Hope Carvalho and Van den Berg do well at Brentford, but not on Sunday - Slot
Liverpool boss Arne Slot said he hopes both Fabio Carvalho and Sepp Van Den Berg do well at Brentford, but not when the two sides meet on Sunday
Melwood, Liverpool, UK
Melwood, Liverpool, UK
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00:00And the club have done some notable business with Brentford this window,
00:04just wondering how much admiration you have for their model
00:08and how they go about things on the pitch as well?
00:10For Brentford, you mean?
00:12Oh, I think they brought in two really talented and good players,
00:18and then you could ask yourself the question, why do they leave?
00:21No, the both of them have played a lot of minutes last season
00:25and I think the both of them wanted to continue that journey of playing time.
00:29I think they were able to play for us, but there is so much competition in the positions they play
00:36that they wouldn't play every minute of every single game.
00:40Then it was a good deal, it's a real good deal for us,
00:43and I think it's a good deal for Brentford and it's also a good deal for the players.
00:47So, everybody happy, unless they do too well on Sunday!
00:53Do you admire the way Brentford play as well?
00:56Yeah, you can see that their manager is there for a long time already.
01:00In the last game against Crystal Palace they could play a 4-4-2 and a 5-3-2,
01:05so they can change systems within a game,
01:08and I think that's hardly impossible if you work with a group for three, four or five weeks,
01:12let alone maybe even after a year it's still not possible,
01:15because it's so difficult to bring the best out of them in one system.
01:19So if you can play two systems with them,
01:21you have to make the conclusion that Thomas Frank is doing a real good job over there
01:26for a lot of years already, and they played a real good first game as well,
01:32as well as a good pre-season, so it's going to be a challenge for us on Sunday again.