r00fie1
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After Preston. What's it been like on the training ground?
The boys have responded really well. Which is not surprising, they're a hell of a group. Felt a little bit hard done by again, and it was a tough result for the boys to take really. I thought they played well enough with a better team, and again it wasn't the result that we planned. I'm looking forwards to what's ahead you know. There is 15 games to go and there is a whole new chapter, a new story line to tell. Everyone is focused on what's coming up.
Is it hard for Carrick to keep the boys' faith in what they are doing?
Nah. I think the way they played, especially the other night, on a tough pitch [and] tough weather conditions, against a tough team that don’t let you try and play….or not let you play. If you haven't got the belief and the confidence, in yourself [in] their selves as a team, you can't play that type of football. Both ends of the pitch we need to tidy up a bit, but there's not loads in it. They didn’t even get in our box first half. No touches in our box, and yet we find ourselves one-nil down. So, for that, there's a lot the boys are doing right. We got to stick at it. The boys got to stick at it. 15 games to go and give it our best shot.
Next stop Leicester. They don’t come much tougher, do they?
Yeah. You know it's a tough game. They're flying in the league. They've got a really good squad of good individuals and obviously play well as a team together, so it's a big challenge for us. But, it's what the boys really look forward to, getting their teeth into it. You know, we've had some good moments this season against the teams currently at the top so, we go down and give it our best.
Added confidence we have beaten Leicester this season?
Yeah, we'll take from that. It's always difficult to compare games. Football, game-to-game changes. There's ways to play and not get results…ways to play whether you're drawing…ways to lose. We do feel we're not far away from putting [good] performances together, so that gives us a lot of belief going into the game. If we do what we're capable of doing then we will give ourselves a good chance.
3000 fans at Leicester tomorrow?
The fans are unbelievable. We're desperate to give them something to celebrate and shout about and, hopefully, that won't be very long for them to wait. Come down [and] support us tomorrow. Come down with loads of energy, and we'll try and repay it as best we can.
r00fie1 16/02/2024
r00fie1 16/02/2024
