Kerolin Nicoli on Manchester City's Women's Champions League clash with Chelsea
18/03/2025
CGAS, Manchester, UK
18/03/2025
CGAS, Manchester, UK
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00:00Hi, Geronimo, nice to see you.
00:01I'm just wondering how you and the team are after Saturday's defeat.
00:06How much did that hurt and how are you feeling now?
00:11You know, we always want to win, but we knew it would be hard games.
00:16I think we were working this week to do different things
00:21and different ways to hurt Chelsea, but again, not going to be easy.
00:26But we're ready and we're together going to try our best to win.
00:31And now we're home, so we'll be special.
00:34You spoke before the game about the belief in the team.
00:37Nick Cushing said after the game,
00:38it feels like this team is just lacking a little bit of belief.
00:42Is the confidence a little bit lower at the moment?
00:45It is hard because when we look back to the game, we played really well,
00:48so we're never going to understand the football
00:51because we played really well, but we didn't score.
00:54So I guess we need to keep doing what we're doing
00:57and when we get to the final 30, make better decisions and win the game
01:02because at the end, we need to score.
01:04So that's how we're going to win the game, scoring goals.
01:07I just want to ask you about Yui Hasegawa as well.
01:10Obviously, she's been brilliant for Manchester City.
01:12Saturday was a tough moment for her.
01:13I'm just wondering how she's been since.
01:16Yeah, I mean, she's really, really, really important for us now.
01:19You know that.
01:20She's playing every game.
01:22And I think at the moment, things like that happened
01:25and we're going to look back and see how we can support her
01:29to be ready for the next game.
01:30And I think the team is doing really well supporting her
01:33and making sure it's okay mentally to just keep going
01:38because she's really important
01:39and that mistake is not going to change who she is.
01:43And finally, I suppose, just Champions League football.
01:46What does this mean to you?
01:48Well, I'm really happy. It's really exciting.
01:50It's kind of like a dream.
01:52So, I need to be really focused on what I need to do to help the team.
01:56But I think now it's the time to go and to do history.
02:00So, we're ready for that.
02:02And we're going to try our best.
02:04Thanks, Ansel. Any more questions from the room?
02:06George.
02:07Hi, Caroline.
02:08Nick has said in previous press conferences
02:11how impressed he's been with you
02:12and sort of your attitude and your work ethic.
02:15How nice is that to hear from a new manager
02:17being impressed by what you've done so far?
02:20Hi.
02:22Well, I'm trying my best to be my best.
02:26So, at the end, I'm not impressed if he's impressed
02:31because I'm really trying my hard to fit in the team
02:34because it's not easy to come in the middle of the season
02:36and fit well in the team.
02:38So, I think I need to keep it going and keep working.
02:42But that means it's giving me confidence
02:45when he says that to you guys or to me.
02:48So, I'm just, like, going to keep going,
02:50keep work to help the team
02:52and try to get in the pace of the game
02:55because it's really different
02:56and also especially I have connections with the players.
03:00So, I'm really thankful, but also, like, keep working.