Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been chatting with the media earlier than Tuesday’s Champions League sport in opposition to Galatasaray at RAMS Park (20:00 BST).
Listed below are the important thing traces from his information convention:
Slot confirmed Federico Chiesa has not travelled with the squad due to a “little niggle” picked up in opposition to
On studying from Saturday’s defeat at Selhurst Park: “Win, lose or draw – if you wish to compete for trophies and put on a Liverpool shirt, it’s a must to give your all and play good soccer. We conceded so many probabilities in opposition to Palace, so we are able to enhance and people issues I’ll present to the gamers.”
Slot confused his staff don’t “play soccer to maintain possession”, including: “We play to attain objectives and win video games. So long as Liverpool have existed, they’ve extra possession than different groups. Typically groups are blissful to defend as a result of they’re very sturdy. Groups are managed so effectively and are so match, it’s getting more durable and more durable to play via, so we introduced in good attackers who may also help unlock these highway blocks.”
On having fewer clear sheets than at this stage final season: “We have now conceded 4 objectives from set-pieces. We have now modified full-backs however now we have [also] modified a bit extra. The objectives we conceded – I’ll look again intimately -but the very first thing that involves my thoughts is just not that the brand new full-backs are the issue.”
On set-pieces after conceding twice from them in opposition to Palace: “We have now proven we are able to defend set-pieces, however increasingly it turns into a set-piece sport. We have now been a drive in set-pieces however each staff you face it’s a must to be so effectively ready for set-pieces. In my day, there was no set-piece coach, not to mention a gathering. These days, they’re so long as the tactical assembly, which exhibits you the significance we give to set-pieces.”
Requested about assistant coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s data of Turkish soccer after his spell as Besiktas boss, Slot stated: “Gio is one in every of my assistants, so he’s a part of the set-up and we talk about the groups we face. He has data of Turkish soccer higher than many of the employees, however in trendy soccer [you have] movies to look at, so we used Gio as now we have used different assistants.”
On Galatasaray and their 5-1 defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt of their Champions League opener: “I watched the sport and so they have been very unfortunate. In the event that they play the identical sport once more they might by no means concede 5. They’ve seven wins and have solely conceded two, and have scored numerous objectives this season, in order that they know what it takes to win the league and a sport. We have now to be ready.”