Slot on Liverpool injury latest after nervy 1-0 Palace win

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot on Liverpool injury latest after nervy 1-0 Palace win  05/10/2024  Selhurst Park, London, UK

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00:00Does that end must be very satisfying for you?

00:04Yeah, no, it definitely is, and it's actually also quite special if you know,

00:08and you know, how many great managers Liverpool had.

00:13But I also said last week, I think, that I hope they don't only remember me

00:18in one, two, three, four, five years, only for this.

00:22We are hoping to do more special things than this,

00:25and it also says the luck I had, that I inherited a very good squad and a very good staff,

00:32to continue getting the results that Jürgen had here as well.

00:37What's the latest on Alasdair?

00:40Yeah, the latest is that we don't know, but what we do know is if a player walks off like he does,

00:46that normally means that he's not in the Brazil squad,

00:52and I don't expect him to be in the team in the first game we play afterwards.

00:57But, yeah, we have to wait and see, but it's going to take a few weeks, I assume, for him to be back.

01:04Is it a past dream?

01:06I think it is, yeah.

01:10Hi, Jürgen. I want to ask you about Ryan Ravenridge.

01:12In order to be game for him, what made you see him as an under-16 in the Premier League?

01:18He has certain characteristics to play in that position,

01:22and one of them is that he's really comfortable with the ball.

01:27So every time you play him, he knows what to do with it,

01:30so he's really good in his one-two-touch passes.

01:33But he's also very comfortable in turning away from his man, so we can create an overload.

01:37But apart from that, where he's the main focus for everyone,

01:40probably because if you make highlights of him,

01:42you're mainly going to show his offensive work.

01:46But he's tall, he can run strong in the duels,

01:51and the positive for him in being in this position

01:55is if he would have played a bit higher up the pitch,

01:57everybody's always talking about his goals and assists, that he needs to do more.

02:01Now in this position, that's not why we play him.

02:05But it's also very helpful for him to play in front of Virgil and Ibu,

02:11to play next to Maka, because it's a big help for him and those players as well.

02:17At the back.

02:20Just your thoughts on Jenson's performance today,

02:22and also how do you see him coming?

02:25Is that a clear number two or a number three for you,

02:27or are there chances for him to be completely repeated across the international podium?

02:32No, I think Alisson is our clear number one.

02:37He's the best goalkeeper in the world.

02:39So it's always a blow when he gets injured, for himself but also for us as a team.

02:45But the positive thing for the team is, and that's not only in the goalkeeper position,

02:48but almost in every position, that we have a second option that's also really good.

02:52And Kweef has already shown that, so that's quite clear that he's the number two.

02:57Otherwise, the last time Alisson was injured I would have played feet,

03:02but I played Kweef, so Kweef is the number two.

03:04He did really well, and it's very pleasing to see that our third goalkeeper,

03:08because Kweef was sick yesterday, and today of course,

03:12that even our third goalkeeper can have an impact on our results.

03:17Last couple, just let me hear them.

03:19You've only conceded two goals, everyone associates the devastating attack with Liverpool,

03:24but what's been the secret there?

03:26Because last season there was quite a few times where Liverpool conceded the first goal

03:30and got involved in a basketball match, but that doesn't seem to happen.

03:34No, but there's a lot going into this, there's a lot of answers for me.

03:41A lot to tell you to give you a good answer,

03:44but one of the things is I think you saw today how much we controlled the first 60 minutes,

03:49then we had 15 to 20 minutes of a difficult spell,

03:52and then in the last 10 minutes we took control again.

03:54We took control by having a very good build-up,

03:59and that helps to also tire, I don't know if it's the way you say it,

04:03but tire the opponents from the other team,

04:05because they have to defend a lot, they have to run a lot to make it difficult for us.

04:10And then the work rate our attackers, midfielders put in is I think also extraordinary,

04:17and that combination with a few other things,

04:21because it's also the quality of the centre-backs and the goalkeeper,

04:24leads to so many clean sheets.

04:28Just one more thing, and then we'll go on.

04:30The first triple for Alexis Piquen, was that an injury?

04:36Yeah, he went off because of an injury,

04:38but how bad it is, that's difficult for me to judge at this moment.

04:41He could continue playing like you saw,

04:44because it didn't happen one second before half-time,

04:48but he felt it a bit too much and he said,

04:50I don't think it's good to keep on playing because you never know if I make it worse.

04:55Now, what is the exact situation? Can he go to Argentina? Can he play over there?

05:00That's difficult for me to tell you now.

05:02Is it any difficult?

05:05No, I don't think so. What is this?

05:08The Croyne area, I think, yeah.

05:11Last one here.

05:13Wunder, we played seven minutes, but he somehow instilled energy to the midfield,

05:19so what do you think of his performance?

05:22No, I think that is one of the most positive things I see in this team,

05:25that even if a player comes in five to seven minutes,

05:29such a big player, captain of his country,

05:32coming in five minutes before the end,

05:34sometimes at certain clubs or certain other teams I see a player coming in a bit like,

05:40do you only use me for five or seven minutes?

05:43But if you look at how Wata came in, how good he was on the ball,

05:47but also the second balls he won,

05:49he had only in the seven minutes a very good impact,

05:52and I think that tells you a lot about the team cohesion,

05:56but definitely also about the person in this situation, Wata,

06:01that with only playing five minutes he gives that performance

06:06that says a lot about him as a person, but also a lot about the team cohesion.

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