Slot: Newcastle Deserved to Win, and We Had a Tough Week
Liverpool manager Arne Slot appeared at a press conference after losing the English League Cup final to Newcastle (2-1).
The coach said: "We did not deliver the expected performance, the result and performance were disappointing, our performance today was the opposite of what we showed against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League."
He added: "For the first time this season, we lost two consecutive matches. We played against two very strong and good teams within a week, it was a tough week."
He emphasized: "It was a tough week, but we are at the top of the league with a 12-point lead after it was 10 points, so there are some good things, in the last two matches we did not deliver what we wanted."
He continued: "If we played 10 matches against Newcastle, we would lose 9 of them because they are very strong in aerial balls. Newcastle played today as they wanted, today's match was slow and not intense, and most of it consisted of physical confrontations."
He added: "This is Newcastle's first trophy in almost 70 years and the first trophy for Newcastle players. They managed the match as they wanted, and the first goal at the end of the first half gave them extra energy."
Regarding the substitutions: "I tried to bring in a stronger forward than Jota in aerial balls and decided to bring in Nunez. I told the players at halftime that we needed to handle the ball better. In the second half, we did that a bit more."
He continued: "It took us 8-9 months to lose two consecutive matches for the first time this season, and it happened against two very good teams, one competing for Champions League qualification and the other was Paris, the best in Europe."
He stated: "Newcastle deserved to win, and they managed the match as they wanted. It is not the first time Liverpool has lost two consecutive matches, and it is normal to lose, because this is football, and we faced strong opponents."
He concluded: "I would prefer to play next week, but there is now an international break. Our next match will be against Everton, and it will be tough."
The coach said: "We did not deliver the expected performance, the result and performance were disappointing, our performance today was the opposite of what we showed against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League."
He added: "For the first time this season, we lost two consecutive matches. We played against two very strong and good teams within a week, it was a tough week."
He emphasized: "It was a tough week, but we are at the top of the league with a 12-point lead after it was 10 points, so there are some good things, in the last two matches we did not deliver what we wanted."
He continued: "If we played 10 matches against Newcastle, we would lose 9 of them because they are very strong in aerial balls. Newcastle played today as they wanted, today's match was slow and not intense, and most of it consisted of physical confrontations."
He added: "This is Newcastle's first trophy in almost 70 years and the first trophy for Newcastle players. They managed the match as they wanted, and the first goal at the end of the first half gave them extra energy."
Regarding the substitutions: "I tried to bring in a stronger forward than Jota in aerial balls and decided to bring in Nunez. I told the players at halftime that we needed to handle the ball better. In the second half, we did that a bit more."
He continued: "It took us 8-9 months to lose two consecutive matches for the first time this season, and it happened against two very good teams, one competing for Champions League qualification and the other was Paris, the best in Europe."
He stated: "Newcastle deserved to win, and they managed the match as they wanted. It is not the first time Liverpool has lost two consecutive matches, and it is normal to lose, because this is football, and we faced strong opponents."
He concluded: "I would prefer to play next week, but there is now an international break. Our next match will be against Everton, and it will be tough."
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