Healthy competition across the pitch
All the players are working well, and it’s up to us to make the decisions for the team in the right moment.
All of the players, as long as they’re healthy, are options for us, and we need them. It’s us as a collective who are going to solve our problems - us who are in the building. We must solve our own problems.
As I said before, we have to improve the players as individuals - their levels of fitness, technically, tactically, their awareness - everything. Then, we have to improve things as a team. For example, looking at some of the situations we can solve, such as the way we are conceding goals.
We are working here in training, and we have to repeat, repeat, repeat, and then try to put that into work in the games. We have to cover all aspects, and finding a balance is hard, but I’m positive that we can achieve it.
Individuals working to deliver for the team
We as a team have to improve Lucas [Paquetá], to get the best out of him. I think we have the pieces - we have speed up front, for example - so let’s try to find solutions within the team so that Lucas can deliver all the good things that he is capable of.
I think Jarrod [Bowen] is someone who can deliver, but we’re not expecting only Jarrod to score goals. I think we have goals from across the team that can win matches, including from our centre-halves, for example if we improve our offensive set-pieces. It’s up to all of us, as a team.
With our centre-halves, I think that complicity is really important, regardless of who is playing there. We have to have good communication there, because it’s about how they operate together.
In terms of conceding goals, it’s not down to who the goalkeeper is, because we as a team conceded those goals. It’s up to us to decide what is best for the team. In all the positions across the team, all the places are open for competition.
Tough Leeds test
We are clearly aware that it’s going to be a very tough game. Leeds are a very good team, and it’s going to be a tough environment. But we’ll be ready, and we’re looking forward to it.