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on the performance...
I cannot fault the desire of this team. They are a good group, they showed top, top spirit but maybe lacked the glue in the danger zones. I must say, we lacked oil too. It is my resolution to make sure we do not lack this quality again. Buying is not the only way to fix this. We will work. This group does not say no to work.
on Southampton...
They of course have a good team. You see Lambert and Ramirez gave us problems, but I feel we had the solutions for them. They surprised me technically, yes. Was their desire bigger than ours? I cannot measure desire yet. Believe me, you [the press] will be the first to know when I can.
on Gervinho....
He had a little ankle. Maybe he lacked little bit sharpness. For the whole season? No. What did I think of his comedy tumble? I did not see this. I will need to see a replay.
on possible January signings...
You see today we have Ramsey on the bench. We have Rosicky, Gervinho, Coquelin. It will surprise you that we have also Diaby, Santos, Frimpong and Eastmond who have not even played this season. Where do I fit all these players? The solution must not always be to say "Who can we buy?" The solution can also be to play our game and show we have the right ingredients. Is Zaha a new ingredient? I am not here [press room] to discuss cooking with you. We will show patience in the market. You will see the way we operate is a quality. We have no set targets yet.
on looking...
But we are looking, yes.