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We have arrived at Colney Training Centre where Daniel Farke will soon be speaking to the media ahead of tomorrow's game against Bristol City.

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DF: It was an emotional game and an emotional ending. It was a brilliant game for us and we were all happy with the result.

DF: It is a sign of quality when you are not there with your best performance but you are still able to create something special. Big compliments for Teemu [Pukki], he has been crucial this season.

DF: We have scored so many goals and created so many chances in our last games. I would have prepared a few more clean sheets to be honest, to concede a few goals less is our most important topic but I can't complain too much.

DF: We want to go further on with this momentum and use it as long as possible. When you have such a run it's important to enjoy it and be self confident and know we are able to fight against setbacks. But we must stay greedy and have a big fighting will to go further on.

DF: Our fans are allowed to fly because we play football for the fans and there have been some difficult years. It's important for them to enjoy this moment. But no one has to be concerned that my players or coaching staff are losing the ground under our feet. We don't look too far ahead and we know we have to work hard for each and every point.

DF: Moritz [Leitner] has been out for nearly three weeks. He has worked a lot during his rehab and has joined us in training in the last two days. He will travel to Bristol with us.

DF: It's always a pretty busy period and you have many travels and many games, but we are used to doing this and we are looking forward to a pretty busy 14 days. It is important to be really focussed and really disciplined and stay greedy.

DF: We don't feel pressure [playing the 5.30pm game on TV]. We are totally over-achieveing. To be in this position after 21 games with 43 points is a pretty enjoyable situation and it is important to not feel too much pressure. It's a positive situation.

DF: Bristol played really decent last season and were pretty close to the play-off ranks. They had a tough start because they lost some key players, but I think they added some good quality too. It's normal that they need a bit of time, and I think they have a good chance to improve in the table. We know they are strong and this is a spotlight game for them at home against the league leaders.

DF: We said at the beggining of the season we want to improve our performances and be better than last season, but no one could predict that after 21 games we would be in this position. We are enjoying this at the moment.
Big compliments to my lads, because to be there with this consistency shows pretty unnatural behaviour. The key is to take the self-confidence out of the wins and believe in our way and keep our feet on the ground. We have a good balance at the moment with the young lads and experienced players.

DF: We have to travel tomorrow without Timm Klose who is still not available. I hoped he would be available but there is still a bit of blood in the knee. It's not a big injury but it's still painful for him. We hope he will be back in team training. Grant Hanley was also a doubt this week, he's got an injury with inflamation in his eye. He wasn't able to train yesterday and today he had to wear some special lenses to protect the eye. We have to see how the eye reacts, and hopefully he is available tomorrow.

DF: Timm Klose and Grant Hanley are big experienced leaders in our group. Grant has been out for 11/12 weeks and has had a few appearances withe the Under-23s. He seems to have had some bad luck as he was out pre-season too. Hopefully everything is good pretty soon as he is our captain and he is important for us in the dressing room as well as on the pitch. But I also totally trust Ben Godfrey, he was good in the last game and delivered what I expected. He is always there when I need him. Alex Tettey could also play in the centre-back role if we need him. We have to fight against a few setbacks but we can do this.

DF: Moritz will not be ready for 90 minutes, after being out for three weeks it's a bit difficult. But it's good to have him back and he will be available for 45 minutes.

DF: It was the next important step in their rehab [for Matt Jarvis and Kenny McLean to play with the Under-23s].
Kenny looked sharp and it was a good decision to have him back for 45 minutes. I think he will need a few more appearances for the Under-23s and a few more weeks in training. It's also good that we have Matt back, he has nearly been out two and a half years and we have to be careful and patient. He made a good appearance yesterday and hopefully a good step in the right direction.

DF: Jurgen Klopp knows what he is talking about and it's a bit of nice motivation for our players to know he follows our games. It's always nice to hear some compliments and some nice words.

DF: I heard it [TalkSport] and I am quite relaxed. Everyone is allowed to have their opinion, even if it is a bit of a strange one. I've been here 18 months and I am one of the longest serving head coaches in the league already. I've got a German passport and perhaps my German education, but in the same way the fans sing 'Jordan Rhodes is one of us' I already feel one of us. My heart is yellow already and I don't have the feeling that I am just here a few months and then going back to Germany. I feel at home.

DF: We have been involved in the development of Angus Gunn, Josh Murphy, James Maddison and right now we are invovled with Jamal Lewis, Max Aarons, Ben Godfrey and Todd Cantwell. It's so important what we are doing because our way is to develop our Academy talents and there is no other sqaud with so many Academy products in the First Team.

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That's all from Daniel. Keep an eye on canaries.co.uk for more news throughout the day!

Posted By: DrDublin, Dec 14, 13:35:51