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Patrick has really taken Joffy under his wing, trying to mentor him and make him into a great striker. I love seeing that, I think Joffy loves it too. He sent Joffy a to-do list of things he should be thinking about in the match [before Brentford last season]. I want to leave room for leadership.

Joffy has played mostly striker here but if you were to talk to him he’s more comfortable coming away from defenders. One of his strengths is his cleverness to move in both positions. I think if you play with two strikers and Patrick drifts on the last line and he drops off. In there I think we’re also getting a lot out of Harrison and Aaronson, too and Sinisterra I think we’re going to get more out of.

I do trust Victor explicitly and Andrea has been a great partner as well. When we go through it it’s not just picking names out of the air. Victor and his scouting team have this down to a science almost. It’s been a lot for him, he was in Holland last night, he’s been moving around.

I think in general Liam is an incredibly important person in this team. I think he brings a lot to us at all moments and certainly on the field. There was a bit of Liam and Diego, Robin has emerged as an incredible player, maybe our best in the first five games. Pascal has also been fantastic, better than we’d hoped. All four of those guys are gonna play a big role. There’s competition in a really competitive, healthy way.

The reason we acted so quickly from the beginning because we didn’t want to be stuck in massive situations at the end. When some of our targets didn’t come through we had to manage the market and figure out what we needed.

I’m pretty open with them because I don’t like having secrets within the team.

I think we operate on the same frequency. The only thing is understanding his English sometimes. I understand his mannerisms and energy even when I don’t understand his English. We have a great relationship. He comes every day with passion. He’s also a good listener, so when it comes for us to have really important discussions we can get to the core of what we want. I think you have to include Angus and his ability to work closely with us and get the balance right, calm, level-head and logically think about solutions. Victor is the reason I’m here more than anything.

We have different styles, the goal for me is always to sit down and allow the team to carry out the plan because they’re so clear on what we are. We’re working towards that but we’re not there yet. Some of my emotion is towards referees sometimes, but I understand they’re humans and sometimes they have bad performances too. We have a lot of new referees who haven’t had Premier League games - I have empathy for that. I might not always show it, but I do

I’m very excited about the possibilities of what we can do here. The club, the people, the players, the commitment to excellence from a work perspective is better than anywhere I’ve been.

From day one, Jack has been one of the players who has adapted best. I think he’s having an excellent start to the season.