 Joe Tonneson. He enjoyed back with you and joined now by the new head coach of New York City Football Club and Nick first off Congratulations second house your preparation for this game been different as a head coach than when you were the assistant coach Firstly, thank you so much. I appreciate the support. Um, I Think for us, it's about being the same team as we've been all season, you know our league position Reflects the the work ethic and the the commitment of the team and you know, we've played some really good football this year And we've won some football games So for us the preparations being about continue to be consistent and continue to work on the things that have helped us and Contribute to us picking up so many points and getting us in the league position that we are Well, it's great to see you in charge now Congratulations from me also Nick and I know you have worked so hard to get to the stage to be in charge And now you're the man. So now you're the man that we're coming after as well These boys don't play well, but what I want to know personally from you your journey It was a big decision for you to bring yourself over here to the United States to commit to Major League Soccer and New York City Football Club now you're in charge. Was this always the vision for you that one day? Maybe you might be the main man? I Don't think it was come here and be the head coach of New York I think for sure it was come away from being a head coach within the group to Go into a phase of learning and developing go as an assistant in one of our clubs To contribute to try and get that club successful work with an experienced coach like Ronnie and work with high-level football players that will you know stretch me that will Make me you know get me out of my comfort zone and that will develop me as a coach So yeah, of course, I wanted to be a head coach and I came here to Become a better head coach Maybe the the role has come unexpectedly because of Ronnie's decision to go back to Europe and you know, I'm comfortable with that I'm I'm confident that I can continue the development of the team and I'm ready to be the guy that leads the team Nick we saw your resume the success you had with the Manchester City women What does that experience and what you learned from that? How does that help you here today? I think you know, this is an iconic stadium and you know We have an incredible following and we have really good players and that was no different that Manchester City women You know taking the team in front of 45,000 that Wembley and FA Cup finals and and Champions League semi-finals So I feel that I have the experience of of taking a team in a stadium like Yankee Stadium And you know, I've worked within the group for you know this mass 16 17th season in the group So, you know, I've been developed as a young coach here I've been developed as a head coach and and moving from being the assistant now into the head coaches role You know, I feel I've been prepared for this role and you know, I just want to get going now and get some games in Yeah, of course you've put in the hard work to get to the stage and this is an opportunity It's like gold us you're now in charge of the major league soccer champions And we all saw the song there a moment ago You're certainly creative off the field as well as you are on the sidelines and as well as you are on the training pitch But you also inherit a tremendous squad of players a group of players with great leadership And also a lot of young players who are still willing to develop and learn and they want to learn from the best But what I want to know from you Nick is the leadership How important is the the group of leadership that you have in that locker room and also out there in the starting 11th day going to be for you I Think it will be really really important and the thing, you know, we have I totally agree. We have some Firstly some really good football players, but we have some great leaders in that group And that was that was apparent last season when we went through the playoffs away You know three consecutive games and three consecutive wins to lift the trophy This week has been a really good week for me personally because those guys have shown me incredible support They have shown and continued the commitment that they have to New York City football club and to Continuing the work ethic that our football team has, you know, it's a it's a huge It's a huge benefit that we have to have those guys and for them to work as hard as they do because they're talented football players So yeah, we will we will we will lean on them We need them to show that leadership and especially in this period of change when a coach leads midseason You have to rely on your experience to make sure that maybe the inexperienced players Just continue to play football and enjoy their football You know me and Joe have the honor of the last seven years of being the voice for the fans But also sort of being in between the club and the supporters and it's been great sometimes for us to share our opinion Our voice, but what would your message be to the supporters who are not only going to be in attendance today? But also we are watching at home for the season ahead Continue to support us continue to be that that I know it's a cliche But continue to be that 12 player for us in those moments because this league is so competitive that of course we're champions But we're still going to have difficult moments in games because we're coming up against real quality whether it is home or away You know, we have a great group of away following fans that come and support us and just continue to be themselves You know, I love playing here at Yankee Stadium and when we're at City Field because the fans make incredible noise And and the players feel that the players love to play at home and the players feel it So continue to make noise continue to support us and in those difficult moments pushes over the line All right, Nick Cushing he's the new gaffer. Thanks for a few moments