What’s the team news?
Not much. We got some players back last Monday and then we had Martinelli and Bukayo with little issues. We're pretty positive that hopefully they can be part of that. But we’ll have to see how they feel tomorrow.
Would you rather Ramsdale had more game time going into this?
It's what it is. He's fully prepared. He's training every day. He’s desperate to play like the rest of the boys that haven't had that many opportunities. Saturday will be a great opportunity for him.
What's his mood?
He's been brilliant. He's been really supportive and pushing in training every day like I expected. It's a joy to have two top goalkeepers in the team.
What happened in the winter break?
It was necessary. We had a really tough period before that, we played so many games, we had some defeats when we didn’t deserve to lose, but it was probably necessary to keep improving and demanding from ourselves. The weather and the temperature that we had and the time we had to improve as a team as well. Then everything clicked. We won and then it kept building and that helps.
Will that be a turning point in your season?
It was really good to be fair. It was perfect timing for us. What we built there, the chemistry, the energy around the place, the amount of time that we spent together and enjoying that part whether it was on the field or off the field. It was a really positive trip.
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Are you over the VAR error last year?
Every point that we left this season hurts. It's still there and that's it. But we have a lot to play for. We know the difficulty of the match.
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