“I think it’s just coming into that time of the season really, with contracts and obviously January is January and the window, so I’m kind of working my way through that and coming towards the end of the season in terms of contracts and decisions. That will obviously be taken and discussed in good time really, and at the right time. I think the announcement for Case was for clarity as much as anything, it was kind of decided anyway, before I arrived so it’s not just a knee-jerk decision, but the type of personality, the character that he is I think it shows you the performance last week where he is mentally and how much it means for him to be here and finish the season strong. I’ve already had that conversation with him and he’s desperate to do well and finish well, and it’s good to see, so I’ve got no doubts about him at all.”
"I’m looking forward to the game. It’s a big challenge, you know, they’re a very good team. It’s pretty obvious to say that. They’ve got so many strong points to their game, and to their squad. It’s a big challenge, they are where they are for a reason and where they are in the Champions League for a reason, so we’re fully aware of that and not taking that lightly at all. We feel we’re in a good place and we’re looking forward to the game, so it’s where we want to be, with that real positive energy and enthusiasm, to go there and be positive, but for sure we know it's not going to come easy.”
"I thought he played ever so well last week, I have to say. There was obviously the incident with the yellow card and that was probably after 10 minutes or so, so to go one and one with the winger for the rest of the game and to manage that and to defend as well as he did, it was very impressive, so I was delighted with him last week. I think it’s pretty obvious that there’s been ups and downs with performance, not individually but collectively so it’s not easy to find your rhythm and find your top form individually but Diogo from what I’ve seen, I’ve known him for a while and seen him this week. He’s really focused, he’s desperate to do well and he loves playing for the club. You can see that. As I say, he played fantastically well last week, so there’s a lot for him to build on.”
“I don’t think it’s losing momentum, I think, as I said, it was a team for last week to go into the game in a certain way. I think he’s in a good place Ben, he’s trained really well. Obviously we’re working with him and trying to improve him as much as possible. I’ve been really impressed, to be honest, with the way he’s trained, his finishing and the way he’s gone about it. I don’t see it as anything else other than pushing on and using what he’s just done over the last month or so as a stepping stone and being here for a long time.”