“No, there is not more uncertainty. It’s the same situation like in the last days. No updates.’
have two more different games than we had, in terms of playing style, obstacles to overcome. We relied heavily on our skilful play [at Norwich]. Newcastle, it was a question of mentality, resilience and physicality.”
“Marcos and Azpi is ready to start. We will try to have them [James + Hudson-Odoi] later in training, but it will a very, very tight race. We will take decision after training.”
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“We have to deal with it. We have some new things to talk about, how to arrive at games, that are normally taken care of. Now we have to stick together and find solutions.”
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“When I say we can allow ourselves to focus on what we can influence, I mean it.”
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“We spend some extra time, hours, to find solutions because we want to. As hard as we want to play the match tomorrow, we also want to play on Saturday.”
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“Before we discuss a new owner, a new owner needs to arrived, approve and allowed to own the Club. Then we can discuss if necessary. Maybe I’m not the right person, but there is a process to be an owner in this league.”
“Everybody relies on the reliability of the process and values which are behind the decisions and allowances to own and run a club. Did I have a choice? No. Do I need it? No. But it’s day-by-day, it’s like this in England. It’s a structure I appreciate.”
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“We walk inside, people who are in charge of different roles and responsibilities, but to the outside it’s me who talks. Was it always comfortable? No. But it’s necessary. I try to talk about it, be honest, and give an insight.”
Thomas Tuchel on fan chants being advised against:
“I heard about it some minutes ago. I don’t know if these are the most important subjects to be talked about in parliament. If they are being discussed in parliament, maybe we need to worry about the priorities of discussion.”
“It’s better to arrive in a plane than to sit in a bus. So we try to be professional as possible. To my understanding, we have a framework to play the game in Lille with absolutely no excuses in regards to organization.”
“Everything is in place to arrive on a professional level. Not luxury or bling bling.”