“It’s been no different than any other week, in truth, other than the fact that it’s a level up. I’ve been coaching a long time, for 30 years almost, and I’m used to coaching, I’m used to preparing teams for games, I’m used to trying to find faults in opponents and weaknesses and strengths, and this week has been no different.”
“[For the players] it’s not a week’s holiday and then a new manager comes in. We had to make sure that we prepare properly for the game this weekend. It’s a Premier League game that can be won and that was the message to the players. They’ve responded brilliantly. They’ve been unbelievably receptive to what we’ve done with them, and hopefully you’ll see some of that on Saturday.”
“[…] People keep saying to me that it’s a free hit, but I’m not sure it is a free hit because we don’t want to waste a game. It might be a point, it might be a winner, but we’ve got to try and get something there, and we’ve got to be brave enough to go there and give it a right go.”
-James Collins; source: Wolves