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What's the latest injury news?

The same three players with injuries are Andy Carroll, Reid and Lanzini. All the other players are OK.

What did you learn from the Liverpool defeat?

I was very disappointed about the result, I don't think it was a result that we deserved. We played against a better team, a solid team who in this moment is more than our team but we expect maybe to play a little bit better especially in the chances we created.

How much better will the team look with an extra week of training?

Well every week is important, of course when you bring so many players and you make so many changes because for this squad nine new players arrived but we had six players who were out of the squad also.

So when you make so many changes every week that you can work the performance of the team must be better.

Has the result at Anfield affected what you can achieve this season?

No I don't think that game will change our minds. You asked me last week before we played against Liverpool what was our targets for this season and I told you that we didn't have any targets, just try to win every game that we play.

After we lose a game we continue exactly the same. Try to play as well as we can, try to win as much points as we can, play every game in a different way but not thinking about our final target.

We try to have a solid team and I hope we can do it as soon as we can.

How will this job differ to your previous jobs?

It's a stadium here that maybe some criticise the performance of the team last season. It's always important to play at home, we have a beautiful stadium, players will be not so tired after the last game which was the start of the Premier League so I hope we can add the next three points.

Do you think West Ham fans will be patient with you?

Every fan demands the best of their team. I know the fans of West Ham but they always support their team, sometimes they have less patience but I think that all the fans are demanding for good results of their squad.

I hope that some will arrive especially this first game at home because three points for us are very important for continuing to work with being calm so I don't think we are going to have any problems with the fans.

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What is the key to getting the home form right?

At home or away the team has the personality to go for the three points. Playing away does bring problems, you must defend very well. Playing at home you must be careful with the counter attack, you must create options against teams who come to defend.

Bournemouth is a very good team also so I hope to have the personality that we need to start now at home by winning the first game.

What do you know about Bournemouth?

I saw a lot of games from Bournemouth last season especially this week, they have the same manager when I was at Manchester City so they have the same style of play, the players are the same.

It's a good team that always tries to play.

Latest transfer news?

When we built our squad we knew that we had to let some players go out also. We bought those new nine players, some players like Fernandes and Martinez need to play and they knew from the beginning that they were going out on loan so the squad is the squad that I want for this season.

I don't think that we are going to have any other player going out for the moment.

Interested in Yaya Toure?

Yaya is a very good player. In his position at this moment we have our players. He will always be a good player in any team but for the moment our squad is ready.

Changing the mentality

First of all the most difficult thing is to change our mentality. This is a club that normally in the last season that was playing their their own box and have a fast counter attack.

We are trying to change which area of the pitch we try to have the most amount of minutes and maybe that change of mentality is always difficult.

What threat will Bournemouth pose?

Bournemouth is a team that always tries to play so we must recover the ball as soon as we can, after that to have a good possession, not to lose balls. We have a team that is not coming to defend, they have good players, they play with two strikers so we must work as a balanced team.

How important is it to get three points?

We need to play against all the teams in the Premier League. Maybe in previous seasons you can think of games you must win and normally that's a mistake. If you start against Liverpool maybe they are three points you want to win but three points is very difficult.

When you play at home they are three points you must try to add. It's not also good to start with two defeats, so these are three important points.

How important is three points to create calm with nine new players to bed in?

It's important because as much points you have is better. Any points you are losing after that you will have problems to reach your targets so we hope and we are optimistic to start winning these points.

How impressed have you been with Felipe Anderson?

Impressed? Not too much. Because before we bought him I saw a lot of games that he played, that's the reason why we chose him to come here.

He's a fast player, he's a mix between a winger and a midfielder.

I think that important players like Yarmolenko, Felipe and Lucas Perez are creative and offensive players they will bring that creation to our team.

Will we see Lucas Perez and Carlos Sanchez in action this weekend?

I can not tell you now. Carlos just arrived on the last day, he has worked just one week with us.

Lucas Perez is similar, we will see if they are at least able to come to the bench but I can not answer that question.

How long will it take your side to gel?

We started with five new players, maybe we are going to have some changes which is the best team in each moment. It's very difficult in the Premier League to play the same starting XI in every game.

We have options and that for me as a manager is important.

What is Jack Wilshere's best position?

I see Jack playing as a holding midfielder but with three movements. That is the position he likes to play also, he can give us very good build up from our side, but he is a player that is always making creative things from the beginning.

How do you prevent negativity this season?

Improving our performance. Try not to concede so many goals, try to continue being a scoring team and all the players start to have more trust in what we do and the results will be better.

What do you make of the job Eddie Howe has done at Bournemouth?

Very well, I think he's a very good manager especially in the first season when they arrived to the Premier League. Keeping that job so many years reflects the work he's doing there.

Are you ruling out a move for Toure?

For the moment I said that our squad is complete.

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