Slot on Liverpool's 3-0 bournemouth win

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Slot on Liverpool's 3-0 bournemouth win  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.

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