Liverpool must handle Everton’s last derby Goodison Park Merseyside, says Arne Slot | Football news
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Liverpool chief coach Arne hopes that his side of the first choice will submit the emotion of the last Merseyside derby of Goodison Park better than the second series whose “unacceptable” performance has resulted in Plymouth to throw them out of the FA Cup.
The Dutch gambling in leaving nine by Thursday defeated Tottenham to make progress to the Carabao Cup finals, resulted in a 1-0 defeat from the Lower Club of the Championship on Sunday.
This launch of XI still included nine senior players, including the Federico Chies line line, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz, but could not find a way to break down and organized opponents.
The characters of Mohamed Salah, Virgila Van Dijka, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo will all come back to 122 and the last derby of Everton in their historic home, where the atmosphere is likely to increase even more than usual.
“It should have an impact, because if you work in such a club, you should compete for every trophy. Losing against Plymouth is not acceptable,” said Liverpool exit.
“Now we have to show the other side of us because it is not only a result, but the performance was far from what Liverpool standards were.
“It will probably be a fantastic atmosphere and it’s never easy to play, because every time they go halfway or get a corner, the fans will cheer it up and then you have to be mentally very strong as a visiting team to resist it all.
“You still have to be focused on what you have to do: to defend the corner, defend the set-in and when you have the ball to be calm what you can.
“It’s not the first time these players play in this atmosphere. I hope they will be able to focus on what they have to do, but it’s not just tactically, but you have to counteract these emotions.
“I noticed I in Plymouth play the intensity of the fights, how aggressive they were, the quality of their players, but it is also definitely because of the emotions in the stadium, so we have to be ready for it.”
Slot said his players needed to display “cool heads, but not cold legs” in the Goodison derby boiler, after losing there for the first time since 2010 last April.
“Every time you play against a team that wants to fight you – and that’s almost every time we play against any opponent, but maybe this one more – you have to be ready for that,” the Dutchman added, whose team could go Nine points are clear at the top of the table with a win.
“You have to run equally, be equally intense in the fight, not going over the line, but be cool enough to play a good and solid accessories.
“This is where nine out of 10 times after 10 or 15 minutes the game calms down a little and then you can start thinking even more about playing football.
“For example, I saw the game last season and we were pretty ready because after 10 minutes the referee was blowing a whistle 11 times and 10 times this was for the benefit of Everton.
“Liverpool players were ready to compete, but every time they touched them, it was a free kick, so I suppose our players were ready for another battle for the simple reason that they were ready all season.”
Trent Alexander-Arnold has missed the last two matches with a smaller injury, but the slot hopes he could be available when he returned to parts of training.
The associate of the defender Joe Gomez looks at another magic aside after suffering a recurrence of a lower leg injury that has thrown him out all of January.
Analysis: The slot calls for cold heads rather than cold legs, for the final derby Goodison
Reporter Sky Sports News Vinny O’Connor at the AXA Training Center:
“Arne Slot quoted a sage who once told him,” Nothing good comes from losing a football game. “
“This incapsulates his mood after she already admitted that the leakage of the chance of moving four -legged, so early, he should have an influence, because working in such a club should compete for every trophy.
“He repeated the loss from Plymouth, is unacceptable, so now, in Merseyside Derbia, they have to show a different side because the result and performance were far from the expected standards.
“The team that, of course, was very different. In Goodison Park we can expect to see Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahim Konate, Alisson, Andy Robertson, Ryan Graveberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominic Szoboszlai or Curtis Jones return at the very least.
“Trent Alexander-Arnold will also train in front of the game and the decision whether he will be ready to return from there.
“Joe Gomez is definitely outside and there is concern about the fact that he suffered another knee injury in the same leg because he is just returning.
“Plus, the slot again has the best part of a completely appropriate team to choose for the last derby of Goodison Park Merseyside.
“Both sides are related to 41 victory on the famous old stadium, by the point of emotion, at least it will be among home support, the slot calls for cold heads, but not cold legs.
“Thus, the calm of the mind with the maintenance of the intensity of the work rate and dedication is crucial, and although Liverpool has an advantage at six points at the top of the Premier League, Dutchman believes they cannot slow down.
“He says,” You can’t have a few games where you’re not at the top of your game. Because suddenly another team catches you. This is what the Premier League is, so it is such an exciting league and such a beautiful and beautiful league to work. ‘ “