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00:00 We need to approach matches with the right mentality and that's to go out there, give
00:07 absolutely everything and try and win the game.
00:12 It's certainly going to be an important match tomorrow in terms of the way the group pans
00:16 out but there'll still be four matchdays after that, 12 points available, so there still
00:21 would be scope for all four teams to make it through the group stage.
00:26 But we weren't able to win our first home match so it'll be an important game.
00:30 Dortmund lost in matchday one against PSG so it will be important.
00:34 It won't be decisive but it will have an impact.
00:37 But we want to approach the game well.
00:39 We're up against a side that hasn't lost in almost two years in the Champions League
00:43 at home.
00:44 Their last defeat there was in November of 2021.
00:48 We know what to expect but we still have a great deal of faith in our ability and quality
00:56 in the way we play football.
01:00 Absolutely.
01:03 The stadium that we'll play in is a very famous arena.
01:11 I've already played in this environment, in this atmosphere.
01:16 They're a very well-known side.
01:20 And I played many matches against Dortmund when I was with Schalke.
01:24 I think there'll be a fantastic atmosphere and we're delighted to be here.
01:28 And we can't wait to play tomorrow night.
01:32 Of course we'll try and produce our best performance and we've prepared as best we can.
01:40 Dortmund do play an attacking brand of football, yes, but besides their shape they can play
01:45 in two different systems.
01:47 But they always have five very attacking, quick, quality players.
01:52 And they, yes, might afford us some opportunities but it depends on how well we're able to attack
01:57 spaces and how well we're able to control the tempo.
02:02 We need to approach the game well.
02:04 We need to make sure that we're very compact, we have great intelligence and that we make
02:10 the right decisions tactically.
02:11 Of course wins help you to grow.
02:14 They also help you to grow in confidence.
02:16 They're also on the back of three league wins so it's only tomorrow night's match which
02:20 matters.
02:21 Obviously two years ago when we made our Champions League debut, for want of a better word, at
02:26 Anfield, which could be very similar to the atmosphere we'll encounter tomorrow, it might
02:32 only be natural that we were intimidated at that stage.
02:36 But now over the last two years we've got used to situations such as these.
02:39 We know how to approach them.
02:41 We will go out there in what's an electrifying atmosphere and we need to try and harness
02:48 the determination to put out there on the pitch.
02:52 That's a situation that we need to be very careful about because often when they defend
02:57 they have three or four players beyond the ball so they've got a lot of quality, they're
03:01 very quick so we need to make sure that we shut things down, we make the right choices
03:05 with possession and don't lose the ball because they can be very good in transition.
03:10 But I also know that if they commit four or five players beyond the ball that also means
03:14 they don't have too many players back which means we could also have some spaces depending
03:19 on our decisions."
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