Slot on Liverpool's 3-0 bournemouth win
21/09/2024
Anfield stadium, Liverpool, UK
21/09/2024
Anfield stadium, Liverpool, UK
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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30There were 12 minutes where we scored three goals,
00:42but I think during the whole first half we saw many of those moments.
00:46Unfortunately for us, the first, second and third didn't go in.
00:50The good thing for us was that their first chance didn't go in as well.
00:55Then there were these 12 minutes of one attack after another that led to three goals,
01:01which was really pleasing to see at that moment.
01:04Which we also needed, because we played against a tough opponent,
01:09which showed today that even when they were 3-0 down,
01:14they just kept on going, kept on going, kept on going.
01:17It was tougher than the results might have looked like.
01:22Hi, Arjen, I just wanted to talk about the two Lewis DS goals.
01:27Could you give us your verdict on them, the finishes in particular and what you thought?
01:32The finishes in both situations were really good,
01:35but I think the let-up to both goals were different, and that's why it was really good.
01:41In the first goal, we recognised really well that they had a high last line
01:47and they wanted to press us really high, completely different to Nottingham Forest.
01:51He recognised the right moment to play the ball in behind,
01:54and in the second one we needed to play Mo,
01:58and Trent reacted fantastically by coming underneath, bounced past Mo,
02:02and he just went all the way with the ball all over the pitch and assisted to Lucio.
02:09So both team goals with different set-ups.
02:14Hi, Arjen, now that you are six games in,
02:17how do you see your team compared to where you want to be?
02:21Yeah, I said to them today in the pre-match meeting that I learn from them day by day,
02:26and I was really curious to see how we would react after the Milan game,
02:32because what I know from the start and what I knew before I even started
02:35is that there's a lot of quality in this team, that's clear.
02:38But we're not the only one, there are a lot of quality teams in this league.
02:42So winning games is not so difficult if you have so much quality,
02:46if you want to win more than only a few games it's also about mentality.
02:50And after the United game, which was a big win or a statement win,
02:55I think you call it here in England,
02:58then to see us coming back against Nottingham Forest like that,
03:02that was not what you expect from a team that wants to compete for something.
03:06So after the statement win or the big win against AC Milan,
03:10I was curious to see how we would react today,
03:12and there was a much, much better reaction than we had against Nottingham Forest.
03:16You said you prefer to play against a local team,
03:19is it not a bit more fun today?
03:22Your players seem to enjoy themselves a bit more.
03:25Yeah, it's both ways around, because I think...
03:34The one we lost, Nottingham Forest, they were only two times in front of our goal,
03:38and the goal they scored, was that a chance?
03:41A shot from 20 yards?
03:43This team today would have created much more chances against us than Nottingham Forest did.
03:49On the other hand, we created much more than we did against Nottingham Forest,
03:53so if you face a low block, normally you don't concede a lot of chances,
03:57and I expect the longer we work together, if we play against a low block,
04:02that we can create much more.
04:04So it's a bit weird that we didn't concede today,
04:07and we did concede against Nottingham Forest,
04:10because looking at the chance creation today,
04:13the other team created much more than Nottingham Forest did.
04:16Tom.
04:17Jürgen, Dalton's goal was obviously fantastic,
04:21but his all-around performance,
04:24the way he was trapping the back, making tackles in front of us,
04:28his all-around performance must have pleased you just as much as the goal?
04:32Yeah, that's what I noticed as well,
04:36and of course I play a striker because I like him to score goals,
04:40I play a winger because I like them to assist or to score goals,
04:43because if you want to win a game you need to score goals.
04:46But it also helps if you keep a clean sheet,
04:50and we just spoke about the lead-up to both goals,
04:53Ibu was involved in this, but keeping a clean sheet,
04:58Darwin is also involved in this because of the reasons you just told me.
05:03So, first and foremost, they have to work really hard for the team,
05:06and then in the beginning of the season it was Mo who made the difference with Lucio,
05:10then it was Cody and Diogo who were involved in goals,
05:15and today it was Lucio and Darwin, so that's all we want to see.
05:20Just on Calderon's comment,
05:22I mean, there's a lot of talk about his future,
05:25you've said that, but it's not producing stuff.
05:28Indication-wise, will it be two good goalkeepers?
05:31Yeah, but not only two good goalkeepers,
05:34also two good wingers, left-wingers, two good right-wingers, two good strikers,
05:38and that's what you saw today, I just said about Cody,
05:42how good he was in San Siro, how good Lucio was now,
05:45and it's the same with the goalkeepers.
05:47We need our goalkeeper today more than in all the matches we've played before,
05:51because, like I just said, Bournemouth got more chances
05:55than I'm used to seeing the other team getting against us
05:59in the first six games of the season.
06:02But it was a good thing that we had Kweefe today,
06:05because he made some really good saves, which Alisson did in the other games as well,
06:09but he didn't have to make that many as Kweefe had to make today.
06:13Jürgen, just another one on Dario Nunez,
06:17his problem has always been consistency,
06:20so how do you help him and how does he help himself
06:23build on his performance and achieve more consistency?
06:26I think consistency you get by two things,
06:30you get by work rate and you get it by team performance.
06:34And if the team performance is not consistent,
06:38it's so difficult for an individual to be consistent as well.
06:42So we just have to create our habits day by day on the training ground
06:47and in the games to get this consistency,
06:50because by working on your habits you create consistency.
06:54That's what we try to do every day,
06:58and he showed today a good game,
07:02and maybe he can show Wednesday again, but let's wait and see.
07:07One very last one, Chris.
07:12Jürgen, what goal did you score in the last few weeks?
07:18My first instinct was when he shot, I said,
07:21why does he shoot? I said, why don't you keep on dribbling?
07:24Because he made the ball free and I think the defender was on the ground.
07:28But then it was a fraction of a second later when I saw the ball went in off the post,
07:32I was like, OK, maybe you are a better football player than I was in the past.
07:36So, good choice of him.
07:39Thank you, everyone.