Sunderland boss Regis le Bris has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Liverpool at the Stadium of Light (kick-off 20:15 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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On defeat at Arsenal and the progress his team have made generally: "To be fair I think we played the game we wanted to play. We were bold and aggressive in our high press. I think our mid-press was better compared with the home game. Our deep press was good as well but they found solutions with shots from outside the box. We had good control of the ball. The main difference was the level of threat. They were really good with that and created five or six chances while we made one and a half. It is positive as we know where we are in our journey but there's a long way to go to achieve this challenge. It's really positive, confidence is getting better and we have more solutions now to fix different problems."
On Liverpool, Le Bris said big-name clubs in the Premier League bring an "X-factor" in individual quality which is hard to prepare for where "one player can make a difference".
Le Bris added: "It's a good opportunity to win points once again. The confidence is high at home because we probably are a bit more front-foot. It's really important to be brave, ambitious and use this energy from the crowd to build momentum, sustain momentum."
Sunderland are one of seven sides in Europe's major leagues to be unbeaten at home along with Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Juventus and Napoli. With a smile he said: "The challenge is hard because the level in the Premier League is absolutely fantastic. So it shows so far we were really good but the next challenge is the toughest."
Despite Sunderland's impressive start he warned success means they are also "fragile" as they cannot lose focus. He stated: "We know we built strong foundations but it's always a reset."
In a news conference largely focused on his side's development, he said: "Probably the next stage is to keep the home form and the away form it's another challenge. We have won twice away which is not bad. We drew often as well. We created opportunities. In two or three games we had the opportunity to score away but didn't. The next stage is more efficiency."
On Trai Hume as captain while Granit Xhaka recovers from injury: "I think Sunderland belongs to a working-class community and Trai is a good example of earning things on the pitch. He is really well balanced, versatile, intense. He's able to wake up the crowd as well. He doesn't have the same level of experience as Xhaka but he's vocal and his speeches are always good before the game."
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