Pontus & Gianni svarer på spørsmål fra fansen:
Link to full video from earlier...
https://www.facebook.com/SkyBet/videos/1742152925804802/ Talking points:
Gianni, how are you finding English football? -higher tempo, but I’m enjoying it. Love getting in behind defences.
Who don’t you like defending against in training Pontus?Small guys, don’t like going in hard because you’ll hurt them. Small ‘kids’ are difficult to defend against. Saiz & Alioski.
How good is Saiz?Pontus: Last season it was just Pablo, but this season we have Samu & Alioski too. Close to killing him when he lost the ball just outside of our box.
Gianni: difficult to communicate sometimes with the languages but loves playing with him.
Pontus: world cup draw – want to play the best teams in the world but you also want the easiest group to go through? England? We beat Italy in the Play-Off so England will be easy. Zlatan? If he wants to come back you can’t say no to him. 50/50 now.
Wolves, are they the best team in the division? Pontus: They’re good defensively but their three in offense are the best players in the league. Wolves are the best team I’ve played in two years.
Pontus – you’re a hard man, why do you wear gloves? I hate to have frozen fingers, but it’s a bit of superstition. I started doing it last year and I played well.
Gianni’s hair – uses a mix of wax and gel that smells like bubblegum. Has found a new barbers in Leeds.
Winter break – Pontus: Only played around Christmas first year last year. Felt a nice Christmas atmosphere around the games. In Sweden, he’d usually be drunk on 31st December, so will be weird.
Gianni: Looking forward to it.
Should there be one? Pontus: We have to fit the 46 games in, would be even harder with a winter break.
Pontus doesn’t think about FA Cup right now, have 15 games before then. Would be nice to go through in the cup but league is more important.
Who did you most look up to growing up? Pontus: Zlatan was my idol. Difficult when you start to play with him. Look to learn from him as a person.
Gianni: Roberto Carlos because I played left back, and Marcelo after that.
Gianni: are the goals recently because you’re more settled? It’s not only me but the team that are better settled. We’ve learned from these mistakes, work hard and we’ve turned it around.
Pontus on promotion: We have to aim for promotion at the start. Easier to play well when you aim high. Started well, went through a tough patch and we’re coming out of it stronger.
What are the differences between Monk and Christiansen? Pontus: Champ is toughest league in the world. Credit to him for turning the results around. Training sessions have been harder than last year. Last month was tough last year in the last month.
Pontus tattoos: I said to my mum I’d do one. I’ve just had one recently, with my dad and Malmo on my right arm. I might have a Leeds one if we go up.
Pontus on Leeds: This club is so huge it has to be in the Premier League. I remember when Leeds were in CL, they’re massive. Only city with one club in England.
Gianni: Home and away they support us. They are crazy on the road. Pontus: If there are 5000 tickets, there will be 5000 there. We feel ashamed when we lose for them.
Villa are starting to get closer to the promotion spots. Who else do you think will be up there? Last season one and two were pretty much confirmed (Newcastle and Brighton). This season is harder, there are 10 or 11 teams who could be up there. Wolves will definitely go up, but different teams.
