West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski previews their UEFA Europa League clash with Backa Topola

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00:00 - Hi Lucas, it's Steve from the New Recorder.

00:03 - Hi, you okay?

00:04 - Have you had a good trip out, everyone?

00:07 - Yeah, it was a bit long, but it's okay.

00:09 It's all good, we're here, so that's the main thing.

00:12 - Cool.

00:13 I was trying to talk to you earlier,

00:14 see, you know, you look at West Ham over the last

00:17 two years, been to, you see, have 32nd game in Europe

00:21 and 13 different countries, so as a player,

00:24 what's it like to keep coming to different--

00:27 - No, I mean like--

00:28 - Different cultures?

00:29 - No, no, like obviously with the games,

00:32 you don't really have a chance to actually experience

00:35 more than just being in the hotel and playing the game

00:40 and then coming back the day after,

00:41 but I think in general, it's a great experience

00:46 to be able to travel all over the Europe

00:48 and compete against different teams, different styles.

00:52 So I think for a club like us, it's brilliant

00:56 for all the players, for all the--

00:58 - Recording in progress.

01:00 - All the fans as well, so I believe, yeah,

01:04 just generally, great meeting to be in Europe

01:07 for three consecutive years and yeah, long may it continue.

01:12 - Sure, and also, you look at the upcoming schedule

01:17 as well for the team as a whole, we've got 10 matches

01:19 in something like 34 days, everyone's gonna be needed.

01:24 This is probably where the squad really comes

01:27 into its own, isn't it?

01:28 - Yes, obviously it's very demanding schedule,

01:32 but at the same time, I think we actually work for that.

01:35 So we wanted to be the team that will be competing

01:39 in different competition and we have opportunity

01:42 obviously to play in Europe, at the same time,

01:45 we progressed well in the league cup.

01:47 So I think that only speaks volumes

01:49 about how we progressing as a team,

01:52 how we developing as a team and I think

01:56 playing that many games for the first year in a row,

02:01 I think as well, we as players,

02:03 I think we got used to it as well.

02:05 So it's not something that we are afraid of.

02:08 I think we have experienced from the previous years

02:10 that we can actually manage it.

02:11 So yeah, we happy where we are and we actually,

02:14 we're really looking forward to them games

02:17 'cause like I said, I think every single player

02:19 is actually hoping that they're gonna get the opportunity

02:23 to play their part in the game.

02:25 So I think, yeah, it's a good thing for the club.

02:29 - Well, also for you personally, it's gonna give you,

02:31 you know, you're in the Alphonse sort of buying

02:34 for that sort of a glove.

02:35 So from your point of view as well,

02:37 it gives you opportunities with tomorrow night,

02:41 Freiburg, Liverpool in the Carabao Cup,

02:44 there's a lot of opportunities.

02:45 - No, yes, like for me personally, obviously,

02:47 it's like a good challenge to play in them cup games

02:55 I didn't play in Europe the last two years.

02:58 Now the roles are a bit different,

03:00 but I'm really looking forward to every single game now

03:03 and I try to just to do my best

03:06 and then play the best I can help the team.

03:09 And then I just hope as well that we're gonna,

03:12 you know, have a good performance tomorrow,

03:15 deliver a good result and yeah, see how it goes.

03:20 - Thanks, and last one for me,

03:22 I know you've had a long journey today.

03:24 So my last question really is,

03:26 obviously, back against Poland,

03:28 gave us a little bit of a fright at London Stadium

03:30 and on match day one,

03:31 and they were scoring,

03:32 they went one-nil up

03:33 and obviously we had to battle back.

03:35 On Saturday, they beat team at the top of the table

03:38 in Serbia, Partizan, Belgrade, 4-0.

03:41 So I guess from a West Ham point of view,

03:44 can't take anything for granted.

03:46 - No, no, no, no.

03:48 No, like you said, even in the first game,

03:51 they were really difficult team to play against.

03:54 So we really had to dig deep to actually get a result.

03:58 And now knowing that they managed to beat

04:03 one of the biggest teams in Serbia, 4-0,

04:09 it just means that they're gonna,

04:12 or they are really good team, strong team.

04:15 Obviously, playing at home is gonna be,

04:20 I think, very, very difficult challenge for us.

04:24 But I think we came prepared, we came ready

04:26 and hopefully we'll be able to, like I said,

04:29 to put in a good performance and get a good result.

04:33 - Thank you.

04:34 - Thanks, Steve.

04:34 - Okay, thank you.

04:35 - This one from Leo here.

04:36 - I was just gonna ask you,

04:38 obviously tomorrow is an opportunity to make sure

04:40 we can go into the last game still top of the group.

04:43 How important is it to not just qualify,

04:45 but also to win the group?

04:47 - No, like obviously it's very important

04:49 because we all know that if you finish

04:54 by winning the group, you avoid one stage of the competition

04:59 and then you go directly into the next one.

05:01 So I think it's very important.

05:04 Like it has been mentioned here,

05:05 with the amount of games that we have in December,

05:08 I think it's always good to make sure that we,

05:12 by our performances and the results,

05:14 we can maybe skip some of them,

05:17 which are, you know, in the end very useful for us.

05:20 So I think, yeah, finishing top of the group,

05:23 making sure that we are there at the end of the group stage,

05:26 I think is very, very important for us.

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