关于挑选33人阵容……

肯定有一些我们想看到的球员。在2020年欧洲杯之前我们也遇到过类似的情况，争取一些时间可以帮助我们做出更好的决定，并可能帮助我们选择一支更加平衡的阵容。有些伤病问题非常明显，而另一些问题我们没有所有信息。有时你需要与球员一起工作，看看他们对训练的身体反应如何。这是我记忆中最复杂的一个群体。我认为给自己更多的时间我们可以做出更好的决定。排除马库斯·拉什福德和乔丹·亨德森……

我们谈论的是非常优秀的球员，他们是我们多年来所做工作的重要组成部分。对于马库斯，我只是觉得球场上那个区域的其他球员有更好的赛季。就这么简单。对于乔丹来说，决定性因素是他在上个训练营期间受伤的情况。他已经缺席了五个星期，从那以后他就一直无法达到强度。他是一位出色的专业人士，这是一个非常困难的决定，因为他在我在这里的时候给予了我很大的支持。上次和我们在一起的三个男孩——包括本·奇尔韦尔——都非常专业，并且很好地接受了这个消息。

On Luke Shaw's chances of getting fit for the EUROs…He's up against it. He's missed a lot of football. The fact he's been our first choice in that position means we're giving him a bit longer than we might have done and I'm not sure what's realistic at this moment in time. We've talked with him and the medical team are liaising with Manchester United very closely but I'd have to say he's a long shot.On the lack of experience in midfield…Clearly you'd like to have experienced players and it's still possible we can play in a way that we have that. But we need to see some of the younger guys as well. They've had good seasons and we can learn more about them. We feel they are the best players at this moment in time to come and fulfil the roles we're talking about in that area. Jordan will be a miss, there's no question about that. He's an exceptional individual and he's been in that leadership role since I took charge. But in our last game we made Declan captain and and him and one or two others I thought really rose to the challenge. We've got a lot of young players with caps and there's no reason why young players can't lead. We've moved away from a defined leadership group because I want input from various areas. 

On how we will choose the players he cuts for the final squad…If we picked tomorrow, we might end up picking a dozen defenders because we've got so many questions but obviously we'd rather not do that. In another couple of weeks we will be much clearer on a number of issues. There are opportunities for everybody. I think you can take too many forwards. You've got to give them love and make them feel special and if you've got too many it can be complicated. There's a lot to think about. I'd have loved to it to be more definitive now.

On his options to start on the left wing…

Anthony [Gordon] missed the last game with injury so he's one we need to check on. I think with Phil [Foden] the key is where he ends up, not his starting position. When he plays on the left with man City he sometimes stays wide but very often he's allowed to drift and it's always been the same with us. Then you have to think about where they defend. Jude has played as a number 10 for Real Madrid but sometimes has to defend on the left. I think if you spoke to all our players in the forward areas, we never pin them to the touchline. That's not how we work. It's obvious the brilliant season Phil's had and how he's stepped up in big games. You want him in those central areas and we have to find the best way of making that happen.

On the importance of a group mentality…The group have got a lot of important shared experiences on the pitch. It's one thing eating together and having a coffee together but the reality is going to Naples, digging in with 10 men for the last 20 minutes of the game. They're the things that help you grow as a team and so we’ve got references of that nature where the players have played well. They've dug in together. There's a lot of tournament experience now. We have good options all over the pitch, some areas more experienced than others. We need flexibility and we've picked a very technical squad in the main. We have to go and grab the opportunity that lies in front of us.

On whether this squad can win the EUROS…

Of course everybody's waiting for the headline and I'd be an idiot if I said no. Equally if I say yes, that doesn't mean there's not a hell of a lot of work ahead of us. There's no doubt what's possible. But in knockout football, you could argue Arsenal and Manchester City were in the best three teams in the Champions League this year and neither got to where they would have hoped because it's one moment, it's fine margins. So that is our world and you're being judged on those moments. But are we one of the teams that can win it? Yeah, absolutely we are.