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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Blank Gameweek 33 [Friday]

🇦🇷 Leeds

📢 Marcelo Bielsa: "With Raphinha, we are controlling his evolution on a daily basis. And up until now, he hasn't recovered sufficiently to be..."

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📢 Bielsa on Raphinha: "...able to train again."

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📢 Bielsa: "Rodrigo is in the last stages of his recovery but not well enough to feature this weekend."

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📢 Bielsa on defensive improvements: "In any case [with] the structure defensively, it's the whole team. The position of centre-back is where we've suffered the most [injury] absences. There has been no player who has..."

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📢 Bielsa on defensive improvements: "...[replaced] those who have been absent, who has done it badly.

"There has been an improvement with different defenders because the team has improved."

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☔️ Aston Villa

📢 Dean Smith on injuries: "Jack Grealish is still out, Morgan Sanson is out, Trezeguet is out.

"Wesley's coming back, may be available for the squad. We’re going to have a good look at him today, tomorrow."

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📢 Smith on John McGinn goal v Man City: "I wasn’t as pleased as he was because he’s been beating himself up about it. He’s been asked to play a little bit deeper but it was great to see him get into the box and scoring."

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🏰 Newcastle

📢 Steve Bruce: "Allan Saint-Maximin is OK, thankfully. He's trained all week. It was a kick to his ankle but he does take a few of those, so it's going to be a constant battle but he's OK for tomorrow."

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📢 Bruce on Saint-Maximin: "Allan has only played two 90 minutes this year. He's overcome Covid.

"Every Newcastle fan I bump into says, 'How's Allan?' - he's OK. It was a kick to his ankle, he'll always take a few whacks."

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📢 Bruce on Wilson: "It's been part of Callum's rehab that he takes it easier on a Thursday but he's perfectly OK too."

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📢 Bruce on Schar: "Fab has worked extremely hard and trained all week but the weekend might come a bit too early for him. It's good to see him back."

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📢 Bruce on other injuries: "Karl [Darlow] has had to have a small operation on his knee so he'll be out for a few weeks. Apart from him and Ryan Fraser, everybody is fit."

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📢 Bruce on facing Liverpool: "It's about getting that balance right. We're going to have to defend well but [we] have to find a threat against them too.

"When we've got Allan [Saint-Maximin], Miggy [Miguel Almiron]..."

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📢 Bruce on facing Liverpool: "...Joe [Willock] and Callum [Wilson] we pose a threat, so let's hope that continues."

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🪱 Burnley

📢 Sean Dyche on Nick Pope: "Popey has been good, I suggested last week that he was over the biggest hurdle and he has come through training fine this week.

"If there is no reaction..."

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📢 Dyche on Pope: "...he is back in consideration."

On other injuries: "Barnesy [Ashley Barnes] is not ready yet but he's been back with the team this week training. [Robbie] Brady is still struggling..."

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📢 Dyche on other injuries: "...that will be a while. [Kevin] Long isn't quite there yet, [he] is just trying to settle down. Two out of those three have a bit to go."

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🇵🇹 Wolves

📢 Nuno on Ruben Neves [Covid-19 isolation]: "It's been hard to understand. It's been very tough. The concentration of the virus is still higher than what is allowed to join the group. He feels good..."

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📢 Nuno on Ruben Neves [Covid-19 isolation]: "...we're just waiting for the levels to decrease."

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🏮 Man Utd

📢 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: "Marcus [Rashford] hasn’t trained but I hope that he will join us tomorrow.

"Apart from that everyone – of course Anthony [Martial] is injured still - has had a couple of days of..."

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📢 Solskjaer: "...recovery and a week of preparation and training.

"You need that against these [Leeds]. They make you go to the edge physically and mentally. They have a unique style of play and it’s a game we’re..."

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📢 Solskjaer: "...looking forward to. Eric [Bailly] is back and has been training this week. It’s been a good week."

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🐦 Liverpool

📢 Jurgen Klopp: "Nat Phillips is not back. Curtis [Jones] is back. All the others not. Do I know when Jordan [Henderson] is coming back? Not really. Not the next couple of weeks."

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🌉 Chelsea

📢 Thomas Tuchel: "[Edouard] Mendy will be in goal. The change was made for Kepa in the cup game and before then, me and the goalkeeper coach decided Kepa should stay one more game to have it as a reward..."

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📢 Tuchel on Mendy, Kepa: "...to get a bit of rhythm. What he [Kepa] is doing in training and the dressing room is simple outstanding in terms of personality. I'm happy he showed it on the pitch..."

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📢 Tuchel on Mendy, Kepa: "...he [Kepa] had two clean sheets in two matches, so it's a good feeling we have two goalkeepers. Edou will be in goal tomorrow."

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🐦 Liverpool

📢 Jurgen Klopp on Jota: "Diogo's fine. Diogo's fine."

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🤍 Spurs

📢 Ryan Mason on Harry Kane [ankle injury]: "We're not sure yet. He didn't train with the team today but we'll know more tomorrow."

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📢 Mason on Kane: "Harry is a top professional. We're taking it hour by hour and see how it goes.

"We're not going, and Harry's not going, to put his body on the line if we don't feel..."

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📢 Mason on Kane: "...it's suitable. We’re never going to put Harry in that position, absolutely not.

"It will be a combined decision."

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📢 Mason on Kane playing the #CarabaoCup final: "We’re not really sure. It’s a case of taking it hour by hour.

"The days are obviously running out, it’s a case of seeing how he feels in the next..."

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📢 Mason on Kane playing the #CarabaoCup final: "...four hours, the next six hours and then go from there. Everyone isn’t sure.

"I don’t know if Harry’s going to be available for training tomorrow..."

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📢 Mason on Kane playing the #CarabaoCup final: "...let alone the game on Sunday. But if he is, it’s a quick turnaround; a week without training is not a problem for someone in Harry’s condition..."

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📢 Mason on Kane playing the #CarabaoCup final: "...I think we’re going to assess it late tonight or early tomorrow and see if we can get him on the pitch."

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🌉 Chelsea

📢 Thomas Tuchel: "I expect [West Ham] fight in a sporting way to be in the top four. They have had an extraordinary season.

"The team news is there is no news. Mateo [Kovacic] is still out, everyone else is ok."

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📢 Tuchel on potential Kovacic return: "Me, personally, I think we can hope for Fulham. But don't take that for granted. Maybe the physios and doctors will kill me for that. So maybe Fulham, which is between the Madrid..."

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📢 Tuchel on potential Kovacic return: "...games. Tomorrow is a game, then we have two days to prepare for Real Madrid in the semi-final of the Champions League. Without training, that won't happen. So Fulham is the target."

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🔨 West Ham

📢 David Moyes on team news: "We’re very much the same as we were last week.

"There are one or two getting closer to fitness. I’m not sure whether they’ll make it..."

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📢 Moyes on team news: "...Jesse Lingard had a bit of cramp last week, which we didn’t see as being too big a problem at the time and he’s fine.

"We’re hopeful that we can get Declan [Rice], Micky [Michail Antonio]..."

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📢 Moyes on team news: "...Aaron Cresswell and Arthur [Masuaku] back amongst it soon because they’ve been important players for us.

"Cress is getting closer, we’ll monitor it and see how he feels by tomorrow."

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💠 Man City

📢 Pep Guardiola on Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero: "Both trained today."

On Aguero: "Today was his first training session in two weeks. Tomorrow is the last session and we will then decide."

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🦊 Leicester [embargoed from Thursday]

📢 Brendan Rodgers on Pereira: "I’ve got to manage Ricardo. He can’t play [too many] games at this stage when he’s just back from a long-term injury..."

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📢 Rodgers on Pereira: "...we’ve seen it before. He’s going to pick up other knocks along the way having been out for so long, so it’s great he’s back for this season. He’s going to be available for some of the games..."

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📢 Rodgers on Pereira: "...if he doesn’t play, I know I’ve got the players to come in who can perform very, very well."

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🤍 Spurs

📢 Ryan Mason to club site on Kane: "It’s still the same. He wasn’t with the group today and we’ll see how he is tomorrow. Progress? Yes, definite progress.

"Like I said all along, Harry..."

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📢 Mason on Kane: "...is probably one of the most professional footballers in the world and there will be no doubt that he’ll be doing absolutely everything to get this injury gone as soon as possible."

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