Slotte: Which team does not have more than two forwards? We are also very good for Oriental fans to watch in the early game

Sports 11:13pm, 20 September 2025 120

In the 5th round of the Premier League, Liverpool defeated Everton 2-1 at home, and the Reds won five consecutive Premier League wins. After the game, Slot talked about topics such as the victory of the game and the choice of players. The perfect start of the

season has been continued. What is the key to winning this battle?

"It was the first half performance, and we knew very well how difficult this game would be. And it was playing 3 games in 7 days, and we only had 62.5 hours of rest. Saturday's early game wasn't a problem for me, but if you played on Wednesday night and then played Saturday's early game, that would have an impact.

"You can see that impact, we played well in the first half and physical fitness declined in the second half. But even so, our mental state is still excellent, especially after the opponent tied the score to 1-2, we almost didn't give the opponent any more opportunities. ”

The team scored two wonderful goals today. Although he only played 6 games in the season, can it be said that Herafenberg is better than last season?

"If I say he is stronger, it means that he still has room for improvement last year, but in fact he was already very outstanding last year. What makes him different today is that he scored a goal like this, and I'm not sure if he scored a goal like this last year, and the two goals are very similar.

"We aimed at the same area for both shots, allowing faster players to enter those positions. The first goal was very beautiful, and the second goal was the same area. Ekitic scored his first derby goal. You must know that he only joined the team this summer."

Next game, will you have a headache about choosing Ekitic or Isaac?

"No, not at all, and I think both of them would be happy about being in the same team. Maybe in the long run, they would consider what this means for their playing time, but they also understand that playing three 90-minute games is almost impossible for them.

" Ekitic is only in his early twenties and comes from other leagues, and adapting to the new intensity takes time. You can see players who are already used to this intensity, such as Heraffenberg, Cones, Sobosloy, Van Dijk, Connat, Salah, who have all adapted.

"But it's really harder for new players. So, we actually have only these two forwards, and those teams that compete with us also have more than one forward."

Maybe it's not too difficult to make a decision when Isaac isn't fully recovered, but how will you choose when he's ready to get more playing time?

"That's what I just said, Isaac is far from ready to play the game, let alone over a week. But we're working on getting him to that state, as long as he stays healthy. This is the balance the team needs to find, and I'm glad to have such annoyance.

"You can ask me questions about each position, or you can ask any coach in the Premier League who have two forwards, two wingers or two centre-backs. This is why everyone likes this league because there are so many excellent players here. Yes, we also have two very good centers, like many other teams in the Premier League. ”

Finally there is no need to win the final shot today, but Everton once recovered a goal. Are you worried about losing the lead?

"No, the situation is different in each game. The first time we were tied for the lead was because we lost Heraffenberg and were scored twice by the opponent; then against Newcastle and Atletico Madrid, we lost two set pieces. Today’s goal conced is related to our three games in seven days, and although we have a huge squad that allows us to win those three games, this won’t happen in other leagues.

"We would ask the FA to postpone the game for one day to reduce the risk of injury. But the outside world wants to watch our game, so we started the game so early. So that fans from the East can watch our game, and we are a very spectacular team."