Stop-start season…
“Obviously it's been frustrating that the season has been so fragmented, but in recent weeks with no competitive games we had the opportunity to play a couple of friendlies – really high-level ones – and we got a lot out of those. A lot of the players were away on international duty, also, so we were able to put in some really quality work into training with those who stayed behind, with a lot of detail.”
Post-Christmas results…
“We've had a sticky period since Christmas, there's no hiding away from that, and it's been a test for us with some really difficult fixtures, plus we've had some injuries.