THE IMPORTANCE OF SHAW
“That was not the plan, to have [Luke play] 90 minutes. But you need to win games, and you can feel that he was overloading [the opponent] in that part of the field. He’s really good on crosses, he’s really good in the final third, [with] the decisions. He has a lot of quality. When we are losing and drawing, you don’t think about the next game. You need to win. So I was not focused on the next game.”
WE MUST FOCUS ON OURSELVES, NOT RIVALS
“The first thing is to focus on ourselves, and not the other teams. The next thing is to be really honest. We are in the different levels at this moment, but then explain that everything can change. I remember when I started seeing the Premier League, it was the opposite [and United were on top]. So we need to focus on step by step, not trying to think too far ahead. We have an ultimate goal, that is winning the Premier League, and again. I’m not crazy! I know that it’s not going to be next year. But we are trying to build something and the small things are really important. And we did that during this year, but we need to improve next year. We know that this is important for the fans, but we need to be honest with them and to work hard every day.”
.webp?ssl=1 "The state of play at Mercedes after three rounds of the 2026 season")
