on the victory...
"We were out for the three points but I must
say they worked tremendous hard. They made it extremely difficult
for us and they scored a great goal. It was a little characteristic
of their game tonight. There were determined and closed us
down everywhere. We needed to be patience and resilient."
on the forcing the winner...
"In the second half our level dropped
physically but their level dropped more. You felt in the final 20
minutes some fresh legs would make the difference. In the end the
fatigue made a big impact on the game and our quality made the
difference."
on Watford...
"They imposed their game more than at the
Emirates. They managed many times in the game to force us into a
physical challenge. They put the ball in the air and went for it.
It was a different type of game. But I feel we can handle the
physical type of the game and we have showed that
tonight."
on the 14-point gap to leaders Man Utd...
"Of course it bothers me, I can't say that
it does not. I know we look a bit crazy. But no matter how big the
chance is, we want to give the maximum to come back as close as
possible. Our first task is to be consistent and get the points
after that we'll see."
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