Lewis Dunk pauses while he thinks about how he should answer. Have the Brighton players been talking about Europe?
He knows what he's supposed to say, what players always say, that they're only thinking about the next match and nothing more. One game at a time.
He just can't bring himself to do it. He's the captain of Brighton and they've just done the league double over Manchester United with a 99th-minute Alexis Mac Allister penalty.
They were sixth in the table until Tottenham beat Crystal Palace to leapfrog them on Saturday but have three games in hand, starting at Everton on Monday, and playing some of the most exciting football in the Premier League under Roberto De Zerbi.