Slot on Liverpool’s 5-1 West Ham cup win
25/09/2024
Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, UK
25/09/2024
Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, UK
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00:00You already start to laugh because you're thinking,
00:29hmm, for two months I only asked him about new players,
00:32and I constantly told you guys how many quality players we already had,
00:39and I think you all knew, and that's also what we showed in the last weeks and today again,
00:46that we have many quality players.
00:49What pleased me most is that even if a lot of new players come in,
00:53they don't come in and try to have a good individual performance,
00:56they try to work really hard for the team, because there was a lot of desire not to concede,
01:01and as a result of that we had some good individual performances as well.
01:06Yeah, I think Diogo deserved it because he played a lot of good games for us already,
01:27and if I'm correct he was only on the score sheet in the first game against Ipswich.
01:33But he's been important for us in every single game he's played.
01:36But a striker also wants to score goals, so I'm pleased for him that he scored two today,
01:42although we played on a No. 10 position, but he scored two really good goals.
01:47And Cody, I think it was 10, 15 or 20 minutes before the end
01:52where he cleared the ball in his own 18-yard box,
01:55and that is also what he brings to our game, apart from scoring two,
02:01because if I see him in training, the way he hits the ball in and around the 18-yard box
02:06is with incredible speed.
02:08So I'm not surprised him scoring like this, and Tony just told me
02:12that he scored an exact similar one last season in this cup tie against West Ham.
02:17So not a surprise to see him score, not in the way he did,
02:21but it's not only about them scoring, it's also about them defending in their own 18-yard box.
02:28You've got Brighton away in the next round.
02:33Brighton away, OK.
02:35So, again, a difficult draw.
02:41But I think almost all the teams that were still in are strong teams,
02:48and if you want to win a trophy or this cup,
02:52then you will play against difficult opponents,
02:55which was West Ham tonight as well.
02:57I would have preferred to play at home, because in our schedule it's already so tight
03:02and so many games that you would prefer not to travel.
03:05And if I'm correct, Brighton is not next door, so it's quite a far-away game.
03:11But a quality team to face again.
03:16Jürgen, can I just get your thoughts on Vendee Globe's first start,
03:19and just generally how you feel he's getting used to your system?
03:23Yeah, it was pleasing to see that he could play already 60 minutes,
03:26because I think I said at last press conference that he hasn't played a lot,
03:30maybe he hasn't played hardly any minute in the last three or four months.
03:34So for him it's important to get, apart from getting more match fitness,
03:40that he has to have playing minutes, and that's what he got today.
03:44He assisted, although it was a shot on target that was promoted by Diogo two ago.
03:51He worked really hard, I think it's normal that he's not already at the top of his ability.
04:02He has to get used to the club, he has to get used to his team,
04:05he has to adjust to the playing style,
04:07but it's very good to see how much fit he already is,
04:10so that we can use him if we need him.
04:15Just on Diogo, everyone knows his quality,
04:19but maybe he struggles being in the same fit with quite a few muscle injuries.
04:24How do you make sure he doesn't have any sustained injuries on the sidelines?
04:29Rotate?
04:32No, I think we are trying to manage his minutes like the others,
04:37in the best possible way, but we also try to prepare him during the week
04:41and during the first months of pre-season,
04:43to prepare him for so many games in the Premier League.
04:46But sometimes there are small margins, sometimes you can be unlucky as well.
04:50If you saw what happened with Rotary, that is so, so unlucky for him.
04:57So it's trying to prepare them in the best possible way,
05:01but in the end you need a bit of luck as well.
05:05But what the players can do is be as professional as possible,
05:09live in the best possible way for their career,
05:13and I think that's what they've done until now,
05:16and that's what they are doing at the moment,
05:18and we as a staff try to prepare them in the best possible way
05:21to get without injuries through this period.
05:25All done?
05:27All done, what are the other games?
05:29Are we the only one again who plays a difficult one?