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“I know we haven’t done great in the league but we’ve still managed to win things over the last couple of years, which I think is important. I said after the FA Cup win last year, for this new squad, to get that winning feeling is important. You can’t underestimate how important that can be. We managed to build on that last season and we won again. There was a stage midway through the season – it was different towards the end because priorities had shifted to the Europa League – where we felt we should have been right in there challenging for the league title. Our away form was brilliant and our home form, performance-wise, was actually really good for large spells, but we just couldn’t find the wins. We were hammering the door down on teams but just couldn’t find the goals. So, our home form needs to improve results-wise. And we need to score more goals, of course. In the end it looked like we were a fair distance away, but there was a part of the season when we felt we should have been in there challenging. It maybe sounds crazy to say but I don’t think the gap was as big as it ended up being. But at the same time, there’s a lot of points there for us to make up. Everywhere Jose has been, he’s won. He’s done it in different ways, his sides have played different styles, but he’s always found a way to win. Even like last year, when we weren’t at our best for parts of the season, we found a way to win trophies. That’s the biggest thing I can say about him, he’s a winner and his desire and his drive to win rubs off on everyone.”
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“I know we haven’t done great in the league but we’ve still managed to win things over the last couple of years, which I think is important. I said after the FA Cup win last year, for this new squad, to get that winning feeling is important. You can’t underestimate how important that can be. We managed to build on that last season and we won again. There was a stage midway through the season – it was different towards the end because priorities had shifted to the Europa League – where we felt we should have been right in there challenging for the league title. Our away form was brilliant and our home form, performance-wise, was actually really good for large spells, but we just couldn’t find the wins. We were hammering the door down on teams but just couldn’t find the goals. So, our home form needs to improve results-wise. And we need to score more goals, of course. In the end it looked like we were a fair distance away, but there was a part of the season when we felt we should have been in there challenging. It maybe sounds crazy to say but I don’t think the gap was as big as it ended up being. But at the same time, there’s a lot of points there for us to make up. Everywhere Jose has been, he’s won. He’s done it in different ways, his sides have played different styles, but he’s always found a way to win. Even like last year, when we weren’t at our best for parts of the season, we found a way to win trophies. That’s the biggest thing I can say about him, he’s a winner and his desire and his drive to win rubs off on everyone.”