We Must Stick Together - Wright
Posted: Tuesday, January 24th 2017
Press Conference: Johnson Pre-Burnley
Thursday, January 26th 2017
City head coach Lee Johnson met with the media ahead of the Emirates FA Cup fourth round tie at Burnley on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
Here’s what he had to say…
- Adam Matthews, Korey Smith, Gary O'Neil and Mark Little all unlikely to feature through injury
- Johnson reveals injuries to O'Neil and Little are "not as bad as first feared"
- Lee Tomlin has missed training all week due to a sickness bug, but is aiming to engage in light training today
- Head coach confirms Zak Vyner will start at Turf Moor
- Johnson says he "greatly appreciated" Steve Lansdown's comments earlier this week and reiterates: "The message is consistent, we all need to pull together"
- City boss says he has "kept everything positive" in training this week
- No further update on Luke Freeman's contract situation
- Johnson still active in the transfer market and doesn't rule out more deals, both in and out
- Burnley's home record is praised by Johnson, who insists his team can cause an upset "against the odds"
- Johnson unsure how many changes Burnley will make to their team for the cup encounter
- He also hopes his players will play "fear free" without any pressure on them to win at the home of their top-flight hosts
Listen to his pre-match press conference in full on Bristol City Player HD.
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