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Johannes Hoff Thorup's pre-Luton press conference will take place shortly.
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JHT on Borja Sainz FA incident: “No. We are aware that there will likely be a charge at some point.”

JHT on Borja Sainz: “He knew before the QPR game, so I don’t think it’s a distraction. He’s struggling to find his rhythm at the moment and that he’s now one of our most important players.”

JHT on team news: “No concerns. Lungi (Sorensen) is still out. Brad Hills is also ill and not been with the team the last couple of days.”

*Josh Sargent is likely to return to training next week*

*Gabe Forsyth is ‘likely’ to play some minutes against Brighton.*

JHT on Christian Fassnacht: “First of all, we had to take a decision with him at some point. Then unfortunately, for us and him, he wasn’t part of pre-season. It’s been difficult for him to be integrated in the squad. He wanted to accept the offer to go back.”

JHT on January window: “We have planned something and are ready to react if anything happens with our players. But we are ready bring in players who will fit our strategy. We must be patient and get the right players.”

JHT on RW search: “We need some more threat up front. We need someone who is good at running in behind and always be an option to go in behind. We look for different types of players to cover us.”

JHT on QPR: “Yeah, I think it’s far to say we should have had that (a win). We didn’t really concede any chances. The positive angle is we are there to dominate the game and create the right game picture for us. In the future, it won’t be good enough for us to draw that game.”

JHT on set-pieces: “If we over do it, we create some tension around those situations. We need to look at where does it start, so how can we as a team avoid those moments. Lots of teams in the Championship’s favourite thing is corners or deep free-kicks.”

JHT on Callum Doyle: “I always prefer to have options and choose between players. Even if they don’t prefer it. He’s a threat for us with those passes behind the defensive line. He’s also calm on the ball, so is an option at CB for us.”

JHT on Luton Town: “They are even more aggressive and intense at home. I think it’s 21 points at home, so there’s a big difference (compared to away).”

JHT on Luton game: “It’s an exciting task for us to go there and see if we are better. If we can put in the spirit and heart like we did at Portsmouth, but we need to be better in the final third”

JHT on new year: “I’m very optimistic. The short term result tomorrow doesn’t affect that. Without saying that this season is development as it’s definitely not. If we can put in the right performances, then we can be in and around the play-offs.”

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That’s all from the NCFC boss at Colney for today

Posted By: DrDublin on December 31st 2024 at 16:40:14

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