 Hi, what's the squad news is Roman Fab fits again? Yeah, Romain is ready. He had a couple of days He was ill for the for the game against Newcastle, but he has been training normal this week and He's ready for tomorrow and the rest are the same that we had the past past week here No new knocks. No, nothing new. Nothing. Do you envisage making many changes or is consistency key now? I cannot tell you the start in 11. I will tell you tomorrow. I will tell the opposition tomorrow the 11 that that start and I think from game to game you have to analyze what you will have In front, I think it's gonna be a different game from the one we had Against Newcastle and we have to be ready for for different challenges We'll see what what's a starting lineup in six Premier League games now without a win At what point does that start to weigh on the shoulders of the players? I think we are in a good moment. I think the Newcastle game It was one of the best we've played this season not even in the last month this season I think I finished really happy with the game if thereafter even after reviewing it We were very good against a very good team and It's true that probably we are not as good in the boxes that we've been in the previous run But I think overall team is doing good things and I I I think We can be good also tomorrow And knowing that it's gonna be difficult also you still route that VA our decision or do you change your mind? No, if we start discussing it's gonna be a long one And Now I understand the process They they took to take that decision. I don't agree with the decision because at the end is something about interpretation If you go to the literality, I think the common sense everyone in the room says is offside But even now understanding better the process. I think is the interpretations of what we understand is Challenging an opponent for the ball. This is the key. No, and I think the the lineman Considered off-site the referee considered off-site even the VA are after hearing What they were talking about considered off-site this through the assistant of the VA are gives his Argument and he's according to the rule another argument. He doesn't consider And I understand the process. I don't I don't agree with the interpretation. I consider that He's challenging an opponent for the ball But my complaint would be that the referee the actual referee doesn't have a chance To take the decision. They only show him the grab They never show him the white angle where the ball is when they are inside the box It's already going to through them and the controversial decision is not taken by the I Would I would say it's taken by the fourth in the line and the actual referee doesn't give the opinion that okay in my interpretation Is not challenging an opponent for the ball They don't give him the chance. I think the assistant VA are Takes the decision. They give him the images to reinforce this decision and and But now I understand the the process and I can understand the argument You mentioned the performance. You happy with the performance against Newcastle How do you then turn these draws into wins VA are so yeah, we have to We have to To win this kind of games even we've won games We've played much worse than the other day against Newcastle Then you have to be more clinical in the finishing we missed especially first half two very very clear chances also with the two one We had chances to finish the game. We didn't And especially tomorrow I can see that you are not going to have the chances. We had the other day Maybe the first one you have you have to you have to score you have to be very good defensive you have to give you the the chance no to To increase the percentages that you have that probably are low and we'll try to do it tomorrow Yeah, what do you say to your players ahead of a game like Manchester City such a dominant team particularly against you guys as well Historically is it a free shot? No, I think it's obviously is one of the most difficult games you can play They are the team with more possession you have to be ready especially mentally to To be a lot of time without the ball to be defending lower than we are used to defend To go to the press and get beaten and go the next one again and then get beaten and go the next one with the same intensity and Mentally be be ready to wait for your moment where it for your chance wait for your because also I think we can we can damage them, but it's obviously a very difficult game in in a lot of ideas Do you think they're going to win the title? Are they your favorites? I think they are the favorites Probably they are the main favorites, but it's true that I think it's gonna be a race of three teams Until the very end because they are very very good teams and I think it's going to go to the to the very end Can you see any weaknesses? It's difficult to see weaknesses difficult. I think they control a lot the games They they they don't want the games to be very open They want to make the games just one direction, you know when they take the ball They did take the game. They don't leave you brave and we have to try to make it both directions Even if we are going to concede chances Probably they can score a goal, but we have to make it also to a game of two directions so they are also concerned about our forward and I trust also our forwards. I think they can make a difference. Yeah, I just stop early hauling them It looks that is not easy, you know according to the to the stats. He scores Goal again, it's like this goal again But it's not just early hauling He sees the the one who finishes a lot of things, but they have a lot of different threads Because you have to stop rotary or stop Kevin De Bruyne or stop Oden So you have a lot of players to stop and Just in terms of I suppose the one positive is this game is at home It's under the lights they kick on off on Saturday help bigger role could the fans play in helping you guys Yeah, I think it's gonna be a good good atmosphere. I love to play a night game. I think At home, I think we need to improve because I think we've been Better in our away games and I think we need to improve our our form at home especially and I'm sure we're gonna have a good atmosphere and now it's our our turn not to give a good start of the game and Keep everyone involved. Thank you And only you said about being prepared to defend low After the away game you said that was part of the problem you defended too Where's the balance? How'd you get that message? Now it's not our intention We are gonna try to play as high as we can but we know that sometimes because it happens to every team that they face Manchester City, so sometimes you will have To defend low sometimes you just consider one corner and from the corner They spend three four minutes on the ball and you are you know, like handball, you know They're in your box just trying to cover everything blocking everything and it's difficult to win the space to To play higher against them, but we have to try we have to try and be really aggressive and win jewels in the middle and Make them run backwards. Otherwise Yeah, it's very difficult because you can survive for some minutes for half an hour for that hundred minutes Defending low is not gonna work for sure When they can do that so very very well, how do you replicate that in training to get your players ready? for the handball defense We try to replicate. It's very difficult because They are different players. They have their system also very well work. They know each other very well. They have different structures Even if it looks Every time the same is not the same. They changed small things to make your defense more difficult and You have to be ready for a lot of different scenarios. We probably We think probably for the first minutes We have a plan and after 10 15 minutes this plan doesn't work anymore And we have to change something because they fall some and they they are very used to do these things and we have to be at their level They have excellent players in every position that the fans here will remember Nathan Akke very very fondly How highly do you rate him? He's playing very well and also I think he's caught against us the first game he played There in the 80 hat and I Hope he doesn't have the best of the performances, but he's playing very well. He's defending very well. He's even Making some offensive plays and They have to level players And did you take anything from the way Chelsea and Brentford caused them problems over the last week? I think they played really well, especially I would say Chelsea gave them a lot of problems with the speed They had a front with Sterling with Jackson with Palmer. I think they played really really well Especially first half is true that the second half They put so much pressure on you that they couldn't You know, they couldn't counter-attack so much and and Manchester City were more in control of the game But I think the first half of of Chelsea. I think was was really good and I know you're asked about Dominic Salanqui But tomorrow assuming he plays it'll be his 100th Premier League game for Bournemouth Before you arrived, he'd scored Nine Premier League goals in 75 games now. It's 14 in 24 this season. So goals per game He's five times better How have you and he done that? I think he's a very good player and he was very good player the first day came here I don't think we have improved on Solanqui He's the same player The only thing is probably He shoots very well to our system. We have made him play a little bit higher and He's now with the confidence and he's scoring goals. He's in a really good form And I'm happy that he's receiving this this recognition because he deserves it How was that confidence when you first arrived when you first sat down with him is first You know, he's always had the talent, but was he you know, did he have confidence in his own abilities from the very first day you turned up? Yeah, I think Everyone here valued Dom a lot And you can feel it as soon as you start training with the team Normally your teammates is a good measure to know no and they respect him a lot They everyone loves him because he has the level also. He has the the humility He works hard for the team and this is especially for a number nine that is normally Value it because of the goals. It's for me. It's very valuable. He seems quite cool and calm even quiet Does he you know, that's good being ice cool as a striker, but does he have a fiery side as well? I think he's He doesn't expect too much, but I would say whenever he says something everyone listens Everyone listens that I think is normally a good sign. Thank you