Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, UK
26/12/24
26/12/24
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00:00You've had a week with the team, two wins out of two, how do you feel about the performance?
00:07Fantastic feeling, fantastic feeling, special because of the spirit of the team.
00:16Now I think we can see that the players are ready to suffer together,
00:27they are ready to run, to fight, to compete for each ball,
00:32and this is the click, I think the confidence, they feel now,
00:42I feel that they have confidence to play and to win the duels,
00:48and this is the most important for me.
00:51I don't think anyone was expecting him to score from a corner,
00:56but he had an outstanding performance,
00:59what does that say about him and the leadership he showed to give the goal to Juan at the end?
01:06He is a top player, he is a top player, he is a special player,
01:16he can do things that can make a difference in the small details.
01:24We tried this corner because we wanted the corner, the swing inside,
01:31to try to explore this corner, but you know, you can work a lot in the end,
01:42nothing happens, but with this kind of player, things can happen.
01:48About the leadership, I'm discovering day by day the leaders inside the team,
01:56I feel that they are connected, they are in communication,
02:01they want to do something, they want to change things, and this is important.
02:09I won't ask you on a personal level every week, I promise,
02:13but you said the other day Ruben Amorim is a new generation of coach, manager,
02:18few to beat in 2-0 this evening, of course it's the team effort,
02:23but do you have some pride in that, that you got one over him?
02:29It was not Vitor Pereira against Ruben Amorim,
02:36but it was Wolves against Manchester, it means that Ruben is a top coach,
02:43in my opinion, and with time he will show his level.
02:51Today was a tough game, and I had the gift in my shoes,
03:02but difficult games, I feel the energy of the supporters,
03:16the atmosphere is special, it's a very special year, I'm very happy inside.
03:24Did you look at the video of Manchester United against Tottenham?
03:30Did you think you had a player that could do that as well?
03:35Of course we analyse every match,
03:40I think all the staff tries to understand the movements,
03:48for the spaces that we can explore,
03:54and we try to not allow them to do it against us,
04:02this is football, sometimes it happens, other times no.
04:10In the last game before you arrived, you had a difficult moment,
04:15have you been able to speak to him about his state of mind?
04:23He knows that he lost a little bit of emotional control,
04:29but he's a good boy, a very good person,
04:33and he has the strong personality not to stay in that moment,
04:41but to help the team every match,
04:45he's performed very well,
04:49because in his mind he wants to help the team,
04:59not thinking about himself, but thinking about the team.
05:05How much did you enjoy your first game at Monaco?
05:13It's something that the chemistry between the supporters and the coach
05:23takes time to win, to get,
05:27this is a surprise for me,
05:30because since the first day they started singing my name,
05:38and this is special,
05:40but I need to deserve this,
05:43the team needs to deserve the energy that came from them,
05:51good energy,
05:53energy that we want to fight for them,
05:57this is beautiful.
06:00When the second goal went in, the celebrations between Pissarro,
06:04the players, the staff,
06:06I think Tommy Doyle ran straight to you,
06:09there seems to be a togetherness you've been able to build
06:12within the space of a week, is that fair to say?
06:15You know why? Because Doyle is a special player,
06:19with a special character,
06:22he's a team player who wants to help every time,
06:28it doesn't matter if it's 5 minutes or 10 minutes or 90 minutes,
06:36he's the same person every time,
06:39with great energy,
06:41the true energy that we need in this team,
06:44that's why this feeling at the end of the game,
06:50the true yoke to feel the energy together.
06:55And two clean sheets as well,
06:58that's a remarkably important goal, isn't it?
07:00Yes, very important for us,
07:03to feel the confidence without the ball,
07:07to know the moments,
07:10we cannot press every time,
07:14we need to know the moments to press,
07:17and the moments to wait as a block,
07:20and if they come in our block,
07:23or in the back of our block,
07:25we must come back together as a team,
07:28and this is what we are trying to increase.
07:35But it's not about tacticals,
07:38it's about spirit.
07:42Mito, you said before the game
07:45that you love watching Boxing Day football at home,
07:48was this the best Boxing Day for you ever?
07:51This is the first one,
07:54because I used to see Boxing Day on the sofa,
07:59on the TV,
08:02but I never lose my focus,
08:06when I want something,
08:09I work, I work, I work,
08:10and one day I will be there.
08:13Inside of me, I know it,
08:18that one day I will be there to compete,
08:22and to show my work.
08:24And this is my time.