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At Cooknee nice and early for the 3.30pm press conference - blame that on the roadworks.
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PC: Positive ahead of Man City. Squad is looking good. With Thursday and Sunday games we have to look hard at what we do. Man City will see us using a lot of energy without the ball.
PC on busy schedule - really busy. Cited Liverpool v Spurs, 10 and nine changes respectively and they haven't played as many games as us. But no complaints - we try and build a squad to cope with that.
PC: Lots of things to take into account, including those on international duty. No more playing every game - 'those days are gone'
PC: It is the same for everybody. We need to adapt and find different ways to get better as a team.
PC: On conceding - need better defending. Look at our goals v Boro. 1st one is individual mistake. After that they were goals where we had more people behind the ball than attacking players - our defending needs to be better in general.
PC: It is finding right things at the right moment - we need to be defensively stronger in one v one and blocking shots.
PC: It is not just defenders, it is the reaction of attacking players when they lose the ball.
PC: We are not a naive team. It is the small margins and small details where we need to be better.
PC: On Man City challenge. Need players to over-perform, need a bit of luck, a really good keeper to make some great saves ... most important you need 90m of belief in yourself and team-mates. Fear will never get you a result.
PC: David v Goliath wins are the ones that stay in your head forever. Time to make memories is the clear message.
PC: It is a massive opportunity for our players to create something for their future. I see their excitement - now it is time to do it.
PC: Recalls playing for Bruges in Barcelona - an experience that the next time you stepped on to that stage you did better.Players must show their best version of themselves as a team.
PC: If you see their squad you ave Arsenal, Man City, Barcelona, maybe Real Madrid, then Bayern and PSG - they are the best in the world
PC: We like to have the ball a lot so this will be a different experience.
PC: On travelling fans - I remember them always singing in my first game at Birmingham. We want to give them a good game and give good energy to my players as well.
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That's all from Philippe Clement - that press conference went at double speed. Don't get the impression whatsoever this is a man who does not believe in his players and in the fans.
Posted By: DrDublin on September 16th 2026 at 15:45:23
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