Slott: I don't ask players to win every game
Liverpool coach, Arne Slot, made important statements before the 11th round match in the English Premier League, which will bring together Liverpool and Aston Villa.
Slot said about his start with Liverpool: “I don’t think surprise is the right word to put it in context, because I knew the quality of the team. Quality is one thing, but consistency is the second thing. I was not surprised from the moment I started working with them, as I saw the energy that They make it Every day."
He talked about his players, saying: "I do not ask them to win every match, but I ask them to put in the effort on a daily basis."
He commented about Curtis Jones: “With Curtis, maybe I wasn’t the one who developed it, and I didn’t have anything to do with it. He became a father. You never know if that plays a role or not, since The moment he became a father he started giving levels Fantastic.”
He added: “The players don’t care that we are at the top of the league at the moment, because they know how small these margins are, and it is not the first time they have been there.” ".
He continued his talk about Jota's return: "We expect him to return in the first weeks after the international break. I always say in the Netherlands that there is privacy about this. He will return after a week or so." Two weeks of downtime "
He stressed regarding the renewal of contracts: "It would be strange if I had nothing to say. I should not talk about the matter publicly. I am talking about the matter with Richard." And that is where we should talk, not in front of the microphone here.”
He praised the support of the fans: “The atmosphere they brought in the second half in the Brighton match was wonderful, and during the match The whole Leverkusen, I hope they bring it all the time because it helped us A lot.”
He said about Robertson and Tsimikas: “We are two wonderful players and we play a lot of matches, and both of them need minutes to play and it is a position where energy is required and this is a reason why players are rotated between them.” The midfielders and full-backs, but also the quality of the players we have. I have two great full-backs and let’s see who starts tomorrow.”
Regarding Diaz, he commented, saying: “We see that his numbers are better than the season.” In the past, I think the team offers good opportunities for the players Because Jota and Darwin are scoring, Lucio and Jacopo are also scoring, and this tells me that the team is creating goals for these great players and they all have quality and that is why they play for Liverpool.”
He concluded his talk about facing Aston Villa. “I don’t think it is difficult to make a plan because Unai Emery has played the same way until now. His style and ideas do not change, and the same thing happened with Xabi Alonso before he put Boniface as a left winger. Perhaps this is a compliment to us that the coaches believe that We have a very strong team so they have to change their plans.”