It's been such a difficult week with losing Gian Piero. How proud are you of the players for the focus they managed to show today?
I have to be honest. It was really, really difficult for us to be focused on the game because what happened in the last three days was incredible, was incredible. I knew that the situation was really problematic after the game against Frankfurt. But no one would expect this situation because no one knew something about his illness. It was an illness but under control. And then… it is very difficult because this situation hit me a lot on the emotional aspect.
When this happens, it is very different to cover your feelings with the players, with the people that work in Tottenham. At the same time, I have seen a lot of solidarity, the players were really devastated by the pain, and the whole Tottenham environment, the feeling was really, really bad because, in only ten months, I think Gian Piero went through the heart of everybody. They appreciated it because we are talking about a really big worker, for me, my opinion in his job he is a scientist.
