Slot on challenge of facing Brighton twice in a week

Liverpool boss Arne Slot on the challenge of facing Brighton twice in a week ahead their midweek 3-2 win in the League Cup Melwood, Liverpool, UK

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00:00Does it feel strange to be playing Brighton again so quickly after just a few days ago?

00:04Does that affect your preparation at all in terms of how you look at this game?

00:07No, it's not that strange for us in football,

00:10because in the older Champions League or Europa League world you faced mostly,

00:17especially if it went to the play-offs, you faced a team after a week again.

00:23So in football we are used to playing the same team maybe after a few days.

00:29So it's not weird, especially because both teams didn't start with the team

00:34they will start with on Saturday,

00:37and I think for both managers it's a positive thing,

00:39because you know even more about the opponent.

00:42Although, like I just said, players make the game,

00:45and it's of course a difference if a different player plays.

00:51The playing style might be the same,

00:53but the qualities of the players make 9 or 10 times the difference,

00:56and that changes the game on Saturday of course compared to the one on Wednesday.