“We have a match which we want to win. The team isn't as ready as I would like, there's room for improvement. It's normal at this stage for us to have a couple of problems.”
“At the moment the plan is for Woodgate to play a game on Wednesday to help him build his confidence. I have not decided whether he will play tomorrow or not.”
“They were lucky because they scored with their first free kick and that decides lots of things. In the second half we had opportunities and possession but the goal we deserved wouldn't come. The statistics show that we had a lot of opportunities but we didn't take them.”
“[He concluded with a curious statement for a coach given pretty much the pick of world talent for his club.] I don't believe, ... that the team played any worse than they did against Celta Vigo.”
“Although it was a particularly bad result, we have to remain calm because the competition has only just started and we can't afford to be demoralised,”
