About long-distance travel
- We have no problem, the players had a rest yesterday and we have a training session this afternoon.
Can Neto return?
- Neto had an outfield session with the physio yesterday and was doing well. He will train with us today and we will make a final decision after that.
Regarding Rooney's remarks about rotation
- I've said it many times: This is an era where everyone can speak freely. I said it after the Qarabakh game: since I joined the club, my philosophy has been to rotate players. When you lose, no one agrees with you.
When the players rotated are Brazilian international Andre Santos, Dutch international Hatto, and Brazilian international Joao Pedro, this is not called rotation. They're still young and you have to give them opportunities to make mistakes so they can improve.
Do you like to rotate as a player?
——Yes, I like it very much.
Let’s talk about rotation again
-I think football today is different from a few years ago because the intensity and confrontation of the game are stronger. You have to play 65-70 games in a season and participate in the Champions League and Premier League. This is completely different from the situation a few years ago. So rotation is necessary, this is my personal opinion.
Regarding the rotation of the defensive line, will this affect stability?
- I think first of all, with Colville's injury, we lost our best defender in terms of building our defense. After that, we try to solve the problem and adjust, we try to find different solutions. In the last game, Chalobah and Fofana kept clean sheets. They told me this morning that last year we only had two clean sheets after 11 league games and this year we have four clean sheets after 11 games. So, I'm not sure the answer to this question.
Did this season meet your expectations?
- We strive to win every game and expectations have increased this season. The biggest difference compared to last season is the team's expectations. The numbers are there and we're probably better than we were last season. I've said it many times: I don't like to think about where we will be in April, May or June, I like to think about whether we can win tomorrow. Next we have the international break and then we will start again.
Regarding Lavia's injury
- It's a pity, it's a pity at this time because we have been trying to reduce his playing time, but even so, he got injured again. We need to keep at it until we find the right solution.
About the game against Wolves
- They have changed their head coach and there will be some similarities, but these are games we have to win. Because when you perform well against Liverpool and Tottenham, you need to keep doing that.
Is Esteban ready for back-to-back starts?
- He's ready to start, of course he is. But if he starts, someone else will be on the bench, and those people want to start too. He is trying to adjust to life in England and last week he was complaining about the cold weather, it was still October, what about December and January! I said: "It's still warm now."
On being nominated again
- It's a great moment, but it's all because of the players. At the end of the day, they are the ones playing football. A month ago, I was nominated for a Golden Globe. It’s great – it’s great for the whole team.
Regarding the injuries of Lavia and Esugo, this will affect Caicedo's rest
- It is true. We have Caicedo, Enzo, Neto, Joao Pedro, all of whom cannot train every day due to some problems. Caicedo came on within five minutes the other day, and we have Andre Santos playing at the 6 position, Reece James can also play at the 6 position, and Acheampong can also play at the 6 position.
Regarding the threat of Wolves' powerful throw-ins
- we are looking for a solution. We performed well against Tottenham before and hopefully it will work tomorrow too. If you can find a scheme where you have three players out there at the same time, they will try to adapt and make changes.
Do you have any plans to hit the throw-in?
- Yes, we do, but not now. If power throw-ins can be the solution, as a coach I'm willing to make adjustments, but not right now.