'Win that trophy' - Leeds United boss Javi Gracia's pre-Fulham FA Cup press conference every word

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A third Javi Gracia presser in the space of four days following Friday’s pre-match Saints one and Saturday’s post-match victory one. 1pm start and all the latest here.

Javi takes his seat

“Good. I have enjoyed these days, training with the team and with the players after a grest result for us and preparing us as best as possible our next game tomorrow, thinking about tomorrow and knowing its another competition but very, very excited.”

“Knowing it’s only a win, only a good result for us I think is really important in terms of confidence, in terms of believing all the things we are doing, it’s very good for the present and the future as well.”

“Very very good memories unforgettable for me. What I could see in that competition, for our supporters, the way all our supporters enjoyed is something I will never forget. It’s something I try to explain to our players. I have only one experience but that experience was something amazing for me. And I would like to to live it again.”

“I think we need to create something from our first day. I think we did it. We trained well, we prepared well for the game. After I think we had a good performance and after, now we have another moment, another competition. It’s one game and there is no chance to make mistakes. If you make a mistake, you pay for it. Then we have to be very focused to live this game with intensity and knowing it’s only one chance and we have to take it. All the players as I said before, in my opinion are really motivated and we hope the best for that game.”

“I don’t like to speak much about injured players but I try to tell you something. In this moment we are in the same situation with respect of the injured players, the players who were available in the last game will be available for this next one. In this case, as you said, Greenwood will be suspended.”

“Yeah. As I did, as you mentioned before in the Watford experience and as I did in that moment, I always try to choose the best XI to start the game. And sometimes to choose the best XI is to make some changes. Another moment maybe is to keep the same XI you play in the last game. But for sure we need something new or fresh legs and to change something to compete our best level because as I said in other moments, I trust in all my players and I think it’s a good opportunity to play or to see in other games, other players.”

“Yeah, you can see my face now!”

“When I arrived the first thing I said to the players or I wanted to be clear was I wanted to be respectful with all the work they have done before, with all the stuff that has been before me. And from that point, we needed to change something. You have to speak about the past if you want to improve, if you want to change something but always full of respect for all because I think they did a great job before I came here okay. And from that point, we try to concentrate all the information, all the things we want to change and to prepare for the next game in videos in training sessions and try to help the players to feel confidence on the pitch and to know clearly what they have to do is the only things we tried and it was good because the result was good and not only the result, I think the the performance was good. We were compact, we were solid. We didn’t concede many chances. I think we played a good game.”

“From from my first day, I could see the attitude of the players, the desire of the players to improve the situation. And if you see, for example, the moment when we scored the goal, the reaction of all the players, please, see the game and you can feel what the players are and what the players want, the commitment they have with the situation and this is for me the most important tool to work to improve and at the end to achieve the target.”

“For me, the experience I have in this cup is something unforgettable. We did it with Watford, that experience was really good for the players, I could see the supporters as well. And I would like to repeat that experience. We know it’s not easy, there are many good teams and watching the next game - Fulham - is playing a great season. They are very well situated on the table in this moment in the Premier League and it will be a tough game but we want to try it and playing our best football, we will have a chance for sure.”

“All the references about him are good. I know he’s very good manager and all the moments we’ve been together it has been a pleasure to be with him, always.”

“It’s different because it’s another club. I just arrived here and the situation I have is not just with two keepers, I have three keepers with me training plus all the keepers in the Academy. But in this moment, in the same way I have to decide in other procedures as I will do in the goalkeeper position. I try to choose what I consider is the best option to to win the game.”

“Marc Roca is and will be important in this team, playing from the beginning, playing like the other day. All of them are important and that’s the mentality we need until the end. It’s not so important if they start or not, what is really important is what they do when they play and the way they can help the team. Marc did it in the last game and when he plays from the beginning, I’m sure he will do it.”

“I can tell you different reasons. One of them was for example, Crysencio Summerville had something personal but the reason that Brenden Aaronson played was because he trained really well and he deserved to play and after he played, in my opinion, a very good game as well.”

“My opinion about the game is that we had the control, not only because we had these two players in the middle that they did a game because we were calibrated, we were balanced, we defended well, we were more compact in long balls. We were strong defending one player with two meters. The second balls we were ready there to do it and we were compact. But we were solid because all of them were mentalised to defend better and I think it is something that we improved, It is true that all the games are different, all the rivals are different but we started playing this game and we did it well. These two midfielders gave us the balance we need in the middle, defending and creating an attacking as well.”