Johnnie Jackson FULL post-match press conference | Chelsea 2-1 Wimbledon

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AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson gives post-match press conference after their 2-1 loss to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.

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00:00 How proud are you of the players?

00:11 Yes, so proud of my players and my team. I think we pushed them all the way, gave them

00:16 a proper game. I've been saying all week in the build-up that we weren't just coming for

00:22 the day out and the experience and all that stuff. We wanted to come and give them a proper

00:26 game and go toe-to-toe with them. I think we've done that. I don't think we've disappointed

00:31 on that. We'll see. Just a bit gutted that we haven't pushed them all the way and took

00:36 them to pens. But, yes, I have to be proud of everyone.

00:41 How did it feel to be the first defensive back to start here?

00:48 I thought the kid was outstanding, yes. Credit to himself and his family and the club really

00:54 for developing him. He's been in and out really. We haven't had that much opportunity so far

01:01 this season. But he'd done enough in pre-season that I had the confidence that when we lost

01:08 a couple of lads at the weekend that were unavailable, I had the confidence to start

01:13 him here. What a place to make your full debut. I think he was outstanding.

01:18 How's Adam Glass?

01:24 He's disappointed but we win and lose together. It's never about finger-pointing and blame

01:30 and stuff like that. Bass has been outstanding since he's come to us. Goalkeepers have their

01:36 moments and it's unfortunate you make a mistake as a goalie and more often than not it ends

01:42 up as a goal conceded. Players make mistakes high up the pitch all the time and they don't

01:46 get punished. Certainly no finger-pointing. He's a top goalkeeper and he'll continue to be.

01:52 Will you be able to replicate the fight you showed tonight?

01:59 Yes, we do. That will have taken a lot out of my players physically and mentally to be

02:05 honest. It's a quick turnaround. It will be a different type of game, a different type

02:11 of test. But if we want to be a team that is relentless in what we do and our pursuit

02:16 of success, then you dust yourself down after nights like this and you go to Newport and

02:22 you turn up and you have it there as well. That's what we do.

02:24 What goes through your mind when you see £100m players coming on your team?

02:35 Uh-oh. We knew they were on the bench and to be honest I think their manager is probably

02:44 thinking and hoping that you don't have to use them tonight and that they can have a

02:48 night off. So I think it's a testament, credit to my team, that we got them to a position

02:54 in the game that he's had to make those changes and you're bringing £200m plus players onto

03:01 the pitch. That's credit to us and how we made them approach the game. Obviously knowing

03:11 that extra quality was coming onto the pitch but I think the last 10-15 minutes of the

03:16 game we're pressing, we're trying to counter and we had our moments and certainly we weren't

03:23 just taking the defeat on the chin. We were trying to get at them and we had a couple

03:29 of moments at the end where we might have done.

03:31 Did Mauricio say anything to you about the game?

03:37 No, I just shook his hand at the end. Obviously he's doing his press and stuff like that so

03:40 I haven't spoken to him.

03:41 What did you make of his cutbacks?

03:46 I think just the belief. We came into the game with belief because of the start of the

03:51 season that we've had and I think that gave us the confidence to approach the game the

03:55 way that we did and to come here and really take it to Chelsea. I think that should just

04:01 double down our belief. The fact that we've come here and given them the type of game

04:05 and given them the headaches that we have and we've had to do it in a different way,

04:10 approach the game differently to what we would do in a League Two game. Preparing to not

04:15 have the ball for long periods but being disciplined in our shape and stuff like that. We've had

04:21 to do it a different way tonight, haven't quite got the result but I think we can take

04:24 so much belief and heart from it.

04:26 How important is the game for you?

04:40 I think it's a great night for the club. We knew what it would be like when we drew,

04:45 when the draw came out. We knew if they'd have let us have more tickets Chelsea then

04:50 I think we'd have sold them too. There was such an appetite and enthusiasm for the game.

04:55 Buoyed on now by the performance and the scenes at the end with the supporters, you can tell

05:01 how behind this team they are and the positivity there is in the football club because of the

05:06 start of the season we've had. I think what they're seeing the lads do is fight and give

05:12 everything for the shirt. First and foremost that's what Wimbledon fans expect and that's

05:19 what we demand as a staff. They're doing that tenfold, I can't fault them for that. I think

05:25 they're appreciating what they're seeing from the lads.

05:27 How different is this field compared to last season?

05:46 I think you can see it's a totally different team. It's a completely different team, it's

05:51 a different personnel, it's got a complete freshness to it which is obviously something

05:55 that I was big on in the summer about our recruitment and getting it right and making

06:00 sure that it felt and looked a whole lot different. It certainly does, we've got different players

06:06 and we play in a different way and that's a distant memory now. We don't always get

06:13 asked about it last season but at our club we don't talk about it. We spoke about it

06:16 on day one of pre-season and then we said we'd never speak about it again. I get asked

06:22 in interviews and press about it but I think it's probably about time we put a line under

06:27 that and this is a new team with a new focus and a new path.

06:31 How confident are you of the new 18-year-old?

06:52 We've got high hopes from him. If we didn't think he was ready we wouldn't have given

06:56 the opportunity but the professionals that signed this year, Aaron Sassu, Paris Lott,

07:01 Morgan Williams, they've all had opportunities. They've had opportunities because they deserve

07:05 it and it's credit to them what they've done in pre-season. If I hadn't seen that I wouldn't

07:10 have the confidence to involve them but they've forced my hand so they're very much a part

07:15 of what we want to do.

07:16 No questions, words worth, no?

07:39 No.

Johnnie Jackson FULL post-match press conference | Chelsea 2-1 Wimbledon

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