Are the two new signings ready to start?
For sure this could be a possibility. They are available and we have another day of training sessions to make the right decision. But for sure they’re available and working with the team. I prefer to wait until tomorrow, the last training session and then make the best decision over the starting XI on Sunday.
What can you do about the mental instability you spoke about?
Yeah we have worked on it to try not to repeat the mistakes we made against Southampton. We conceded three goals in the same way and we have worked on it. But as I say every time it's a process and we’re working to improve in every aspect and after the game against Southampton we understood we needed to work on a specific situation because we conceded three goals in the same way.
It’s a pity because we lost the game. A team like Tottenham it’s not right to concede three goals during the game.
What is your opinion on the club's stance on the use of the Y-word?
I have to be honest, I don’t know too much about this situation and topic and for this reason I would prefer to have more information to give an answer to you. Sorry I don’t have enough information to give you my opinion?
If people find a word offensive, it is something that people need to be aware of?
Yeah but as I said to you before, I need to have more information about this. It'd be stupid for me to give an opinion if I don’t know the situation 100 per cent and I risk speaking only to speak. I think if I have to give my opinion, I have to know the topic totally and then to tell you my thoughts on this topic.
Are you wary of a Wolves reaction to the Arsenal defeat?
When I speak with my players, I always tell them that we need to look at ourselves, to try to improve ourselves and not look at others. At the moment it’s very important to improve ourselves in many aspects. We lost three points against Southampton and to concede three goals is not good for us, for a team like Tottenham.
We know very well during the game we created chances to score, we are going to score, and for this reason we analysed very well the situation and the reason why we conceded three goals. We have worked on this aspect and focused on this aspect. As you know very well, to work and build a team, you need time. You need time because it's not easy, especially when you arrive during the season. You try to work, to work a lot, but it's important for us to go in specific situations.
Sometimes maybe when something strong happens, like against Southampton. Because we conceded three goals in the same way which was not good for us and it’s important for us to rest and face much better next time when this happens.
What have you made of the job Bruno Lage has done at Wolves so far?
First of all, yeah I think he’s doing a fantastic job with Wolverhampton. When you study his team, you understand that behind this team there is a lot of good work.
He's doing very well. We know that the game that we're facing will be very tough for us, but we know very well that we lost the previous game and we need to play a really good game and get three points against Wolverhampton.
Wolverhampton is the reality of the Premier League, a really good team, players and manager. I wish them the best – but only after the game against us.
You said after Wednesday's match that 'it's important to have players with experience to manage the situations during the game', do you feel you have enough leaders in your squad?
[Long pause] For us, when I speak about the process, also I include this type of situation.
During the game there are different phases, different parts of the game. You need to have experience to manage, to understand when you have to risk something more or when you have to keep the result in the best possible way.
There are moments that you have to manage very well, especially after we scored. After we scored, we quickly conceded every time a chance to our opponent.
In this way, you give courage to your opponent. When you score, it's the right moment to be strong, to show that it will be very difficult, to try to score another goal, to be compact, don't lose patience, don’t lose focus.
This is very important, but it's part of a process for a team that wants to become an important team.
We’ve just started, we've just started. This process will be long, but at the same time, in every moment you have to find the time to improve, to analyse the situation that penalised us in the past.
We conceded three goals in the same way and for this reason we’re working to try to improve this situation.
It’s part of the process and unfortunately we need time to be ready to face the situation in the maximum level. We need to take the step.
Do you believe you can get the best out of Rodrigo Bentancur in a midfield two or three?
He can play....I think the best position for him is to play [as one of] two midfielders. He always played there but then with the national team and also sometimes with Juventus, he also played in a three in the midfield but in my mind the perfect suit for him is to play with the two midfielders.
Is Eric Dier going to be fit for Sunday?
No, unfortunately he's not fit. For sure, he's a big loss for us. He needs a bit more time to recover. I don't know if... I hope to have him available for the next game, away against Manchester City, but for this game for sure he’s not available.
Do you have any concerns about playing Son and Romero three times in a week after their injuries?
Yeah, but we need them. Yeah I know very well that to play three games in seven or eight days could be, not a risk, but yes taking a bit of risk.
But we need them, they’re important players for us. Especially behind, at the back, Dier in this moment is out so Romero has to play.
And also Sonny, we need up front to have him because he's also an important player. I think I’m not telling you anything stupid, about the importance of these players for us. Yeah, they're going to play.
