I know he's utterly fantastic but even he can't be everywhere and handle two CB positions (corners/set pieces etc.) ! We need height in the back line and it's not coming from Bradders, Trent, Robbo or Tsimikas.
Pre Match Pre Match - Forest (A) - Tues 20:00
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That's the one I was going to mention.
Pity he didn't show that at Spurs - sacked after 4 months and 5 defeats in 7 games.
Agree with the second sentence - obviously !
I think he’s proving that was a mistake by Spurs who didn’t like his approach. Also why I said decent not outstanding.
Well, that's our modus operandi too.
I'm not sure if Diaz is right option against their defenders.
Although the plan might be to bring on a Jota with fresh legs later in the game and have him running at tired defenders.
I think movement and pace is something Forest CBs arent particular keen on, so Diaz upfront could be the way forward.
Jota played 90 mins yesterday. He wont start on Tuesday but a great option off the bench.
Darwin will hopefully be in Saudi next week....
Ali
Bradley
Konate
Van Dijk
Robertson
Gravenberch
Szoboszlai
Mac Allister
Salah
Diaz
Gakpo
Bench
Kelleher
Trent
Taimikas
Jones
Endo
Jota
Danns
Chiesa
Quansah
I’d have Elliott on the bench but I think he is off.
Bradley
Konate
Van Dijk
Robertson
Gravenberch
Szoboszlai
Mac Allister
Salah
Diaz
Gakpo
Bench
Kelleher
Trent
Taimikas
Jones
Endo
Jota
Danns
Chiesa
Quansah
I’d have Elliott on the bench but I think he is off.
I would love nothing more than a convincing and controlled win with a clean sheet. Set us up for the next few PL games and give us confidence of the XI playing in the PL and who we can rotate in & out for the myriad of cup games. No rest now until late Feb.
Slot on Jota:
“All of them (the players) have 80 percent the same programme and then the last 20 percent is for every player individual,” Slot said when asked if Jota had a special programme to help keep him fit.
“It’s true, like all the others, he’s someone I like to have in my squad, I like to have him available.
“When it comes to building up his match fitness, you also saw that it went from 30 minutes to 30 minutes to a bit more, bit more.
“Now he is ready to play 90, and that’s a good thing because we have to play many games in the upcoming weeks and it’s nice to have him available.
“Hopefully it stays like this for the last four or five months.”
He said: “A hard worker, what you see on the pitch as well, tries to become a better player every single day.
“Is a player that is, in my opinion, good in both parts so he’s a threat when he’s attacking but for a No. 9, like Chris Wood, he works really hard as well.
“That’s modern football, you need to have 11 players that work really hard. Back in the days when I played you could have a No. 10, like me, that didn’t do too much without the ball.
“Jota is an experienced player, that’s one of the reasons he wore the armband. I think he served the club the longest from the players that were in the team at that moment.
“So let’s hope he stays fit!”
“All of them (the players) have 80 percent the same programme and then the last 20 percent is for every player individual,” Slot said when asked if Jota had a special programme to help keep him fit.
“They do individual work in the gym as well. It’s not only for him that we have a special programme, we try to have a special programme for all the squad players we have.“It’s true, like all the others, he’s someone I like to have in my squad, I like to have him available.
“When it comes to building up his match fitness, you also saw that it went from 30 minutes to 30 minutes to a bit more, bit more.
“Now he is ready to play 90, and that’s a good thing because we have to play many games in the upcoming weeks and it’s nice to have him available.
“Hopefully it stays like this for the last four or five months.”
He said: “A hard worker, what you see on the pitch as well, tries to become a better player every single day.
“Is a player that is, in my opinion, good in both parts so he’s a threat when he’s attacking but for a No. 9, like Chris Wood, he works really hard as well.
“That’s modern football, you need to have 11 players that work really hard. Back in the days when I played you could have a No. 10, like me, that didn’t do too much without the ball.
“In modern football that’s impossible if you want to compete.“Jota is an experienced player, that’s one of the reasons he wore the armband. I think he served the club the longest from the players that were in the team at that moment.
“So let’s hope he stays fit!”
"Wata did really well, because the moment I took him out of the back line, we conceded" ... I must have missed that
I thought he was acknowledging Harvey wasn't playing where he wanted to and it was almost like he was saying he might have done better as a 10 but did a job for the team (he says "he did that really well", which I don't think he'd have said if he was pissed off with him). I didn't think he was using Endo to throw shade on Harvey, rather he was saying they'd both done the job they were asked to do.
Maybe I'm just glass half full today.
We conceded after subbing on Konate and changing the backline, moving Endo into midfield.
I didn't hear that TBH. Think your imagination is working OT !
Man, read that out aloud to yourself.
And watch them score against us tomorrow night.
🚨Arne Slot Press Conference Summary:
🗣️ Arne Slot on Joe Gomez: "Quite far [away from returning] and definitely not training with the team yet."
The suspended Darwin Nunez is the only other confirmed absentee for tomorrow night.
🗣️ Arne Slot on Nottingham Forest: "If Forest are up there with us, they are definitely a team in competition for us. They deserve to be treated as such. Look at how they play and their results. It will be a very difficult challenge to get a result."
🗣️ Arne Slot on losing to Forest at Anfield in September: "They have already shown how good a team they are. For us to lose then was hard to take. It's now not as much of a shock result as I thought back then. They had a very good gameplan."
🗣️ Arne Slot on managing his squad : "It's definitely helpful for any manager to have all their players available. We almost have that at the moment. Teams in England play a lot of games so it helps if they are available."
"Some teams have bigger squads than us, some teams don't. The teams in competition with us would have loved to have all their players availables. Let's hope we can continue like this."
🗣️ Arne Slot on academy players' impact: "That's very important, especially for this club. This club always brought talents through the ranks. It's nice to see talents having an impact in our training sessions and in the games - Jayden scoring, Rio impressing, Trey assisting."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Forest: "They have a hard-working team, Chris Wood is a great example of that, but he can also hold the ball. They have very fast wingers and midfielders who can get them the ball in dangerous positions. They are a threat on the counter, but if they build up from the goalkeeper, you can also see the quality they have when they want to play."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Diogo Jota's fitness: "All of them have 80% the same programme, 20% is individual, so a special programme is not only for him. He's someone I like to have in my squad. I like to have him available. You saw us build him up. Now he's ready to play 90 minutes."
"He's a hard worker. He tries to become a better player every single day. He's a threat when attacking and he works really hard. He's an experienced player, which is one reason why he wore the armband. I think he served the club the longest from the players on the pitch. Let's hope he stays fit."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Liverpool/Forest rivalry of yesteryear: "I think it was 10 minutes ago when someone told me! I'm aware of it. Of course I didn't know the exact years, but I knew they were a big force in English football. That was quite a long time ago but now they are back at it. Nuno is doing a really good job, but look at the money they spent and it's not completely a surprise."
🗣️Arne Slot on Liverpool's current position: "There is more at stake in second half of the season. That's why we have to improve. It's a good way to judge the league table but there is still a long way to go... If you go into a job, you don't think where we will be halfway through the season."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Forest's defensive record: "They don't concede many goals but they don't take many risks. They have a lot of players behind the ball and work really hard. That is something we have in common. They have centre-backs who can defend the box really well. We experienced this at Anfield where we hardly created a chance."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Anfield defeat to Forest: "I watched it back because I wanted to see what we did back then and what we can do now. For us it was a surprise that Hudson-Odoi and Elanga weren't starting. They are playing so well, it would be a surprise if they didn't play now. We are prepared for both."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Endo: I asked Harvey to come into room before Accrington game and because of players not available I had to play him on right. He did really well. Wata I didn't even need to do that - I didn't need to do it with Harvey - I know wherever and whenever he will play his best.
🗣️ Arne Slot on Joe Gomez: "Quite far [away from returning] and definitely not training with the team yet."
The suspended Darwin Nunez is the only other confirmed absentee for tomorrow night.
🗣️ Arne Slot on Nottingham Forest: "If Forest are up there with us, they are definitely a team in competition for us. They deserve to be treated as such. Look at how they play and their results. It will be a very difficult challenge to get a result."
🗣️ Arne Slot on losing to Forest at Anfield in September: "They have already shown how good a team they are. For us to lose then was hard to take. It's now not as much of a shock result as I thought back then. They had a very good gameplan."
🗣️ Arne Slot on managing his squad : "It's definitely helpful for any manager to have all their players available. We almost have that at the moment. Teams in England play a lot of games so it helps if they are available."
"Some teams have bigger squads than us, some teams don't. The teams in competition with us would have loved to have all their players availables. Let's hope we can continue like this."
🗣️ Arne Slot on academy players' impact: "That's very important, especially for this club. This club always brought talents through the ranks. It's nice to see talents having an impact in our training sessions and in the games - Jayden scoring, Rio impressing, Trey assisting."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Forest: "They have a hard-working team, Chris Wood is a great example of that, but he can also hold the ball. They have very fast wingers and midfielders who can get them the ball in dangerous positions. They are a threat on the counter, but if they build up from the goalkeeper, you can also see the quality they have when they want to play."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Diogo Jota's fitness: "All of them have 80% the same programme, 20% is individual, so a special programme is not only for him. He's someone I like to have in my squad. I like to have him available. You saw us build him up. Now he's ready to play 90 minutes."
"He's a hard worker. He tries to become a better player every single day. He's a threat when attacking and he works really hard. He's an experienced player, which is one reason why he wore the armband. I think he served the club the longest from the players on the pitch. Let's hope he stays fit."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Liverpool/Forest rivalry of yesteryear: "I think it was 10 minutes ago when someone told me! I'm aware of it. Of course I didn't know the exact years, but I knew they were a big force in English football. That was quite a long time ago but now they are back at it. Nuno is doing a really good job, but look at the money they spent and it's not completely a surprise."
🗣️Arne Slot on Liverpool's current position: "There is more at stake in second half of the season. That's why we have to improve. It's a good way to judge the league table but there is still a long way to go... If you go into a job, you don't think where we will be halfway through the season."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Forest's defensive record: "They don't concede many goals but they don't take many risks. They have a lot of players behind the ball and work really hard. That is something we have in common. They have centre-backs who can defend the box really well. We experienced this at Anfield where we hardly created a chance."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Anfield defeat to Forest: "I watched it back because I wanted to see what we did back then and what we can do now. For us it was a surprise that Hudson-Odoi and Elanga weren't starting. They are playing so well, it would be a surprise if they didn't play now. We are prepared for both."
🗣️ Arne Slot on Endo: I asked Harvey to come into room before Accrington game and because of players not available I had to play him on right. He did really well. Wata I didn't even need to do that - I didn't need to do it with Harvey - I know wherever and whenever he will play his best.
Its worth thinking about how the lined up in the game we lost earlier in the season. They dropped both of their wingers (Elanga & Hudson Odoi) to play two extra DMs in Ward Prowse and Yates. They only had Wood and Gibbs-White on the pitch as attackers.
Since then, they're on a good run and playing more expansive football with Elanga & Hudson-Odoi in form.
However - if they do start with their attackers, they will leave significantly more gaps than in that first game. I would expect us to try and 'bait' them into pressing us and the usual quick and direct attacks once they do.
Let's see if Nuno plays it like he has the past 5-6 games, or if he goes back to what worked at Anfield.
Since then, they're on a good run and playing more expansive football with Elanga & Hudson-Odoi in form.
However - if they do start with their attackers, they will leave significantly more gaps than in that first game. I would expect us to try and 'bait' them into pressing us and the usual quick and direct attacks once they do.
Let's see if Nuno plays it like he has the past 5-6 games, or if he goes back to what worked at Anfield.
