Slot on Liverpool comeback 2-1 Brighton win
02/11/2024
Anfield, Liverpool, Uk
02/11/2024
Anfield, Liverpool, Uk
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00:00Chris?
00:19Your general view of what you must have seen?
00:23Yeah.
00:25First of all, credits to Brighton,
00:28Brighton, the way they showed up over here,
00:31they showed a lot of composure, they were not afraid to play out from the back really well.
00:36A lot of energy without the ball, and we didn't show up at all in every part of the game,
00:41maybe except from the set-pieces part, but for the rest we were not there.
00:46And if you face a very good team like Brighton,
00:48it's not enough to run once, twice or three times, you have to keep on running.
00:52So we changed a bit of tactics, but that had nothing to do with us coming out stronger
00:58in the second half, it all had to do with the players showing a different attitude and intensity.
01:03And therefore I said a few things, we showed a few things,
01:06but it wasn't that I was screaming or fuming around,
01:10it's just making sure that players understand that this was not enough,
01:14and I think they felt it themselves as well.
01:29Yeah, for me, at the start of the second half we were dominant,
01:35we were creating our chances, so that's why I didn't really feel the need to change something.
01:40But, yeah, if you create your chances and it doesn't go in,
01:44and then you have so many good players on the bench that can also make a difference
01:48and have an impact on a game, you do change.
01:50And I don't think in the second half anybody deserved to be taken out,
01:54in the first half they almost all deserved to be taken out.
01:57But in the second half they didn't.
01:59But, yeah, if you then have the likes of Lucho and Curtis Jones,
02:03you bring them in, and for me it's not that much of a risk if you're 1-0 down
02:06to bring in players that can score a goal.
02:09As long as you know that these players can play with the same intensity as the one that started,
02:14and that's what Lucho and Curtis brought, intensity without the ball and quality with the ball.
02:19Paul Joyce?
02:24He had a lot of pain at half-time,
02:27so it was not only the first half that was a big disappointment,
02:32but also a disappointment that he had to go off,
02:34because he's been really good for us the whole season.
02:37The good thing is that in that position I have two very good options as well,
02:41with Gerard Kwanzaa and Joe Gomez.
02:44I took Gerrard off five minutes before the end in Brighton,
02:47because for 20 minutes he was already stretching
02:50and I could feel and see that he was tired,
02:53which is not so strange because he hasn't played that much.
02:55And then for 45 minutes to go I felt I had to bring someone in
02:59that is fitter than Jorel was during the week.
03:08No, we don't know yet. He had a lot of pain, but he hasn't been to the hospital yet,
03:13maybe it's not even necessary to go to the hospital, I don't know.
03:17It's always difficult to judge an injury in the first hour or ten minutes after it happened.
03:23Let's hope that he can be with us as soon as possible,
03:27because he had a big impact on our season until now.
03:30But Joe deserved the trust I gave him today,
03:33because he played outstanding in the second half.
03:36James Lewis.
03:38You got back to the top of the Premier League today, Arsenal lost, City lost,
03:41do you see a big opportunity opening up in terms of this season?
03:46No, not because of the fact that they lost,
03:49but what I do like a lot is that last week we were two times one goal behind
03:55against Arsenal, 1-0 and 2-1,
03:58and two times we were able to fight ourselves back into the game.
04:02And in this game we were 1-0 down at half-time, which I think we deserved,
04:05and I think you agree with me.
04:07And then to come back so strong against such a quality team
04:10that has spent so much money in recent years as well,
04:13led by a few very good managers in the last few years,
04:17then to come back the way we did, that gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season.
04:23But I also added after the game to the players
04:26that 45 minutes of the football we played in the first half
04:31will in the end punish you somewhere.
04:34So we need to show up from the start.
04:36The crowd was incredible in the second half,
04:39our fans were incredible in the second half,
04:41our players and fans as well, it was the loudest crowd since I've been here.
04:45So let's go now for Tuesday, where I think we need them again,
04:49to make sure we stop playing like this from the start
04:52and the fans can help us from the start,
04:54because that definitely has influence on our players and in the end on our result.
05:03When you consider the first half performance and how your team responded,
05:07where does this game rank in terms of the most proud you've been of your team?
05:13I think a lot of things happen during a season,
05:16so sometimes you have to defend the lead,
05:18sometimes you have to come back after going 1-0 behind.
05:21So this is a win you also need in a season where you want to be competitive,
05:27because you cannot always be, from the first to the last second,
05:31the best team on the pitch.
05:33So sometimes you have a difficult period and then you need to fight back.
05:36And that's what we did, I didn't ask them to score,
05:39I would love them to do so, and they did in the end,
05:41but I didn't ask them to score two goals,
05:43I just only asked them to play a different second half
05:45than we played against Nottingham Forest.
05:47We have a different mentality, so if things go against you,
05:50you have to show up, and winners always do,
05:53and fortunately we have a lot of winners in our team that showed up the second half.
05:59Last one here for you.
06:01If Joe Gomez had a tough time recently, he's not played a lot of football,
06:05he's not had much football in his preferred position,
06:07he could have easily left the club in the summer,
06:09but he was a boss yesterday,
06:11it shows a lot about his mentality that he can come in and put in that sort of performance.
06:15Yeah, that says a lot about his mentality today,
06:19that also says a lot about his quality.
06:21If you don't play that much and you come in a game
06:24where your teammates were outplayed for 45 minutes,
06:27that you can come in and play like this.
06:29And it says a lot about his mentality in the recent weeks and months
06:32where he didn't play that much,
06:34but he is now able, without playing a lot, to play 90 minutes on Wednesday
06:38and to bring in a performance like this on Saturday.
06:42But this is what people told me when I came in,
06:44Joe is a top, top, top professional,
06:47no matter what position he's in he always gives the best for the team
06:51and for himself in the end as well,
06:53and he got the reward for it today because I think the fans loved what they saw.
06:57I definitely did.