Arne Slot said that more games make her players physically stronger after booking an additional match in their wrapped schedule by beating Tottenham in the EFL Cup semi-finals.
In their 37th match in less than six months, the leaders of the Premier League won 4-0 in Anfield To seal a global 4-1 victory and set up a final against Newcastle At the Wembley stadium on March 16.
“Some people think you get tired but, as long as you manage it, the players will become stronger while playing a lot of games,” said Slot, identifying two key factors in his almost perfect start for his first charge season.
“I think you play games, the more you become physically. If you play more often, you know better what is expected.
“The first time I said [the players] How to get the ball out of the back against [different types of] The press may be like “OK, it should be done”. But the more you face them, the more it becomes natural. »»
“It is not normal to reach a final … even for these players. They have played many finals, but it should always be special to go to a final ‘
Arne Slot says that Liverpool “ will never take finals for acquired ”
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Gakpo ‘Special’, says the slot machine
Dutch comrade Cody Gakpo leveled the link on aggregates to make sure that he has marked in seven successive appearances in Anfield.
Slot praised the Dutch international, who is the top scorer of the EFL Cup of this season with five goals, and his attacker colleagues, including Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah.
“We must make sure they occupy these positions a lot, and therefore you have to run a lot,” said Slot after Salah established the first Gakpo strike. “This is what they do all
“In the second half of last season, Cody was special. During the euro [2024]He was special for Holland. He doesn’t just fall from the sky. This is something he was doing before.
“ I am always proud to direct the boys, but these occasions are special … When the time comes, we will be ready ”
Virgil Van Dijk already plans Wembley
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Liverpool deliveries
Liverpool is at six Arsenal lighting points in second position with a match in hand in Premier league and in the handicap of the Champions League.
They will make one of the longest trips to English football when they visit the second level of Plymouth Argyle in FA Cup on Sunday (3 p.m. GMT).
The Reds are back in the championship when they carry out their reprogrammed visit to Arch-Rival Everton on Wednesday (7:30 p.m.).
