[O'Leary is concerned visitors are arriving at Stamford Bridge already beaten mentally.] Teams shouldn't leave thinking they've done well with a narrow defeat, ... I don't want my players to be happy losing 2-1. I wanted points here. It's down to the rest of us to challenge them. |
At the moment we have got to keep what we have until the end of the season. |
He played very well and got off to a brilliant start but tired in the second half because he hasn't played too many 90-minute games, |
He's had a series of tests and we'll have to wait and see what the verdict is. |
He's still not right and he won't be in the frame for West Ham. |
He's tried to brush him away, |
Hopefully he'll only be out about three weeks, but only time will tell. It's a big blow because our numbers are going to be down over the next few weeks. Mark has been playing well since December so it's a blow to lose him. |
I always wanted to remain with Villa but it was important to me that Roy and Steve...should also stay for the same length of time, |
I am an attack-minded coach and like to take people on but circumstances dictated my plans because we had a few players injured. Within the budget we are trying to bring players in but we have to get on with it. That's life. The only worry I have is we will lose players through injury. |
I couldn't get up that high. If we can start getting centre-halves who are a threat in both areas it will be a bonus. |
I do not have a clue what is happening and no-one has spoken to me about it. You can only hope something either does happen or it doesn't, then we can get on and start concentrating on the football side because it gives people a chance to look for excuses very easily. |
I don't know whether that is possible, it is too early to say, but that is the target. |
I don't think any player's happy at being taken off. But he wasn't playing very well, simple as that. |
I don't think it's anything serious, the surgeon just wants to clean it up a little bit more, |
I don't think this injury will go against him. I think everybody at the club wants Mark to stay. They are just looking at the overall picture. |