Press Conference: Johnson Pre-Fleetwood

Here’s what he had to say…

- Callum O'Dowda was the only player to pick up a knock from Saturday but he should be fine for tomorrow night

- Hordur Magnusson has been back in training for a week now and is fit to start

- Gary O'Neil has only trained for a couple of days but Johnson says: "He has a good set of lungs on him"

- Adam Matthews has been jogging on the treadmill but still hasn't returned to full training

- Johnson admits, with two big games coming up this week, that team selection is a Catch 22 situation

- The head coach admits there are "two or three players" who have waited patiently and deserve a chance to feature at Fleetwood

- Johnson still aiming to strengthen in the transfer market

- City boss adds: "Football is never easy. It's in the blood, it's what I do and I love it. I fully believe we can turn the corner"

- Johnson said: "We're on a poor run of form. Can we come out of it? Absolutely"

- Head coach reveals he received "a few nice text messages" from the players after the game of Saturday

- City boss says the players have been great, with no ill discipline or lack of hard work on the training pitches

- Luke Freeman's situation remains unchanged, he adds

- Johnson admits he's going through "a steep learning curve" but insists: "Every manager who is successful goes through spells like this...it's how you deal with it"

- City happy for Arnold Garita to remain at Plymouth Argyle on loan

Listen to his pre-match press conference in full on Bristol City Player HD.