Manchester United v Brighton
Old Trafford, Manchester, UK.
19/01/2025
Old Trafford, Manchester, UK.
19/01/2025
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00:00I'm going to ask you a few questions.
00:02I'm not sure if I can ask you a few questions.
00:04Is that a hell of a question?
00:06You can't ask a question.
00:08Yes, I can.
00:10Fabio?
00:12Hold on for a sec.
00:24Go on, Tom.
00:26That seemed relatively straightforward
00:28from your perspective.
00:30Were you surprised
00:32how comprehensive
00:34in a way that win was?
00:36Surprised not
00:38because I think
00:40the performances from us in the last
00:42weeks, also when we
00:44get a lot of draws, they were very positive
00:46and they were very
00:48consistent. Of course we didn't
00:50get the result we expected to have
00:52or what we maybe also deserved.
00:54Today we showed a very mature
00:56performance. We
00:58had a good balance between the
01:00defensibility and controlling the game.
01:02In possession I think the only time
01:04we were a little bit too passive
01:06or the only phase was after
01:08we shot the goal. I think there we
01:10were too passive but in general
01:12I think very mature,
01:14controlling the game, creating
01:16chances and defended quite good.
01:20I wonder what
01:22sort of confidence you felt
01:24for the players coming here today?
01:28Was there a sense just arriving
01:30that they felt confident coming here?
01:32I think we
01:34should be always confident, we should always
01:36go to an away stadium
01:38with the mindset
01:40of we can win it because
01:42I think we have the skill, we have the
01:44potential in the squad and
01:46if you don't come here and don't have to believe in yourself
01:48then I think it won't work.
01:50If you have doubts, it's the
01:52wrong mindset, if you have negative energy
01:54it's the wrong mindset.
01:56We were positive, we had the self-belief
01:58in us, we had self-belief
02:00because of the performances in the last weeks
02:02and you need to have the right
02:04mindset of course
02:06besides the tactical
02:08things and therefore
02:10I think the guys
02:12look quite confident on the pitch
02:14and I think you need this
02:16self-confidence, especially here in Old Trafford
02:18to win a game.
02:22Karim, Karim Itomo
02:24is now the record
02:26Japanese goalscorer
02:28in the Premier League, 15 goals.
02:30What makes him
02:32difficult for
02:34defenders to deal with?
02:38I think when
02:40Karou
02:42always stays active
02:44when he's not near the ball,
02:46when he knows how to
02:48use his speed, when he
02:50understands when he has to
02:52do the deep run, the right timing
02:54in the right moment, then he's
02:56a big, big player because
02:58he is everything,
03:00he's fast, he's good in one against one,
03:02he can score goals,
03:04he can find a solution in
03:06narrow spaces with not a lot
03:08of time and therefore
03:10I'm really happy to work with him
03:12because he's a good listener and
03:14I'm not a big fan from statistics
03:16but this statistic is very nice and I have
03:18to congratulate him to this statistic.
03:20How much were you aware of him
03:22before taking charge last summer?
03:24How much did you see him within?
03:26How excited were you about
03:28the prospect of working with him?
03:30I heard a lot of
03:32things from him, I also
03:34am always interested in the
03:36past from the players,
03:38where do they come from, what are
03:40values in their culture because
03:42it's so important to understand
03:44the person behind the player,
03:46what is important for
03:48him, what needs he has,
03:50what wishes he has,
03:52what is for example the main
03:54thing in the Japanese culture and then
03:56we as a coach we have to adapt
03:58and therefore I'm always
04:00very interested in the past and I heard a lot
04:02of positive things from him
04:04and he's a very good listener,
04:06he wants to improve,
04:08he wants to learn and today I'm happy
04:10for him that he was very
04:12active to second post.
04:14Hi Fabian, another goal
04:16for your junior in Brunswick,
04:18he wasn't necessarily a
04:20goal scorer for Leeds,
04:22what's changed since he signed with Brighton,
04:24how have you managed to get goals from them?
04:26You have to ask him this,
04:28so in the end it's always the quality
04:30from the players and for me
04:32it's very important that the
04:34players listen, that the players come to the James
04:36show and want to improve because
04:38we have a very young squad,
04:40we have a squad with a lot of potential
04:42so it's very important
04:44for us as a staff and the coaching
04:46team to get
04:48the best out of the players because
04:50if the individual players improve then the whole
04:52team will improve and that's the way
04:54how we try to work
04:56but in the end it's always the intrinsic motivation
04:58from the players and that's
05:00very individual and when
05:02they work hard
05:04they have so much potential and
05:06we try to help them to be the best
05:08version of themselves and George
05:10is listening, he's very present
05:12in the opponent's box the last several
05:14weeks and if you're there in this position
05:16of course it was a little bit of luck
05:18the third goal because of
05:20a mistake but he was there and
05:22if you're not there, not sprinting in the box then you can't
05:24score and that's I think the main
05:26thing for him.
05:28How was that for you?
05:34It was very special
05:36and I think in my squad it's one
05:38of his favourite players he worked with
05:40with Danny Welbeck and Danny
05:42Welbeck connected us
05:44and we had a small exchange
05:46several weeks ago, he's a very
05:48humble and
05:50nice guy and today we met
05:52the first time in person
05:54and yeah
05:56I think one of the best
05:58coaches ever so
06:00great to meet him.
06:02I know Manchester United are not
06:04your concern but I just wonder
06:06what you make of it
06:08and how much of that kind of
06:10crisis at home that Ruben Amorim talked about
06:12was a factor in your preparation?
06:18That's a good question, so of course
06:20we knew
06:22how Manchester United
06:24will play and
06:26you can prepare
06:28for that and
06:30of course we also had this feeling
06:32that we are in a good moment
06:34we had the momentum
06:38we came here after two wins
06:40so we had a lot of self-belief
06:42a lot of self-confidence
06:44and it's very important to
06:46of course try to prepare
06:48your team
06:50what the opponent is doing but it's also very
06:52important to trust and to
06:54give the players the feeling that we have to
06:56focus on ourselves, that when we are
06:58on our limit, when we do the things right
07:00when we have a clear structure in possession, when we
07:02stand together, then we have a chance
07:04to win here so it's always
07:06an important thing
07:08to have a balance how much you focus on the opponent
07:10and how much you try to
07:12really focus on yourself and
07:14emphasize your own strength
07:16Did you sense the nervousness?
07:18Again?
07:20Did you sense any nervousness?
07:24I wouldn't say that so
07:26in the end they have all individual quality
07:28the players are world-class
07:30players
07:32we as a team to be honest
07:34we also came from
07:36not a great face
07:38so of course we had a lot of jaws
07:40and the performances were quite good but
07:42we also wanted to win the game
07:44so make something with your
07:46mind and there you have to
07:48stay strong, you have to get
07:50the self-belief in yourself
07:52because doubts never help
07:54therefore we really
07:56try to focus on ourselves
07:58and I hope that Ruben
08:00and I'm sure that he will
08:02find a good solution to bring Man United
08:04out of this situation
08:06I'm just wondering
08:08you've spoken about the players and the team
08:10after such a good win
08:12but I'm just wondering what it means to you
08:14to beat Manchester United twice this season
08:16and win here, especially considering
08:18you mentioned before the game
08:20little Fabian was hurt by that
08:24Yeah I was really hurt
08:26it caused me a lot of tears
08:28when I was young
08:30and now it's a special
08:32moment for sure when you enter
08:34this stadium
08:36you can feel it when you try
08:38here already, it's a big tradition
08:40it's a big club, big history
08:42a lot of successes they achieved
08:44and therefore it's a great place
08:46to be, it's a great experience
08:48to have and when you win
08:50you can be very proud
08:52and I'm very proud and happy for the players
08:54but in the end it's unfortunately
08:56only three points
08:58although it's the Old Trafford, one of the best stadiums
09:00in the world
09:16I'm pleased that you
09:18made this question
09:20because it's exactly an example
09:22of how they suffered
09:24or they had bad experiences
09:26Carlos and Yassine, we had a lot of
09:28giveaways during the season
09:30where we were leading
09:32and we did things that were not mature
09:34that we can't do it
09:36if you want to win a Premier League game
09:38and they really learned from it
09:40and today they showed both an impressive performance
09:42for such a young age, they played very mature
09:44Yassine is a player
09:46he always wants to develop
09:48he had an amazing pre-season
09:50he has this attitude that he
09:52always gives more than 100%
09:54and with this intrinsic motivation
09:56what I talked before, you can achieve a lot of things
09:58and of course he has a great talent
10:00he understands the game quite good
10:02he's good in narrow space
10:04he has a good first touch
10:06he's good in scanning
10:08and I think his improvement
10:10shows
10:12he's a great example for the Brighton
10:14and Albion way
10:16that's the way we want to go
10:18the young players with big potential
10:20but in the end
10:22it's always the players by themselves
10:24and Yassine is a role model
10:26for trying to win every day
10:28and trying to improve every day