Farke bommet på midtstopper valget men sier han ikke hadde noe valg (vel, Archie kunne løst det...) Men hvor fit Shack er vet vi jo ikke.
Vel. Over til Farke:
Farke here nowWe played this game in the worst possible moment. Watford, always the same,new manager, new belief, fresh air. Won the first game. Big positivity. Old mate and former colleague in charge. Knows the players. Gives them confidence. Feels a bit unleashed from them. Great start. For us, the break was the worst possible outcome,. Three players back injured, had been in red hot form. Welsh had two days after 120 minutes with big disappointment.
Firpo played on Wednesday morning in South America. Arrived without sleep yesterday. Rutter nine days after surgery. Cooper started for Scotland two days ago. Two times within three days for 90 minutes. Not one session together as a team. We had six players available during the break for training.
Not possible to give the Welsh players, Liam or Firpo any load yesterday. Had to just push the button tonight. Could feel this in the first half. Not in our rhythm. So difficult to turn the game. Still have individual quality in their team. Much better than their league position.
To come back and equalise in the second half. If we had won that with Anthony's goal it's the first time I would have been dancing on the table for the first time.
What changed second half?They all play differently with their nations, If training did not matter we would just turn up for the games, but training does matter. High-professional athletes need rhythm and training before games like this. Tried to prepare in a theoretical way. Found our rhythm from minute 10. Spoke about positioning, balance and lads at half-time. They fulfilled this in the second half.
Bringing a player in in red-hot form like Firpo was important. Joseph in form too. Jaidon's goal would have been perfect for the subs.
InjuriesGnonto at least three weeks with a hamstring issue. Perhaps earlier if he does well, but realistically it's three weeks perhaps a few days more. More or less the same for Roberts.
Gruev has a chance for Monday, but need to see the swelling. Willy and Connor out for Monday.
Resten
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