Find the age-old sort of cliched
football question.
I suppose, is it a point gained or to Lost
Point gained? Because
that's what it is
on paper. It's a critical time and I think
we're a little bit tense today. I think probably the
from having two games were really fought hard and got
well-deserved wins against really tough opposition
with no disrespect to Watford. We expected to come here and
maybe win a game. The Premier League doesn't work that way.
So we created all the chances that
in have a shot and a goal.
We didn't create quite Cutting Edge, clinical challenges. Like
we probably would have wanted to. So we take the point and we
move on 13 Corners in the game. I think had 16 shots
one. Very good, safe on Ben Foster, but probably
the rest of it was all, fairly routine.
Yeah. And again, I think that's probably a little bit
typical of this time of season
as I say, detent nature of it from our point of view,
the relax nature from their point of view. Fresh players coming
in. Maybe haven't been playing I
want to show some ink. Very happy to be organized and make
it difficult for us at times and we just didn't have
the extra bet. We played three days ago. The players look per line
to that. So I'm not pointing any fingers. I think it's
important. Now, the players get a rest tomorrow
and we look at Sunday,
incredible, turn off thousand Everton fans, I think. And
they, I think they literally never shut up. It was, it was
one song.
It was extraordinary. Yeah, they are extraordinary and are
there pushing along with the pliers, and the players have
been delivering, and it's been great. And in
since I've been here, but in recent Some weeks and results
that we're picking up and there's a poll that we're
getting from them. So, you know, they can they'll stick
with us. And
as I say, I think it's important that applies rest
come Sunday, good. His son to games are good as from now on
the bounce.
We have to be together. We have to fight and we kind of know
what we need now. Yeah, just fine one as well. I mean,
the seasons I've seen nearly coming to an end. But Dominique how
that lewin's getting miniature Tom Davis on
on the bench today. You
those options might be important for you in these
games. Yeah. I'm yeah, certainly a particularly
dominant because he now is spinning. To try and get fit
and and sell them on London's. Been doing really well. It's
not easy choices to what
who are bring on the up front, whether I have to change
the shape. If you have one Striker, you choosing from those Lads
and they're firing. Some of the other players on the bench have
been injured. Tom's been injured for a long time. When
coming back
Islands had a few issues lately and has been struggling
a little bit and carrying injuries and fine with
everything for the team. So
the bench is looking good. But you know, we're at that stage
of season now while we're fighting to get to where you
want to be and as I say that, we kind of know where that is.
Now,
all the best. Thank you for appreciating. Thank you very much.
Rodriguez.
So Frank not the results you wanted, but it's a point and
leads lost. So it's something tonight. Yeah, if you can't
win, we should lose this stage of the season, is very
important for us.
I didn't they didn't give us any problems defensively,
really. No shots. And I go,
we had some opportunities but not enough, really good
opportunities. I thought we were a bit tense. Maybe in
a game
off the back of two really big results.
Maybe were expected to come here and win
maybe a little bit of tightness from the players from playing
at Leicester.
So we We want our best about that. We were the better team,
but we take the point and we know know what we have coming
up. I mean what happened the last or it may be
but ultimately I killed you tonight but didn't manage to
win the game because we've got there a lot.
And and that's probably where you need a bit of sharpness,
which I thought we liked today
in terms of the pliers that we have in those forward areas.
Normally they can go one be one very well and we're getting
a lot of opportunities around the box
and today, we didn't quite have that little Edge to our guy -
normal. It can happen, especially at this late stage.
It is Season. The players are given everything all the time.
It's good for them now have a few days so we can have a rest
day tomorrow and we'll be ready for brain, third
of the weekend, but still survival mode. Very much on
good performances of the last couple of weeks. What is, you
know, what happened? What? Turn the tide for you.
You just have to keep working. I came in here and midseason and
we were not in a good place in terms of the form and maybe
the confidence of the players
and we started well and then we've had some tough times
particular away from home. That's been the big thing,
a good as some have been Fantastic form. Since I've been
in
away from home. We haven't picked up points
and I suppose, that's the good thing about looking at the last
two games. We play. Lester play here and pick up four points.
You need to do that through the season from start to finish. So
we've kept working.
We're improving as a team. The players are more confident.
They're understanding what they're capable of and we need
to keep showing that
when you look to the raid from The touchline Today, seeing
those away fans travelling and that's like the atmosphere has
been at goodison has been unbelievable. I mean,
those set of hands just can't go down.
Well. Well, we have not really, we have a responsibility to
fight with everything to help them, stand the league. They
have been a real support to us in all senses and recent weeks
but all the time and they need to see the players fight and
work. And
we're bit disappointed today because I think we had a bit more.
Normally we could give
but they give everything for us. So yeah, we we understand
the responsibilities. We understand their passion. They
want to stay in the league and we have to do everything to do
that for them. You're getting shifts from from other players.
Now that haven't been likes first team starters, Fabian
Delph fantastic cinnamon.
Today and then, you know, covered low enough coach with
his physicality coming in. How long can can Dominic start last
two or three months that Dominic can now? He's been
fair to, you know, expand getting small injury after
small injury frustrating injuries. His last one. Now is
couple of weeks away has been trying in the time we've been
playing well,
so I know that he's always a great option for us and it's
nice to get them on the pitch and get minutes. He can
definitely be a force for us, but I haven't really had
Dominic since I've been here, you know, the games he's
played, he's not
been 100% and we've never been able to get it running. Games
for him, but now he's dead.
So it's great to have him back as a,
these last few games. And yeah,
other players in the team are pushing
giving everything can performing. Well,
thank you. Thank you.
Cheers nicely.