Daniel Farke pre-Coventry City press conference every word on Leeds United injury return, Charlie Cresswell, Ethan Ampadu and changes stance

For Daniel Farke's pre-Coventry presser from Thorp Arch. We will have all the news here.

For Daniel Farke, 1.30pm start.

Daniel Farke takes his seat.

"No, it should be the same squad. Some good news with Junior Firpo, it looks like he can join us in training today. But he was out for so long in total he won't be a topic for this game. Everyone has recovered, no new flu or cold cases so for that everything is okay." 

"Not out of the loads and because of this turnaround. This turnaround, four days between the games, it's not a problem at all. If my players wouldn't be fit enough to play (after) four days, I would do something wrong in training, at least to start a game. For that, this turnaround - Tuesdays, Saturdays, it's not a problem at all. In general, so I think my general thought is that it's important that you use the whole squad but I'm not a big believer in a game in out, in out, that you always switch and never come into a rhythm. It's more or less to use the whole squad over the course of the whole season. So there are different periods have. For example Luke Ayling was starting a lot in the beginning of the season or the same with Liam Cooper. Right now is a period where they don't start many games, but it can change or whatever with our offensive players - Cree Summerville, Daniel James - they've missed a few games in the beginning of the season, also Georgi Rutter due to injuries or illnesses. And yes, for example, Willy Gnonto was starting many games at the beginning of the season. Right now he has to wait a little bit. So I think it's always important that you have not just XI players. It's more like you need a group of 17-18 players who share more or less the minutes and also some younger players who are there perhaps with less minutes but in total over the course of the whole season with 46 games you need many players with many minutes and I can hardly see one player who is there and gets all the minutes. I'm not a big believer in, in out, in out because then you never come into a rhythm and with this way. Also, if you perform then you keep your position in the squad and perhaps you can also afford sometimes to have a bad or a bad game but you can't afford when there's competition to have two or three bad games in a row otherwise a different player will become the chance so with this way I think I was pretty successful also on this level for some other clubs and this is more or less my general approach. I would never speak about 'okay, I've always this starting line up in my head for the whole season. It's just a question of momentum and when you deliver then you have a good chance to keep your spot in the starting line-up. And when not then a different player gets gets a chance. Obviously when you have periods over Christmas with, whatever, four games in nine days then of course also you have to change also a little bit. But this turnaround with four days between the games, it's not a problem."

"Yes, of course. It's always always good to have the players always in their best position. But if you have a special situation - right now we don't have a natural born left back available at the moment then you have to find some some different solutions and everyone knows for example that if a player has to play a little bit out of his normal position, what he has to do if he has to pay a different position and again, there is there is no right or wrong. You can also do it a different way, in terms of changing between the games. When you're winning you are right, when you're losing then you want to change other things, it's always the same. We stuck to the starting lineup that quite impressive for example in the weeks before, just Djed Spence came in for Sam Byram and sadly we lost the game then everyone argues, yeah, you should have rotated or whatever. That's just the way it is. And if you rotate and have an unlucky outcome like at Stoke for example then everyone says why did you rotate, stick with the team that wins game. It's always the same in football and that's why we also love this game and also love to discuss about it. So for that, I told you about my approach, how I see this. As long as you perform, you have a good chance to keep your spot and if you don't perform then, yes, there will be changes and Sometimes, obviously also due to tactical reasons and sometimes also when the load is four games within nine days, yes. But my players should be able to pay at least when there are four days between between the games. We pay them so much money so we can expect that they are ready to go all four days anyhow. They shouldn't be that soft so not a problem."

"I'm not sure. What I know is that I rate him really highly. I think he's doing a fantastic job with also limited resources. But the club has also developed and this means a pretty, pretty tough opponent also in this league so we don't have to speak about last last season when they made it to the play-off final. I think also the brand of football that he plays is nice to watch and then they always are brave, they try to attack and I like a lot of what they are doing. Obviously, they had a few changes on key positions after the last season and then they need a little while to get going this season. But they are also on a good run and they are climbing the table at the moment so pretty dangerous opponents tomorrow. It's an important game for and I have lots of respect for Mark's work. I think he's a fantastic manager but nevertheless we want to win the points tomorrow."

(laughs). "You Never know. This job comes always with lots and lots of pressure and it's never, never easy. I have been here not even six months and it feels already a little bit like six years because so much has happened during this time. And I have to say I love it here and if I'm still allowed to be here in six years and would be allowed to help up this amazing club to achieve something special I would love it. And it would also mean that we have achieved our targets because I spoke quite open and honest about what my targets are for this club in the mid term and long term. Obviously the short term is obviously always a bit difficult after after two difficult years but I want to help them in the right direction and I want to be successful."

"It's always a difficult task, you're right, because there's no replacement for starting a game. So in these terms you have to make sure that you train on top level in order to be prepared when you get the chance. I know it's always difficult when you're several weeks not in the starting lineup and waiting for your chance and obviously you have to use each and every training session and also to train with the pride of 'okay it's it's more or less like a like a Champions League final and to be spot on. Because otherwise, you're not prepared when you get the chance. And then it's also like, use your minutes that you get - if it's 45 minutes or 30 minutes, or just three minutes. So make sure that whenever you come on in order to impress, to help the team, to try to be there with end product, with goals, with assists. Obviously, when you're just playing three minutes, it's more difficult to score in comparison to when you play the other 87 minutes before - that's also quite natural. But yes, it's also a tough, tough business and on this level there is lots of competition and I'm not here to win the Nobel Peace Prize, I'm here to win football games. So for that, yes, players who deliver, who are there with good performances they earn their spot and it's not like we share the minutes equal. You have to make sure that when you get the chance, you shine bright and you use this and it's difficult. But we can just make sure that we still also back the players and prepare them in a perfect way, speak with them, give them confidence, offer really good and intense training sessions that when they get the moment to shine that they have a good chance to use that chance. But it's then up to them."

"My door is always open 24 hours. Everyone can always come in and there will be sugarcoating. There will always be an honest and straight and direct answer. But on the other hand, they also don't have to come in in order to make sure that they're unhappy because that's not important. The talking in the manager's office or the dressing room is not important. The only talking that matter is what you do on the pitch. So show me on the training pitch that you want to start, show me in the minutes when you come in that you want to start. You don't have to come in in order to tell me that you want to start because I take this for granted. These are professional footballers and if one of my players in the squad is not greedy and unhappy if he is not starting then I would have a problem with him because I want players to do this. But I my door is always open and also in terms to help a player to speak about situations that he has to improve. Sometimes I'm proactive and invite also a player into my office when I have something that I want to share and also given some advices but they're also allowed to come proactive him so my door is always, always open. But they don't have to tell me that they want to start because on this level, at least for me it is for granted."