How have the players reacted to the draw with Palace? Is it positive, or does it still feel like a kick in the teeth?
IJ: Both. It's very positive because of performance, because everybody was really happy with what we did on the pitch.
We are a little bit disappointed because we conceded a goal in the last minute and at the moment that we didn't have problems, the game was under control.
Having watched it back, what were the areas that particularly pleased you in the game?
IJ: Everything. We were a team. At the right moment, we pressed high, like we wanted, and in other moments, we were lower and defended lower.
When we had the ball, I saw lots of play and movement, which I like, and we created chances and dangerous situations this way.
You said that the players have taken a step forward, but you've taken a step back. Can you explain that?
IJ: That means that I'm used to playing much more aggressive, and I did this all my life. We tried to do it, and I think we did very well in the beginning, against Fulham, West Ham, even Crystal Palace.
There were some games that were good, and then we lost some players in the defence, and we did really bad performances, like Brighton.
Without Harwood-Bellis, without Bednarek, it was much more difficult. And now, I think we find a way to. In some moments of the game, we are lower, we are waiting a little bit more.
We were running more, but with less aggressiveness, and there is a moment which I prefer, when we go to press high, we steal the ball, play forward.
I think the goal was like this, high pressure, steal the ball, play forward, then play and move, and we scored the goal. And this is a little bit of a difference, there is a moment that we wait a little bit more.
How has that felt, adjusting your principles like that, not going fully Ivan Juric football?
IJ: It's a new experience. I prefer to watch Bournemouth and Tottenham games. They are intense, aggressive, and there are risks in some moments. I think there is much better.
But it's not bad, it's a new experience, I feel that the players prefer it, and I'm satisfied with that.
You mentioned enjoying watching Tottenham. How good are they when things click for them?
IJ: Tottenham is a great example of aggressive football because last year they were great, and this year with the injuries, if you are not fit, if you are not 100%, you have problems.
And this year they had some problems that they didn't have last year.
They have got their players back now, but things still aren't clicking for them. How big an opportunity is this this weekend?
IJ: No, but now, now I have a feeling they are like last year; they are much more compact, and I think some players are crucial for them, like Romero, and they are really good again.
They weren't really good against Chelsea last night, were they?
IJ: Chelsea is at another level. Sometimes I watch Chelsea, I don't know, and then you know that the players of Chelsea are completely at the level that we are.
Will the gameplan against Crystal Palace be the same as the game plan against Tottenham?
IJ: No, it will be different because they play completely different. They are 4-3-3, and it's different. I want to work on this principle now, the moment of the high pressure.
The moment when we are low, we defend lower. And I think this will be our way until the end of the season.
You're missing Flynn with suspension...
IJ: I'm not disappointed; I'm unhappy because it was a tough year for Flynn with everything that happened.
I think last month he started to work really, really good, really hard, and he did a really good game, an extremely good game.
I'm really sorry that he cannot play in the next two games because it was the right moment for him.
What about injuries, Ryan Manning, Lesley Ugochukwu, are they ok?
IJ: Manning is OK, Lesley is OK, Paul had a little bit of a problem with his ankle. I think maybe Will Smallbourne will come back tomorrow. He will do training with us and we'll see.
Does Paul Onuachu's ankle issue rule him out for the weekend?
IJ: He didn't train today; we will see tomorrow.
That must be a huge blow because he's now scoring goals. How disappointed are you if he's now a doubt?
IJ: I think there are some games in which he's good for us, and in the other games, it's better to have another type of player; it depends on the opponent's defence.
Crystal Palace played with a back three, and for us he was great because you can play one-on-one, he keeps the ball, and when we play against Tottenham, it's different.
They are a high line, and you have to attack space, and maybe it's better to attack the space with other players.
And you mentioned how impressed you've been with Cameron Archer after the game?
IJ: I think he's a really emotional guy, a really quiet guy, but really emotional, and the last few weeks, last month, he's completely different. He's very good on the training, and if he plays, I think he will be really good.
Does changing your style of play make you a better manager?
IJ: I really think that the start was really positive. Fulham, West Ham, and Crystal Palace, and I have a feeling that we are competing on my way, with high pressure, continuously.
I think that at the moment, when we lose some players, I have to change it a little bit. You have a feeling that it's good, but it's different when you put Aribo, you put Jack Stevens.
I'm referring to that. And now we change a little bit the way of playing against Liverpool, then Wolverhampton, then this one.
Trying to press high, yeah, but in the right moment. And I have a feeling that the players prefer. And I have a really good feeling against Crystal Palace.
Watching the game, it was like really good moments. We scored a goal like this with high pressure, other moments with high pressure.
And the moments when we are waiting a little bit more, defending a little bit lower, then you have to be good in the other moments.
Tyler Dibling, it seems to me, has not been the same player since his injury at Manchester United. What do you think?
IJ: I think that he's a really young guy. They start to know him, what he's doing, how he's dribbling. He's not like a new player whom nobody knows.
And it became a little bit more difficult for him. But I have to say that he's working really hard and he's getting better. He has to be calm and work, nothing else.
On Sunday, of course, you might get relegated if you lose. Do you think about that? Do the players talk about that?
IJ: No, I don't think about that anymore. What I want now, like I said, is for our goal not to be the worst team. And then after that, if we can arrive in front of Leicester, it will be great.
Have you had a specific meeting with the players? Have they now made a group decision to make the best of this?
IJ: I think there is always a good group now, not a huge problem. In the past, I had worse groups. They're always a good group.
But then normally they always try to train hard and do their best and everything. But then there is a game, and there is no problem of behavior for almost all players.
I'm really happy with them and how they work. But you play the game, you lose the game, and that's it in the final of football. There will never be a problem of attitude of the players.
They are a huge group of professional players. They want to work hard. Like the last game, it was like an example of professionalism, of doing everything they can, the best.
After the game, they were really sad because they felt they had given a good performance, but they didn't win. I don't have a problem with that.
If the team are relegated, do you still think and hope you will stay for the rest of the season after relegation to finish the season?
IJ: At this moment, I don't know. I have to speak with the club. I think that for me, and it was from the beginning like this, you know who you are buying.
How this guy is playing, and you have to do everything to try that this guy do what he has, where is his best. And then you said, I think good, are you feeling better now as a coach?
Yes, because I had to do other things, and I can think about other things to perform. But I think that every coach has his vision.
I think the club has to do everything they can to agree with the coach and go on the same way.
You've had a few weeks now with Johannes Spors. How is that relationship?
IJ: We talk about a lot, I have to say. I think he did a good job in Genoa, like the players he brought to Genoa.
It was all aggressive players, all players that he can play, like high intensity. And I think it's not the moment now to speak about that.