I am learning about the team every day - Slot
Liverpool boss Arne Slot revealed he is learning more about his players every day ahead of their Premier League clash with Brentford
Melwood, Liverpool, UK
Melwood, Liverpool, UK
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00:00How do you feel you are getting on in terms of being able to explain to the players
00:05what it is you want from them, and them buying into that?
00:09I think we're on a good track, if that's the way to say it.
00:14But we have to understand that some of them are only here for three weeks,
00:18and quite a large part of our group is with us for three weeks.
00:22And it's not only about us, it's also about the opponent,
00:27and what they bring into the game, and I think I said it before,
00:30that Ipswich put a lot of energy into the first half to make it really difficult for us.
00:36Or we stepped up, or Ipswich were not able to keep bringing the same energy in the second half.
00:44I think it was a bit of both, and we got a bit more space,
00:50and then you can see how well these boys can play.
00:53But there's still a lot of work to do, but it was a good first step, especially the second half.
01:02And in making substitutions at half-time, when you look at the quality of the bench you've got,
01:07it must be great to see those options that you have,
01:11but in making sure that you are not afraid to make substitutions,
01:15are you partly learning more about the squad that you have,
01:19but also trying to create some competition?
01:22Well, I'm learning every day still about these players, about the individuals,
01:26and also how they cooperate with each other.
01:30For me, last week was not only important on Saturday,
01:34this Sunday was also really important, because I learned and saw there
01:38that the ones that didn't play on Saturday were able to bring a really good training session in on Sunday,
01:42and I think that's a really important thing for a team as well,
01:48because we all know that we're going to need many, many of them during the season
01:52for a lot of game minutes, and they brought in a really good training session on Sunday,
01:58and that will help them and us for the rest of the season.
02:03Yes, I am still learning new things about the players, which is normal,
02:08because like I just said, with some of them I only work for three weeks,
02:12so I'm still seeing new things from them.