Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Wolves at Portman Road (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- On squad fitness: "Nothing new from other night [against Bournemouth]. In terms of availability, we'll be leaving some decisions until tomorrow. We had players who played a little bit more than what we would have wanted the other night. It was a physical game and we've got players coming back from injury. It's going to be late judgements on how everyone is tomorrow before we make final decisions."
- On the climax to the season: "We have nine games left. We broke it down as pretty much a quarter of the season - and we want to have the best quarter of the season in terms of performances and in terms of results. We want to show growth as a team and we want to try to win as many games as we can."
- McKenna also said that he wasn't the biggest fan of VAR but believes that semi-automated offsides could help: "I don't naturally enjoy it. I enjoy when you score a goal and it's a 100% goal. Other than that, it has brought some benefits. But the time is still an issue and semi-automated offsides would be a step forward."
- On facing Wolves knowing a win would move Town to within six points of the Molineux side, McKenna said: "We will be ready to go. Everyone knows it's an important game, with not too many games left. We are playing a team that is one position higher than us in the league so it's a game of significance - but every game is. We are going to give our best. It would be a fantastic game to win."
- On Kevin de Bruyne leaving Manchester City: "He's been incredible and certainly one of the greatest to grace the league. I faced him quite a few times as a coach with United and the biggest part of the gameplan was how to stop him. If he decides it's the right time, it's the right time."
