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What were your targets for these two games?
First of all my targets and also my staff’s targets was to work with the players and to have every day double training sessions because during the pre-season you have more time to work on physical and tactical aspect and last season I didn’t do it with Tottenham. Now we have started, we have just started only two weeks, and this week in Korea I’m very happy because we worked a lot and at this same time we enjoy to stay here. We played two friendlies. Maybe the first game was friendly, today I think it was a higher game. But for that that’s very important, also it is in my strategy to have this type of game in the middle of the work. Many players today were a bit tired. When they arrive every day with another session it’s not simple, but for me it’s good because they are a bit tired they have to collaborate to create a union in the difficult. I think I had a good response today in a real game against Sevilla. It was a real game.
You’ve got two games coming up against Rangers and Roma which will be tough, what are you looking to get out of those two games?
Now we come back to London and after two days of rest we start again with double sessions and then we have another tough game against Rangers. We continue to work on the tactical and physical aspect because want to prepare very well for this season. At the same time today it was pleasing to see my team bring high pressure and to run. For sure we have to try to improve in the possession because I think we lost balls that were dangerous but I think it’s normal because we start to feel the fatigue. At the same time it is very important to in the moment you feel the fatigue to play a game like this. Today a game like this helps you to improve the team and also the mentality because Sevilla were very strong and they played a real game and we did the same.
How is Ben Davies, he looked like he had an ankle problem at the end?
Yeah, he finished the game with a bit of pain in his ankle. Honestly I hope that’s nothing serious. The rest of the team is okay. We have still Bissouma and Fraser with Covid but next week, on Wednesday, they will come in London and start to work with us. The others are in good physical condition. Perisic I think and I hope in the next game against Glasgow to give him 20 or 30 minutes.
Will Lucas at right wing-back something we see more of next season?
I spoke with Lucas and I think that this will be a good option for me and in the past I converted Perisic in that position. [Victor] Moses was the same. [Antonio] Candreva was the same. Before a winger and then to become a wing-back. For sure he has great quality Lucas and I think this could be a good option. The most important thing is that the player has to be 100 per cent sure to do it, but he is available and Lucas Moura for us is a great resource because he can play in many role. He can play behind the striker, on the right, on the left, as a wing back. I’m very happy for his commitment for what I’m seeing in the training sessions and tonight I think he played a good game.
