Lee said in the dressing room that it was the worst tackle ever and I wouldn't argue with that. It was horrific. He has a badly bruised knee and could be out for a few weeks. |
Maybe it's better to keep his feet on the ground, rather than praising him all the time, but he always plays a big part. |
Missing out on Europe would be a big disappointment but I still think we are in with a big chance. After today it will be difficult but we have to be positive. |
People know what our policy is. We would like to have the best talents in England and he [Walcott] is probably the best in his age group. It is disappointing but we have Aaron Lennon and he is just as good. |
The board and (chairman) Daniel Levy are meeting and I will wait and see what Frank says, |
The coach must fit our profile -- a coach who understands the Dutch league and offensive and distinctive football. We need to find a solution soon, so someone is in place for next season. |
The Egyptian manager is arriving and we will talk with him about the situation. Normally, you have to let him go on January 5 but we want to let him go on the 14th. |
The first 20 minutes was the best we have played since I have been manager. We punished ourselves. I may exaggerate a bit but I can't remember a game where we have played so well yet found ourselves two-nil down. |
The pressure is on Manchester United to win the Premiership, but we felt we could win. While I still expect Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool to finish in the top four, maybe we are not far away. |
The red card killed the game, it changed everything. I woke up this morning and thought we could really beat Chelsea and I thought we played fantastically for the first 25 minutes, |
The red card killed the game. And I don't think the decision was correct. I think he was only trying to protect himself. |
The referee is already wearing an earpiece so why can't we just stop the game and get the decision right, |
The referee is already wearing an earpiece so why can't we just stop the game and get the decision right. |
There are so many aspects at a football club which support the playing side and it is important to have someone to focus on these at the club. He is highly rated in his field and I am delighted that he has chosen to come to us. I am looking forward to working with him and have told him that it is a great time to be joining this club. |
They are very strong at home. It will be very difficult and ideally we would have had a bigger gap. |