Why? Yeah, all good. I think probably I would prefer doing that for the next half an hour,
instead of talking about what you want to talk about.
Jürgen, first of all, can I get to your reaction to Rhian Brewster speaking out
about the racist abuse he suffered, and also ask what further support
the club is going to give him as he looks for the authorities to take action?
All the support he needs, he wants, and...
Yeah, all the support you can give, because it's quite interesting, to be honest,
I've been in this business, this sport really long and...
..I never faced a situation like that. And that means to a lot of people,
that actually I think it doesn't happen - but obviously it happens all the time.
I'm really happy that he is... And you need to be brave, and he is brave enough
to do what he did, because it's such an important thing,
I really can't believe that people have...
these kind of thoughts still in their mind, it's so strange in this world...
..that it happens, and obviously we needed a 17-year-old boy,
I don't know how to say it, to shout out,
to say, "Here, it's still happening and it happens all the time.
"I need help, we need help and we have to stop that."
We are all really happy about it, it's not a situation you want to be a 17-year-old boy in,
but if it's like this, he needs help, and we'll give it to him of course.
Obviously we know you've been able to add to your squad, it will go through on January 1st,
with Virgil van Dijk arriving, but when the club makes such a big-money signing like that,
what impact does that have on the club's resolve to resist big-money offers
for your own players? Thinking obviously of Philippe Coutinho in that respect.
Oh, I don't think that's a club problem or whatever.
I'm surprised about the development in the last...two years, let me say.
Because it was big steps, but the last half year changed pretty much everything.
We cannot, as a club, change that. Of course not each club would be able to do it,
but a lot of clubs ARE able to do it and they will in the future,
and it's all about, how the market always is, it's about the need and the opportunity.
So if you want to sign a player, actually the last thing I think about is the price.
That's not because I like throwing money around,
it's only because we are only thinking about the player,
and then there's one moment where you get the price and you have to accept it or not.
Like I said, we didn't make it, but it's a big change in football of course
in the last few months and years, and, yeah, we have to adapt to it,
so that's how it is, it doesn't mean all transfers now will be in this category
but it's the same like it was before,
half a year ago there was a big transfer for an offensive player,
and now we have a big transfer for a defensive player
and it's round about a third of it, like it always was.
Yeah, that's it. Not nice, but that's the market,
that's the world and we have to adapt.
So going into the New Year, do you have New Year's resolutions,
what do you want to see more of from your team, what do you want to see less of?
Scoring more, conceding less - easy, eh?
And...
Even when I think we played really well very often,
I would like to say that we still can play at our best more often,
that's how it is, and if we are not at our best we still have to get results.
That's a few things we are working on, but so far it's not too bad.
I think we have enough space to improve.
Just as far as January's concerned, about potential outgoings,
if not necessarily permanent signings, maybe one or two of your players
who've been out for long term or need game time, like both the Daniels I suppose,
are there any situations where that could happen,
where somebody could either go out permanently
or on loan, from your players?
Depends, the first thing we have to make sure is that we have the squad
for the second part of the season.
Because we had a good situation so far in the squad
and that's what we need to have again in the second half of the season.
So usually you'll make an agreement for a year,
I know players have longer contracts and stuff,
but that's how it is, everything can happen in the big transfer window in the summer,
but usually you make an agreement for a year and the player has that time to train and play
that good that it makes sense that he stays here,
and for a few young players it's quite different, we have to see what we do there,
but with all the rest, we will see that the club interest is first,
100 per cent, so we need to make sure
that we have enough players for different situations.
And then we have to think about, the perfect situation is for both sides really good,
or perfect nearly, for the player and the club,
but if not then the club needs to come first. So we will see what happens,
there's nothing decided so far. There's interest in players of course,
but if we agree or not - no decision so far.
And as far as Jordan is concerned, I know his injury,
he won't be back in the foreseeable future, I'm just wondering if you've got
an official prognosis of when he may or may not be back and how big a miss...?
There are always prognoses, but it depends on the healing process
and if the player is a quick healer or not,
so there are big differences between individuals.
So, yeah, Hendo I think starts running outside today, which pace and whatever we will see,
but he is on a good way, so I don't want to say any date,
because it would maybe put pressure on him which he really doesn't need,
and on the other side it would look like
we don't have the player for the next six or eight weeks and that's not true at all.
So we have to wait. Hendo, I think he's rather a quick healer, he's on a good way
and is desperate to be back on the pitch, so hopefully not too long.
In Jordan's absence, Phil took over the captain's armband for the previous game,
but with the speculation and everything regarding him and his future,
in terms of what he brings to the team, he's showing energy and real commitment,
and with the armband that seems to be on show on the pitch,
how committed he is to the club here and what it's trying to achieve,
even though people are talking about him and linking him elsewhere.
I just wondered what your thoughts were...
Ah! I was waiting for the question.
I'm in that Christmas daze.
No problem.
I don't want to make the story less romantic, but it was exactly like I said it.
When Hendo was not playing, when Milly was not playing, I need to look -
"Oh, longest servant - Phil Coutinho." That's why he's captain.
Maybe I could be smarter and think about,
"Maybe I will give him the armband and he will never leave",
or, "Give him the armband and he will be especially happy." That's not how it works.
But obviously he dealt really well with it,
because the armband can do different things to you.
You can feel the lift or the pressure, and, yeah, it didn't disturb him,
I think we saw that. So it's all good in the moment.
He's in a really good moment, to be honest,
I'm not sure if the armband had a big influence,
if it did, no problem with that, but he played very well in the last couple of weeks,
even when he didn't wear the armband,
so it's just an armband and not more.
The job that Hendo is doing, and Milly is doing,
in the dressing room for the club, it's a different thing.
The moment when you get the armband in England, everybody tells you afterwards
what you have to do from now on, what other players don't have to do,
so it's quite a job. But having it on the pitch, it's important but not in the same way.
Anything from the Press Association?
We play against Leicester by the way(!)
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I'm the Leicester!
Ahh, you're the Leicester question.
Yeah, just your thoughts, they've had a changing season, where it started one way
and they're picking up a little now, how do you see them as a challenge?
They're in a good way, football-playing, a real development to see,
since Claude Puel came, they've changed.
The main strength is still the same,
they are well organised and have an incredible threat on the counter-attack,
with the speed, with Jamie Vardy and Mahrez,
and now Gray properly involved in the first XI,
so that's really good. They're an experienced team,
so it will be difficult, that's for sure.
They didn't have the results in the last four games, but that only means they are more...
greedy or desperate, whatever, for a result now.
I don't think it makes a big difference if they play at Liverpool or somewhere else,
they need the points, and that makes the job difficult, but that's how the Premier League is.
All teams have quality, and especially Leicester.
But I think we played them already twice,
over 180 minutes we were the better side for 120.
Yeah... Yeah, for sure, the second half in the Carabao Cup,
when they scored, was not that good,
but all the rest, we played them really well. But it was with another manager, you're right.
So we are aware of the development, but we still want to win the game.
We need to be ready again, like I said a few times,
very intense period, but it is for all teams, so it's a fair competition,
and we have to show that we are really ready.
I guess in the summer you guys made it quite clear that you want to hold on to Phil.
Do you feel like their position on Mahrez was the same? They had a lot of interest,
they've showed the same resolve to hold onto their big player.
To give the answer for that I need to know much more about the situation.
Mahrez, he is a fantastic player and I can imagine a lot of clubs are interested in him,
but that he's still there shows that obviously somebody in Leicester convinced him,
and so a very important player for them, 100 per cent.
Obviously Moreno, you've said he can't play the next two games,
but is there any more update on his condition?
So probably he is the quickest healer in the squad, but still not sure, he is...
The next two games... I think I have to involve the third game as well,
and then we have nine days between Everton and City, around about,
I think that could be the first for him then.