The Dutch coach Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, spoke about several important issues concerning his team ahead of the anticipated match against West Ham United in the English Premier League. He touched on the players' physical condition, Mohamed Salah's performance, and the significance of the upcoming match.

Slot began the press conference by discussing the health updates within the team, particularly concerning the duo Jeremy Frimpong and Florian Wirtz.

Slot said: "Jeremie Frimpong is fine, he has trained with us and is available, but I don't expect Wirtz to be available to play against West Ham. It's frustrating because every time one of my players is absent, I feel disappointed, and I didn't expect that."

He added: "I don't know how long he will be absent. Usually, I know but prefer not to disclose it, but honestly, at the moment, I don't know. It's a significant achievement for him to maintain his fitness for such a long time because he had to stay fit to reach this level. Unfortunately, he is unavailable, which is frustrating for him and for us, as he has been performing excellently recently."

The Dutch coach addressed the decline in Mohamed Salah's scoring in recent matches, emphasizing that the standards the player set for himself are the reason for the controversy.

Sloot said, "Mohamed Salah has set his own standards, which are scoring goals. These are very high standards to the point that people are surprised when he doesn't score in several matches."

He continued: "But just three matches ago, Salah assisted a goal and scored another against Brighton, which is a very strong team in the Premier League. I think I should discuss the details of the player's performance, but this is neither the time nor the place for that."

He added: "Mo, we are used to scoring goals. I was questioned about Mo not scoring for three or four matches, but he always comes back to score. He is not our only forward who isn't scoring as much as he used to. I mean, all the focus shouldn't be on him."

He continued: "Hugo Ekitike and Gakpo weren't either, so it's about the team as a whole, not just Salah. But overall, in my opinion, we are keeping clean sheets and scored 6 goals against Qarabag and 4 goals against Newcastle United."

Regarding the importance of facing West Ham, Slot said: "In my opinion, this is just another match for us, and we don't focus on other teams, but only on ourselves. We need to win many matches, and that is our main focus. It's not so much about the points or the point difference with other teams, although we are aware of the team's position in the table."

He added, "I cannot deny our struggles against the newly promoted teams, so we fully understand the difficulty of winning matches against them. But this is not exclusive to us; watch the opponents' matches, and you'll find that we are not the only team experiencing this. This is the new reality in the Premier League. In recent years, the big teams were more dominant, but now it's all about money, and these teams have owners who are capable of spending."

Slot concluded his remarks by praising the team's goalkeepers, particularly Alisson Becker: "Fortunately, we have an outstanding goalkeeper who has been here for seven years, and we also have Mamardashvili, another goalkeeper qualified to be the main keeper. This club is in an excellent position regarding goalkeepers."