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I like to call back to Wanderers tomorrow.
I'm looking
for their first section, embargo 1230.
Sam.
Hi Eric. There's been a lot of talk about Marcus
Rashford the last few days.
What is the situation there and how's his reaction to
it all been?
So
he has taken responsibility. And for the rest of his
internal matter.
Case closed. How's his reaction been though,
around the training ground? And
because he's in the squad against Wolves,
I presume. But they said case closed.
OK,
in terms of the squad tomorrow,
I'm guessing Marcus will be in it.
Will Andre and Anna any Mason mount?
Is it too soon for him?
Mason mount is too soon?
Yeah,
but Andre and Anna will return.
Eric,
I appreciate the same. Case closed.
What? What does it say about
the respect that players have for you that
these kind of things keep happening and you keep having
to deal with situations that then you say is an
internal matter?
It's nothing to do with that.
So, but as I said,
let's focus on the game and let's,
let's move on.
I think the statement is clear and we have to
focus on winning football games.
Do you think you're imposing the right discipline on your
squad
to be able to win football matches,
which is clearly what you need to do Now,
if nothing to do with that with me,
but in football you need discipline and
that is
on the pitch.
But yeah, also off the pitch because also there is
a line between.
So when every player knows this,
every professional knows this, what is required?
Do you find it distracting?
So as I said, we have to focus
on winning football games and that's all that matters and
every top professional knows what is required.
All right, You got the best out of Marcus Rashford
last season. How do you go about getting him back
to his
best form this season? Because you are going to need
him between now and the end of the campaign.
You can't bring her another striker in
and is he in the right
mindset and does he have the right focus to get
back to his very best?
SO last two Premier League games,
two goals, two assist and you will see there's
there's developing a bound, strong bound between Rasmus Hoinland and
Marcus Westford
and we want to continue the process.
Ian,
would you describe the the,
the confidence and and spirit in the group at the
moment Eric,
with the results that you've had lately and and the
targets you've got for the rest of the season,
I think we are quite confident and because on our
best days
we can beat anyone but
on our worst days how we go
down to certain limits what is not acceptable.
So we have to to push our
our limits to to high levels
that also that we own worst days that we get
our results in
and then we know when we are on our best
that we can beat
everyone. I think and everyone in the squad is
very convinced about this and also they know
that now players coming getting returned from injuries,
from long term injuries and the team will be stronger
and also that helps the motivation and it helps the
mood and the spirit in the team.
Obviously like you say that there has been matches this
season where it's been really high and there's been matches
where it's been,
it's been really low Going to Wolves,
do you know what to expect from your team more
now?
Are they more stable than they've been at other points?
Yeah of course every every game
it's we have to see as a final
and every game we have to get the best out
of it and
and this teams has so much experience they know that
and
yeah and I'm quite positive now we have our plays
back although
some they need some met
met rhythm but I think the
say the the line into this game was quite good
like they had a friendly game
and they had now a cup game and now you
go into a Premier League game So
the build up so was quite good for those players
So now we have to make the next step as
a team but also some individuals
get back in their best form.
Thank
you Eric. How important is it is it to have
those players back in the squad now because the competition
for places let's say in the first half of the
season wasn't really there because of so many injuries.
Players are coming back from from long term layoffs
second-half of the season. Important obviously for that chase for
the top 4
clear.
We know we have to catch up
first place, but
players know that. But yeah,
the team will be stronger and when you
when you miss players in crucial positions
that beacons your team and especially when you have to
swap. So every game almost
doesn't help the routines in the way of play and
that is also what we have seen some
some misunderstandings but first of all now is
keeping the players fit, second is get them into better
form
and then the third when
we get that and then the results will will be
better.