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00:00 Before we get into the game, can I just ask you for your reaction to Jürgen Klopp?
00:18 Yes I was in shock because I seen today I was walking a little before the game and I
00:24 received the news. Really sad because I seen we are going, already we miss, you know, miss him.
00:31 And then because when we were sacked on Tottenham, the first message that I received was from him.
00:40 That is not the case, I didn't send the message, but of course I'm going to have the opportunity
00:45 Wednesday to hug him and to show my respect because I seen the show that was doing and is
00:52 doing on Liverpool is amazing. We are going to miss him, but for sure he deserves, you know, and
00:59 his wish is to rest a little bit and go away and I think he fully deserves.
01:06 Yes, I think sad news for the people that love the spectacle and football and yes, he's a great
01:16 character, great man, great coach that for sure the English football is going to miss and Liverpool
01:23 of course. You still have to face him a couple of times in a cup final, but beyond that, what will
01:29 his, ultimately, his legacy be in the Premier League? It's clear that he, and then when he
01:37 arrived, his first game was against us on the old White Hart Lane, I think it was October 2015.
01:45 I think we played and it was a draw, nil-nil. But the legacy is massive, I think, you know,
01:54 his charisma, his capacity to manage, you know, and to create with an amazing club like Liverpool.
02:05 Their own, you know, philosophy and history, I think, is there. Only to congratulate him,
02:11 congratulate to everyone that was involved, the coaching staff and I think he fully deserves all
02:17 I think the prize that he's going to receive from here to the end of the season.
02:27 Goric, on to the match if I may. You had a lot of chances tonight and Villa's goalkeeper was
02:32 in excellent form. I just wonder if you think that that result though proves
02:37 you kind of still lacking something up front, that kind of pillar touch?
02:42 Yeah, but both sides, I think they have an amazing player in attack, a different player
02:50 and they didn't score and we keep, you know, the clean sheet. I think this type of game that are
02:55 very uneven and of course a team, when you face a team like Aston Villa, it's always difficult and
03:02 of course we didn't score but we created chances. But I trust and believe in my player for sure,
03:13 playing in this way. We are going to score and we came from Tuesday that we scored six,
03:20 sometimes to give some for today should be good. But I think it's because the keeper is
03:27 an amazing keeper, Emiliano, he was really, really good. Yes, and sometimes you need some luck to
03:35 score. May I ask, Levi Colwell, did you get injured in the warm-up and you had to bring on
03:41 Alfie Dufresne? Can you tell me what's happened and how bad he is?
03:45 No, I don't believe that. We don't believe that it's so bad. It's some small issue that maybe
03:51 he didn't feel comfortable because, look, we knew before maybe we not start with him but
04:00 he was ready to play and then he feels something because it's not a big issue. I hope that can be
04:06 in the training tomorrow or after tomorrow. Thank you. Mauricio, your goalkeeper had a
04:10 number of saves to make as well. I wondered how you feel he's done since he's come into the team
04:15 to talk to your biggest of step-ups. No, he's doing fantastic. I think
04:18 we need to give full credit because he arrived this season on Chelsea from the MLS. He's really
04:30 young and he's competing really well. The way that he behaves on the goal, I think he's showing
04:38 his quality and his character. It's amazing. I think he's doing a fantastic job.
04:44 Last two and then we're going to do a quick Sunday on the side. Simon, then Mbaza to finish.
04:48 Hey, Mauricio, how do you think Alphen did given the circumstances?
04:53 Really good. It was really good. It was really good because the most difficult thing is to manage
04:58 the stress. Because he knew that he's not going to play and then he needed to play.
05:04 Sometimes with the young guys, you know, you give starting 11 and they know one day before sometimes
05:14 think too much and maybe can't sleep or the stress can affect. But because it was like,
05:20 you know, before to go to start to play 20 minutes or half an hour before to start the
05:26 game. I think it's not time to think too much and was doing the warm-up and go to play.
05:31 Yeah, but you know, all the younger need time, you know, to be calm and relaxed and not to spend too
05:39 much energy thinking, you know, in the game. But it was really good. Today was a good game for him.
05:47 He's going to grow and be more mature, you know, in the future with this type of opportunity to play.
05:54 The fact that he responded that well, does that make him trust him more?
05:58 The fact that he handled the situation so well, does that make him trust him more
06:08 in the future that you play more in that opportunity?
06:12 Of course, I think it's important and for me it's really important for his career, you know,
06:18 and after he needs to compete with different players in his position, you know, it's going to
06:22 be tough for him. But of course, he's showing and we are giving the opportunity for him to build his
06:28 career. And it's important for all the academy players to have the possibility to play and show
06:33 that they can cope with the pressure to play in Chelsea. And then we will see if he can reach the
06:40 level that we expect. But always, always the first step is really important. And we are so happy
06:47 in the way that he's now producing and doing the first step.
06:52 Last question, Nizam.
06:53 Luigi, is it important today to show as a team that you can play at a very high level against
06:57 a very good opposition as well, which is a slightly pressed world, that you give two to
07:02 eight times?
07:04 No, I think during the first half of the season, the first six, seven, now seven months,
07:09 I think we are showing that we can compete. The first game against Liverpool, I think we showed
07:15 great performance or against Arsenal, against City, against Tottenham. Too many games that I
07:21 think we showed that we can compete. The problem was that in the first half of the season,
07:26 on the first seven months, we didn't show the consistency to one and another game after another
07:35 game to play in a similar way. Now it looks like we are, you know, being more consistent in our
07:43 performance. No, talking about result, not about performance. Only the defeat against
07:50 Middelbret away from home, that was the only disappointment that maybe disappointed us. But
07:58 if you see, we are nearly two months competing in a very good way. That is how we want to compete,
08:04 improving. And I see a great opportunity now to go to the replay in Aston Villa, in Birmingham,
08:10 I think, and try to, you know, to compete. And it's going to be good for this young team to
08:17 have this opportunity now to play and show that we can compete. Even again, a team that is doing
08:24 really well in the Premier League, this is in the top four, and I think it's important for our
08:29 confidence and belief in the way that we are working.
08:32 We'll leave it there. Do a quick phase on the side here.
08:35 Finished.