Every word from Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch's pre-Aston Villa press conference

For Jesse Marsch’s pre-Aston Villa press conference at Thorp Arch. All the news to follow here.

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“I just to start by acknowledging the injury with Tyler Roberts, it was kind of a freak accident on the pitch. We knew it was going to be a pretty heavy injury right away but Tyler was adamant about wanting to stay on the pitch for the rest of the match which I appreciated and it helped us a little bit maybe in set piece situations and what not. But he had a successful surgery, we texted a little bit after the surgery and he was in positive spirits and the surgeon feels like it went well so we are hopeful that he will have a full recovery and in three or months time be strong and ready and back at 100 per cent.”

“The nice thing is, it is slowing down a little bit. The first days when you come there is a million things on your mind and a million things to take care of and you kind of get to know people more and more. Now we have spent more intensive time with each other, everything from the people here at the training centre to the staff at the stadium to obviously the players and everything, I think we have enjoyed our time together. Everything has been very positive, we obviously felt good about the first performance despite not getting the result that we thought we wanted and frankly deserved. But we know that those good feelings will stay strong when we can get the results so the focus and concentration to try to push every day to understand exactly what direction we want to go in has been good and we will need that in this coming week.”

“They do have to adapt. We talked about that from the beginning. I think it’s not just the tactics and the football style, it is also the type of leader I am. I am different. I am more interactive I think, not just comparing to Marcelo but to many coaches. They are getting to know me more. I think they are getting to understand what’s important to me and what will be important to us and their ability to commit to that every day and come with energy every day will determine how quick the learning curve is. After the first game, I think the feedback in terms of performance is what we wanted but it’s only the first step and there is a long, long, long way to go yet.”

“I have done that at different moments, partly because if I go back to my time in Austria and Germany, after the game, the media comes for players right away and it's almost impossible after the match to have the whole group together. The attention around this small little conversation with the group I find frankly hilarious and ridiculous. But whatever, maybe people don't see that much here. I have done that quite a few times in my career, in positive moments and in negative moments and it's about now making sure that we are able to, as a group, process what just happened and that we are clear on what was good and what was bad and how we are going to move forward. I felt that the immediate feedback in that situation was important. I realised I could maybe do it in the locker room, maybe I will do it on the pitch. I don't know, who cares."

Jesse is then told that Jack Harrison enjoyed it.

“Okay, good. And then to make sure that our fans were great at Leicester...to make sure that we always go and acknowledge them which the guys are really good about that and then just to continue our process here of what we are trying to develop and to do it in as short a timeframe as we possibly can.”

“I would say with the fans, I have spent time some time in and around the city, having dinner and seeing people and I think that the fans have come to a really good balance of understanding that they can love Marcelo Bielsa and still support the new coach and the new direction of the team and I think I am certainly very comfortable with that as well. And I think that in the end, what is the most important is that the team can perform and represent the fans and get the results that we need to keep us in the Premier League. They understand that and I have had a lot of really positive interactions with people and really kind, really kind and generous and thoughtful and supportive, much more than I think I deserve or could ask for. I am thankful for that and I am doing everything I can to make sure that we as a group and as a team can represent that kindness and that mentality within our community here.”

“Patrick will play for sure tomorrow, he won’t start but he will be ready from the bench and we’re excited to have him back in the team and I think he can give us a massive boost. What’s interesting is that when we were contemplating his return to play and what we wanted his weeks to look like here, since I have been here then the physical team told me what his loading has been like over the last six, seven, eight months and the different kinds of injuries he has had. He hasn’t trained hard often and he certainly hasn’t played much. Even getting him back, it was the reason why I was hesitant against Leicester. I just felt like we had more to lose than gain in that moment and knowing how important Patrick is. Even for me from a personality perspective, he’s a positive guy, he comes with an energy, he works really hard. The effect he’ll have on the group I think will be relatively massive and I think we need to make sure that we handle his return in a way that only gets him stronger and stronger and better and better.”