Arbeloa on new signings, Tete and pressure of tough start

Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage (kick-off 15:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: All players are available except for Tom Cairney. Arbeloa confirmed deadline-day signings Hugo Larsson, Manuel Angel and David Affengruber will be in the squad but are not ready to start, adding: "Be patient with with these three players - they need to understand what we want from them." On what Larsson and Angel bring: "They both are number eight in that position. I felt we needed something there and both players are quality players that I think will improve us." And more on Affengruber: "He is strong, has pace, is very good with the ball and understands the game very well. He will help us a lot in the centre-back position. He is young but with experience." On the overall summer transfer business: "We are so happy with all the players that have joined us. We have a very good squad. I am very happy with the players that I have and now it's time to be focused on the next games, especially on tomorrow's game. My job is to improve my players. Now we know who we are and the team we want to be." On right-back Kenny Tete, who was close to leaving the club: "He's very happy to be here another season. He has experience and he knows perfectly the club. We're happy with him." Despite back-to-back defeats to start the league season, Arbeloa said he is "very happy with the attitudes of my players" adding: "They are so open to learn and we demand a lot from ourselves. I think this is the way because we will have bad days, like it was last Sunday [a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland ], but even in those days we want people to recognise our team" On the pressure at the start of his first season with Fulham: "Pressure is part of my job, it's part of our job, but it doesn't change anything about the way we have been working. The most important thing, for me, is that I work every day, try to improve and move on." He added: "I know we are waiting for the first three points but we know that these first games are not easy games. You can see that we have had a difficult start, but we are very confident in the way we have been working." Got a question about Fulham? Get in touch here and we'll seek answers from our experts [BBC]