Liverpool boss Arne Slot speaks for the first time on his red card at the end of their 2-2 draw with Everton in the Merseyside Derby as they prepare to face Wolves this weekend
Melwood, Liverpool, UK
Melwood, Liverpool, UK
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00:00It would be interesting to get your reaction from Wednesday night,
00:04any further clarification for us on why the red card was issued?
00:10Are we able to understand how and why?
00:13There's an ongoing process now and I think I have to respect it,
00:20we have to respect that, so I can't go into details.
00:23So if you specific your question a bit more, maybe I can answer something,
00:26but not into the details.
00:29Do you feel it was because of the handshake then?
00:33Was there anything that you directly said to Michael Ripper
00:36that would have deemed disrespectful?
00:39I think what happened was that the extra time,
00:44the intentional five minutes that ended up being eight,
00:47there happened a lot and the emotions got the better of me,
00:52and if I could do that differently,
00:56if I look back at it I would love to do it differently,
00:59I'm hoping to do it differently next time as well,
01:02but what has exactly been said or what has happened,
01:06I just told you there's an ongoing process and I don't want to disturb that.
01:10So what are your reflections on your side's overall performance
01:14and the result then on Wednesday?
01:19It felt immediately after the referee blew his whistle that we lost two points,
01:24but during the whole 98 minutes I didn't feel constantly
01:29that we were the ones that were going to win the game,
01:32it felt like an equal game and a draw would have been maybe a fair result,
01:36but with us leading after 97 minutes we were quite close to winning the game,
01:41so it felt as if we dropped two points.
01:44But I think we won a lot Wednesday as well,
01:47and what I mean by that is if I look at the togetherness of the team
01:50together with the fans,
01:52how much they fought together to get the result over the line,
01:55we've been praised so many times this season about how well these players can play,
02:01but they showed a different side of themselves Wednesday,
02:04in my opinion also much better than the year before,
02:07they were mentally so, so, so strong during a game that was played
02:13maybe in the most difficult circumstances for them as well,
02:16and to stay strong together, to fight so hard, to be mentally so strong,
02:23that gives me a lot, a lot, a lot of confidence for the upcoming 14 games.
02:27I already knew how well they can play,
02:31but the togetherness they showed during 98 minutes
02:35shows me that we are a very, very difficult team to beat.