good to see you.Good to be back.First of all.We must ask your thoughts on such a disappointing night for for England obviously Italy winning,winning the euros.What where did you watch it?What did you think of it?And
I was at home obviously we we know the feeling that England the whole of England had after that game because you
one kick decides the whole mood
an even game.Maybe Italy embossed the possession a little bit,of course.But when it comes to penalty shootouts,
anything can happen as we all know from the from our last game so hard on the boys.But
it's that's football,sometimes you just
have to deal with it and move on.I know the whole atmosphere in the country has has been so great and of course it's an anti climax.I know that and obviously for the lads who he missed in the penalty shootout,
if you've got a bounce back,haven't you?And move forward and learn from the experience You do?You know the thing is when when you step up to take a penalty,
I think you've already won because you've you've taken on the responsibility.I'm sure uh many of the players were hoping I don't want to take a penalty,but I think it's a it's a great character trait to to step up and say yeah I'll deal with it and then
you know,the consequences.You might be a hero,you might be the one that misses,but that's football.Uh
and you learn from it,you definitely come back stronger.
I have not seen many
many people
uh this club anyway to lay down and say well I'm not going to take a penalty anymore.I know Marcus Marcus is gonna put his hand up and say he wants to take one for us
and we must mention luke.Of course.
What strike?Yeah,no I'm so happy for luke with I was watching there and then what just happened,He started the attack.Uh we've encouraged him to get in the last third.We know how technically gifted is and skillful is and
he hit the ball very very sweetly keeps his eye on the ball and straight laces
margins again post and in post.Now that's football for you and uh but luke deserves all the lucky he can get because he's had a tremendous couple of couple of years with us definitely.And obviously you've had a players have been back some of them for a week or so now.How has that been going so far?
Well,preseason is always a fresh start.It's a new start,new opportunities.We look forward to the season,
some of the places I've just started a holiday.So we know that we're depleted squad,but that gives the young kids a taste of
what it is,like proper preseason with top professionals like the menu,manage one matter,
you know,first team player and lead,say leed Grant Tom Heaton's back,that they've done it so many times.
Got mason Aaron axle first in place that will bring these boys along and it's a good opportunity for them.And we've got a new face in training that we've seen one of the coaching stuff you can tell us a bit more about him.Yeah,we've been fortunate enough to convince eric Ramsey to come
enjoying the best club in the world and in the country.
He's a very highly rated coach.He's gonna be working with individuals and he's going to be in charge of set place as well.Um,and we're excited to see him young,fresh,new ideas,
innovative coach that we've,
we know from before.Karen knows him really well
from.
Uh,so I'm very pleased with that.And we've seen some of the young players obviously joining the group.We know they'll be with us for preseason then potentially some loans for those as well.Yeah,of course.We've,
we've got six weeks together before the league starts a couple of training camps here in the UK,which is,uh,
the most sensible thing we feel to be beaten and around here.So we don't get the,
how do you say?Aggravation of our green?We read,we amber,that's just the way the world works at the moment.And the young kids will definitely be part of,uh,of the Derby game.Then we got another couple of games coming up that they will be be part of,they'll get a taste of some,some football.And then roundabout early,early august,
some of them will go on long.They've already lined up a few for some of them and there's still this discussion between us and the players where where is the best places?
And with the training camps,I mean you've experienced,this applies so many times.We'd usually on tour,don't be abroad,but it's a great opportunity for team bonding,isn't it,spending that time together always this.And as I said,these laws of the young boys now they haven't been on a tour or on a camp with not tour but camp
with players and they live,they eat together all the time.They we do different things together so they will learn
then uh it's
Like one,as I said,one pneumonia Li Tom the more experienced ones will
will be the leaders of that group and take charge and I'm sure there'll be some singing,definitely.Oh of course.The other initiations.You look forward to those um kicking off the first game against Darby away.Obviously all the games are gonna be live on Ami Tv for the fans to watch.And then we've got a couple of games back at Old Trafford.How much he excited to be back out.Hopefully we'll see as many of our supporters obviously away from home as well.Maybe Darby and QPR.But then all Trafford
against Brentford,you've got Everton.So big games important games for for us to prepare for
for the
first game.It's like we need to now get the first chunk of working.
Then we start preparing for the first game.Then
as long as we just keep gradually until at least the first international break.We need to
look at the pre season two to start the season better than we did last season.We
gave ourselves a mountain to climb and it was a difficult start,but hopefully this year we've we've cracked the gradual improvements
and we had fans obviously back at our last home game last season against Fulham.
Um How much did you enjoy that?Just having them there?And what will it be like again to have more back for for Brentford and everything?It was great.It was strange in the same,in the same sentence.It was,you know,10,000 people.
I couldn't imagine 10,000 people creating that much of a bus and energy within the stadium,within that biggest stadium anyway.
Only a
1/7 of the capacity and the atmosphere was top.So I can't wait for us to
to play football.Hopefully we'll play some good football and the atmosphere will be getting in
and what you thought I'm Brentford obviously it's going to be back in the top flight for them for a very long time.
What you made of them the the last couple of seasons and particularly last season and thomas frank,they had a clear plan,you know,they got a philosophy,they work from the danish
owners from back home in midland,they've they've done great in Denmark and now with Brentford
so thoroughly deserved because they've been so close a few times and I was very happy for thomas
and
the Scandinavian link that I of course enjoy.So that'll be a first experience for me to play against them.They've got a new stadiums,I'll enjoy the way game as well.But
all newcomers in the Premier League are welcome because it creates another feeling and something gives us something new.Have you come across thomas much?No,I haven't.No,So it will be the first time I have a team to play against them,but of course I always philosophies and how they think it will be a big,big occasion for them.Obviously when they come here in the Premier League,but they'll be wanting to start off well as well.We can expect a competitive game definitely.You know,we all need to
Start on the front foot kick off at the right tempo.And uh,because when the season starts,we know how little can decide,uh the season being a successful one or not successful won every single game of them.38
can't
equally,
yeah,bragging rights,some of the games of course,but you only get three points in every game and you've got a
Take one game at the time
and then everything coming up seventh of august Old Trafford Rafa Benitez coming back,you're looking forward to meeting with him again.And also it's another it's another good test isn't before the season starts.Well,no one of the teams that you can envisaged challenging for for european football uh that they've done great on the Carlo
and we all know RafA and his qualities.So I'm sure they'll challenge for for higher positions in the league.What's impressed me most about the sort of progress they've made in the last few seasons.
You know,the calmness and the leadership of Carlo.There's a plan,you see the players they play with freedom,but also with confidence and clear,clear way of playing.He trusts his players,
which I think is important for any player to feel.And of course RAFA in
inherits or he takes over a squad that's full of quality players and he knows the Premier League very well,obviously doesn't very well.So he'll be I'm sure he's looking forward to going back.You know,there's no better place to work.And this is the kind of the perfect test that you want.Actually building it up with
the games away from home and then come into those ones at Old Trafford against the Premier League teams.Yeah,I think so.I think we we planned the preseason as well as we could uh,under the limitations that we had when we when we had to to make the plants and uh,to be on the safe side.We had these these are opponents that will challenge us.They will
start with Darby if we've normally started with easier opposition the first preseason game.So it will be Australian definitely.And it be nice for some of the players,but like Eddie and Dani who still haven't really experienced Old Trafford with fans of the
you've not experienced Man United until you've scored in front of the Stretford end.Of course,Eddie scored in front of uh
or wealth in front of some of them.But both of them have have scored in the end.So,but now when when it's a full stadium,it'll be different for for the two of them and Man United with him without the fans,such two different things to be to be reunited with them now will be beat up any touched on it briefly will gradually see the international players.So fed back into plans and possibly see them at Old Trafford for for those two games.Yeah.You know,the players they need some downtime,they need some rest,some of course less or more than others.You know,when they've got to the final as fred and harry and luke and markets have done,
they'll have to sacrifice maybe a week while the others can get up to a month while we had five weeks,the ones that have started already.So
I think everyone will be fresh for the new season
because last season,as we know,it was a long one challenging one and I can't wait for it to start.
How excited are you to get going and having a proper preparation and just about building on last season.It's building and improving.Of course,we need to need to improve on a few things.We know that we've looked at it,we've evaluated.
But as I said earlier,fine margins in football,you win a penalty shoot out.Your,
your,that's a successful season,you lose it and it's,it's just doom and gloom.
So
well,I'm sure the players will have recharged and they know what's up then.They know that
uh we're a team on the up,we're improving all the time and the coaches are going to be as demanding as ever because standards have to keep going up.I'm sure other teams will will as well.A couple of players
about Ahmad and eric being called up to the olympics.So we'll be letting them go to that and looking forward to seeing them compete definitely.I think everyone,when they grow up,
they watch the olympics.You see Usain bolt's or you see even so Ryan giggs plane in the olympics.So
when when your country calls you up,I think I can't stand in the way of
of that
boyhood dream being fulfilled.Of course,Asparagus,
it's over age,but I think they can see the value of him good to see you.Good to be back.First of all.We must ask your thoughts on such a disappointing night for for England obviously Italy winning,winning the euros.What where did you watch it?What did you think of it?And
it's over age,but I think they can see the value of him