After being defeated by Chelsea, Liverpool coach Slott was interviewed after the game and talked about topics such as this disappointing defeat, last-minute tactical choices and losing the top spot. was killed at the last minute, a disappointing res...
After being defeated by Chelsea, Liverpool coach Slott was interviewed after the game and talked about topics such as this disappointing defeat, last-minute tactical choices and losing the top spot.
was killed at the last minute, a disappointing result. What do you think?
Yes, this is disappointing for many reasons. We had three very close chances to scoring in the first half, but we fell behind 0-1 at halftime. I was not completely satisfied with my team's performance, far less than what I hoped. We equalized the score in the second half, it was only a matter of time. After the
equalization, we waited to score the second goal because we created opportunities and possibilities, and we formed a four-on-three or three-on-three situation in many promising positions, in which case you expect us to handle it better.
I think the direction of the game is open for the last 10 to 15 minutes. They have also been close to goals, so if they don't, it would be disappointing.
Starting from 83 minutes, you have scored 8 goals in various competitions, so after the game, some people said, why don’t you turn to the defense after leading? You were pursuing a second goal at that time instead of sending another defender, is that?
No, because if you look at our substitution, we switched to Endo Kazuki, and we usually change him when we think we need to strengthen control.
And, I think like I just said, the last 10 to 15 minutes was so open, I think we could use more control because we still had the ability to create opportunities at the time, but absolutely needed control because we had Heraffenberger playing center back, so I don't think we had a lot of defensive substitution options, but we did make offensive substitutions as well.
Kukurelia said in a post-match interview that they practiced using the gap behind Salah, which led to the winning goal tonight. How do you view these comments?
This is not a common tactical usage, nor is it a tactic used by the first team. This is more common, and we are usually able to do a good job of preventing our opponents from taking advantage of the space you see multiple times today in the transition.
Salah is in front of the offense and defense transition. The space on the sidewalk is very small. We could have scored goals from these moments, but we didn't. Their goal did not come from the moment Cucurella stepped forward, but when he ran deeper, he did not throw away Salah. I think we could have defended that ball better in front of the goal.
Arsenal surpasses you to the top before the international match day. Isn’t it more frustrating to lose the top spot at such a moment?
Both cases are available. If the players go to the national team, on the other hand, this may be a good thing for them, don't think about what happened this week and face it together when we come back. But if they go to the national team, a different environment, so this is another option we have. That's the case, we always knew that away games against Crystal Palace and Chelsea were very difficult. We were very close to the results we wanted at one point because we definitely shouldn't lose, but that's the case, like you said, we lost the top spot, but the season still has a long way to go.
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