Jürgen, you said before the match that
you would not treat this as a friendly,
how significant do you think the result is
and Arsenal winning this trophy?
How significant what?
How significant was the result
and Arsenal winning the trophy?
Even though some people would say it's
more of a pre-season warm-up match.
I cannot answer the question for Arsenal, to be
honest - I hope you asked Mikel [Arteta] that.
We were here to win the game,
I hope that was obvious.
We didn’t win the game -
we didn’t lose it, but we lost the competition
obviously because of a penalty shootout.
And because we conceded a goal from
Aubameyang and didn’t use our chances,
then the game is open.
We scored late,
which was not a problem
but we could have scored earlier,
that would have helped.
We had the game in the
right direction then, I would say,
but time was not enough.
That’s how it is;
what that means for Arsenal, I have no idea.
Were you pleased with what you saw
overall from your players?
With parts of the game I was pleased.
Because I know in which situation we are,
what we did in training and all the stuff that
I expected today from a physical point of view,
from a tactical point of view.
The game we had to play here today against
a deep defensive block, 5-4-1,
you need to have 100 per cent fresh legs,
your decision-making needs to be on top.
We had not the freshest legs, but they were
fresher than three or four days ago.
It’s all normal. We have another two
weeks to prepare the next season.
When you then concede
the goal we conceded,
then of course that doesn’t help at all.
We had to get control back of the game,
I would say,
we had that in the second half
with the constant threat of the counter-attacks
and all these things.
Arsenal had a good build-up, [but] they
didn’t really create chances with that.
We had to work hard for it
and that’s how it is.
We had our two or three big moments,
which we didn’t finish off.
That’s what then decides games,
we know that,
and so that’s the reason for the result.
Thanks for your time.
Anyone else?
Be a short press conference if people
haven't got anything to ask.
No, here we go, Paul Joyce.
Jürgen, could I ask you about
the five substitutes rule
that's going to be debated next week -
are you in favour of that?
Yes.
I know the discussion will then go again
of whether it is an advantage
for the bigger clubs.
Look, I don’t discuss it
from that point of view,
I don’t want to have an advantage
in the competition or whatever.
We have 38 Premier League games in
a four-week-shorter season, that says it all.
All the other competitions
will be pretty much the same as far as I know,
so that means that these things
will help.
But I can imagine
other teams see it differently.
It's never about having an advantage;
I saw it last season as well when we played
in the last nine games of the season,
I thought, ‘Oh, good, City bring on
five players… Not bad!’
But it's all about how
we can get through this season
and not who gets a little advantage
here and there.
It's really - how can we
get through the season?
I think for getting in a good way
through the season,
for the sake of the football players
and the performance levels,
I think it would make sense.
But I don’t make the decision.
Dom King first.
Jürgen, I just wanted to talk to you
about Taki and the goal he scored,
players can have turning points
and liftoff from big moments like that,
how big a day do you think that is for him?
It was big for him and big for us
because it was the only thing
he lacked since he is with us.
He didn’t score a goal [before],
but had situations
and was close in plenty of moments.
That helped of course.
The shape he is in is obviously good,
I think everybody
could see when he came on.
Then the goal is
more or less the logical step
after performing on the level he performs now,
especially in the pre-season.
I am very pleased for him; it was
very important for us to stay in the game
and for him, just to make
this first important step.
John Cross, then we'll finish with Matt Dunn.
Hi, Jürgen, just following on with Minamino,
sometimes it takes a while, doesn't it,
for a player to adjust to English football,
there's so much talk about
the clamour for signings,
but can he come in and be like that new
signing and make a bigger impact
now that he's acclimatised
to English football and indeed your team?
Yes, he can have an impact, that’s why we
signed him. That’s easily said.
I don’t want to put, after one or two really good
performances in the pre-season,
massive pressure on his shoulders
that there’s absolutely no need for.
We have a good football team and it’s difficult
to come into the team anyway.
But he is a player who is really useful for us,
let me say it like this.
It was not only the goal today.
He is in between,
he is really good in small spaces,
his first touch is exceptional,
then his decision-making
between the lines is really quick.
That helps as well. So, yes, he can be
a real player for us - that was always clear.
He came in in the most difficult period
of all our lives, I would say,
and had to adapt to different things,
being alone in England
in the lockdown and all that stuff.
That’s all not something that’s nice,
but he dealt really well with it
because he’s a super professional.
So I’m really pleased for him
that he could score the goal today
and that’s another big step for him.
Hi, Jürgen, you made a big call
with Brewster on the penalties.
Have you had a chance to speak
to him about how that went,
and in a weird way, can that be a positive
for him long-term in his career?
Yeah, how we all do,
we constantly have to learn
and prove then again
we can deal with defeats.
We lost the competition today as
a team and Rhian is a part of that.
If he would have scored the penalty
and somebody else would have missed,
it would have been the
same feeling pretty much.
I get that it’s
different when you are the one;
I was in the situation myself as a player,
obviously that’s not nice.
But there are bigger catastrophes
than that, it’s just part of the deal.
I think with his technique -
his shooting and finishing technique -
I don’t think ever in his life there will be a
goalie in touch with the ball around a penalty,
but missing it like this is possible
because he takes full risk.
I didn’t see him ever missing a penalty
since we worked together.
Today it happened; that can happen,
that’s how it is.
Dealing with defeats is in
football a very important lesson always.
We are all not perfect in it.
But this will not harm him
because we will not let it happen.
And if somebody is to blame for that,
it’s me, because I made that decision.
It was obvious
we did it for the penalties,
we took Gini Wijnaldum off
and we did it for the penalty shootout.
I wanted him in the position because I know
he is a naturally confident boy,
he’s a real finisher,
his penalties are really good usually.
Today not - that happens in football
and in life, no problem.
So just to follow up,
you said it happened to you,
does that mean you'll talk to him
and use your own experiences
to perhaps deal with it?
I rarely join or share my football experiences
with the boys because it was too long ago.
But I’m not the only one who missed a penalty
in my life in the team, so the boys pick him up.
It’s not about me making it bigger than it is.
He missed a penalty, we had a few words
directly when he left the pitch, that’s all fine.
Nothing to apologise for or whatever.
That’s football, no problem.
If we wanted to win the game then we should
have scored during the 92 minutes,
we didn’t do that often enough
and that’s why it came to a penalty shootout.
It’s a lottery, we know that.
It’s not about who is the best,
it’s just you have to score
and we did that four times really well.
And this penalty was not the worst I ever saw,
it was just a little bit too high.
There was absolutely no chance
for the goalie, it was just too high.
That’s why it happened how it happened.
What was the occasion
when you missed, sorry, Jürgen?
It's too long ago, I don't know anymore,
but it was in a cup game.
It's really long ago, sorry.
I would like to help you!
