Liverpool manager Arne Slot says his side does not feel nervous as they enter the Premier League with a lead of seven points over Arsenal.
The Reds beat Wolves 2-1 on Sunday at Anfield, and in the second half they did not shoot at the goal-dok, Wolves had 10 and approached the stealing point of surprise.
But the groove says that at this stage of the season there will be narrow victories and is expected another strict test when they face Aston Villa on Wednesday night.
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He said: “We have won other games at home or distance one goal when it was also tight. If that happens at the end of the season, people will talk about nerves, but to ensure a win in the Premier League if you only lead only one goal, always will be a lot of defense and a lot of hard work.
“During the large parts of the season, it’s just a hard work, but at the end of the season we talk about nerves.
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“In the ultimate phase of the season, many games are really close. Not just ours. If I look at all the results, even Barcelona yesterday, which I admire a lot and I played really good football this season, they were in the end close to recognition and making them 1-1 .
“It’s the ultimate phase of a season where the results like this are quite common, as in our season with a Feyenoordom title. It tells you that you have to fight to the end and this game you need to win to achieve something.”
‘Have a great home record’
Liverpool has yet to lose on the road below the place, and Villa has won only one of her last 14 Premier League games against Liverpool.
But Slot thinks Villa – who added Marcus Rashford and Marca Asensio -a to the attack on the attack.
“When you get a fixing list, I think you look at the villa as one of the heavy ones you can face with,” Slot said
“[They have] Very good manager [Unai Emery] which always has a very good game plan. In the winter break, he brought a lot of good players, and they already had a very good team. They qualified for the top eight in the Champions League, so it tells you that he is a strong team to face.
“They have a great home record, maybe even more when they play in the evening, so we know it will be a challenge, but this season we have quite fine. We’ve done well this season, so it’s a game that everyone is looking forward to. “
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The slot confirmed that the defender Joe Gomez and Cody Gakpo are still out of action.
He said, “Cody is closest to returning, but Joe will take a long time. He will come out for a few weeks due to a knee injury.
“It’s a big blow for Joe and for us. He’s trying to do everything to be with a team. He really works hard on his return, then the first game when he returned after two or three minutes, we saw him real sprint and now he’s out again for weeks.
“So it’s always very difficult for a player in every part of the season, let alone a part of the season that everyone is looking forward to.”
