Slot on Liverpool's 3-3 draw at Newcastle
04/12/2024
DSt James' Park, Newcastle, UK
04/12/2024
DSt James' Park, Newcastle, UK
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00:00Did I do that? I think it was you, yeah.
00:15Sam?
00:16Hello, Arno, it was a great game to watch,
00:19are you disappointed to have lost or are you too strong or are you pleased with the point?
00:23Yeah, I said many times already to the other media that there were moments in the game
00:30where you thought,
00:31well, if we can come away here with a draw, that would be a good result.
00:35But those moments were mainly in the first half,
00:39and in the second half I thought we were, especially after we scored the 1-1,
00:44we were really impressive, created so many opportunities, good chances,
00:50and then in the end, being one minute before the end, being 3-2 up,
00:54it feels like a disappointment, of course, to drop two points.
00:59The substitutions worked well, Trent had a massive effect on the game?
01:04Yeah, I think Mo had a massive impact on the game as well,
01:09Dom came in really well, Lucio also, but I think in general in the second half
01:13we played much, much better than the first half,
01:16where in the first half we had a lot of problems with their intensity,
01:20with their aggressive playing style, without the ball, aggressive in a good way.
01:24We tried to cope with it, but every time we touched them we got a yellow,
01:29so that doesn't really help for us to be intense then as well.
01:33But to give credit to them, they were more intense than us,
01:36they forced us to make too many mistakes.
01:41So it wasn't that difficult for us to be better in the second half with the ball,
01:45and that's what we were.
01:47Yeah, maybe it was difficult for them to keep that intensity of the first 45 minutes going,
01:51and as a result of that or all these things, we dominated the second half.
01:59Tony?
02:00You mentioned Mo there, and to the other media you said you're hoping and expecting him
02:05to continue doing this for a long time, is there any update on that?
02:10And could you just talk about that second-half performance from him individually?
02:15I mean, that must have been as good as a one-off performance from him
02:19and individually you've seen for a while.
02:22Yeah, it's difficult for me to predict the future,
02:26but in the long-term future the only thing I can expect or predict
02:31is that he's in a very good place at the moment,
02:33he plays in a very good team that provides him with good opportunities,
02:40and that he's able to do special things.
02:44And what makes him, for me, even more special is that in the first hour you thought like,
02:49before we scored the 1-1, you thought he's not playing his best game today,
02:54and then come up with a half-hour or 45 minutes, I don't know how long it was afterwards,
02:59with assists, two goals, having a shot on the bar, being a constant threat.
03:03That is something not many players can do if they've played the first hour like he did.
03:09So that is also what makes him special, apart from...
03:13If you just look at the goals, his finish is so clinical,
03:17he's a special player, but that's what we all know.
03:21Richard.
03:22Jürgen, generally on loan, in the last season he had an injury,
03:27he had a spell where he wasn't scoring as many goals as usual.
03:31When you came in, were you maybe slightly worried
03:35that he was perhaps going over the hill,
03:38or have you been surprised by how much he's got back to his best?
03:42I've seen many games of last season, but it's always difficult to judge a player if you're not there.
03:50What I did most was just seeing style of play and team performance,
03:57and not that much the individual performance.
04:00And what I noticed from the start, when he came in, how fit he was,
04:03how ready he was to make it a very good season for him,
04:06that he led by example from the first day onwards.
04:09In pre-season, where so many of his teammates were usually played with,
04:14so the international players weren't there,
04:16and still be able to work that hard, he did, and train so hard.
04:20Yeah, and we all saw the quality in the training session,
04:25so it's not a surprising thing for me that he does so well, until now.
04:32And there looks to be some frustration from yourself and the coaching staff
04:37directed at the officials this evening, at times during the game.
04:40Was it one incident specifically?
04:43No, I'm not sure. I think it was an intense game,
04:47and all the decisions are made by the players, by me, by the other coaching staff and by the referee.
04:54They can have a big impact, so all these small details can have a big impact,
04:58so you always try to influence where you can, or sometimes you have a bit of frustration.
05:03But in general I didn't feel we over-crossed the line.
05:06There were moments in the game where we felt we could have got a free kick,
05:11there were moments in the game where the Newcastle bench thought they could have had a free kick.
05:14Yeah, I think it's always like this, and it happens mostly in an intense game,
05:18where there are so many turnarounds that emotions get,
05:23not only with the fans but sometimes with us as well.
05:27But, yeah, I don't think the referee had any influence on the results that tonight.
05:33Last one, come on, Jürgen.
05:35Arne, the back-lines are depleted at the moment,
05:37do you expect to just have slightly more open matches now?
05:40Because Ibrahimović is out, Radic is out, Simicaz is out,
05:45is it a bit more natural to have a bit more of an end-to-end?
05:48Simicaz was already out before we played Madrid and City,
05:53Conor was out before we played City, and Ibu didn't play City as well,
05:59and we kept a clean sheet two times against the best teams that have dominated Europe for so long.
06:06To go away to Newcastle, it's such a difficult game to play,
06:12and they have so much quality throughout the whole squad,
06:17but especially up front as well, so that they are able to score a goal,
06:21that's not a surprise for me, and especially the first one, what a finish that was from them.
06:29Ours was a great finish as well, but that shot from Isak,
06:33I don't even know if Kweefe saw that ball, as hard as it was.