit against it so I hope it's ok. We could have him in the squad but we'll make a late decision.

DF: I don't like to change too much between games in order not to lose the rhythm last season but I think we will change a bit more than last season. I think we have more depth in the squad this season, with more quality overall. We also have to keep in mind that some players started the season without much pre-season, so we have to be careful with them. We need to be smart with these players.

DF: We have many talented young players in the squad, and we want to develop these players. So we have to play them to do that, so we will make changes tomorrow.

DF: Tim Krul is so experienced. He's played for the Netherlands and at a World Cup - he knows how to handle such a mistake. He knows it wasn't his best game but he's experienced and we won't risk him, so Michael McGovern will play tomorrow.

DF: It was a difficult decision to let Remi Matthews go. We want to develop our own Academy talents to play for the first-team - it helps identification for the club. But you can't bring through each every player. We decided last pre-season that we would play with Angus Gunn and we felt this pre-season we needed to give him a chance, but it was a tough decision to not go with him this season. It's the right conclusion now for the club and also for Remi. He's 24, and he's full of ambition and was desperate to play at this level. We wish him all the best.

DF: I'm totally happy with my three goalkeepers now. We should be very pleased to have Tim Krul, and Michael McGovern is very professional and very solid. I totally back Mickey - he's a really good goalkeeper.

DF: The cup has high priority for us. We'll prepare for it like we do for a league game. Stevenage have had a good start and there'll be no pressure on them.

DF: We have to be really, really focussed. They are a pretty experienced side and full of self-confidence. They often play with three tall strikers so we have to dominate the ball. We have to make sure we win the second balls and win the headers.

DF: Emi Buendia won't be involved tomorrow as his wife is due to give birth today, and it's important he is there for that. He will return early next week hopefully, but we will speak after tonight's game. We wish him and his family all of the best!

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That's all from Daniel today. We'll be putting more content across our channels throughout the day and tomorrow as we build-up to the match!

Posted By: DrDublin on August 13th 2018 at 13:31:09

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