Bee boss: It would be dangerous to say Liverpool has declined based only on recent results

Hupu News on October 25th At 3 a.m. on October 26th, in the 9th round of the Premier League, Brentford will face Liverpool at home. Before the game, Brentford coach Keith Andrew attended the press conference.

How much confidence can previous victories bring to the team? Is it now time to use this momentum to prepare for Saturday night's game?

This is it - although what I say next may be a bit contradictory, I still have to say: the results are important, but how to obtain the results is more critical. Sometimes you need to work hard to win the game, and you need to grit your teeth and persevere on the court.

We will probably have to do this against Liverpool tomorrow night, after all, the level of the opponent and the talent of the players are there. But against West Ham United on Monday night, the team performed very well in many aspects, which allowed me as a manager to calm down and review, and I believe the players will do the same.

Just today, we also discussed the team's potential, next direction, and how to maintain stability and enhance belief based on the current foundation after the game. Like I said before, the players are in great shape now.

In order to defeat a team like Liverpool, do we need to perform as comprehensively as in the last game?

Yes, it's probably necessary. We have to find a way to deal with it and I think the key is to control the tempo of the game.

Obviously, playing against Liverpool is completely different from previous opponents - they just had a wonderful victory in the Champions League this week, and we know very well their advantages, the individual abilities of their players, and the teamwork they may use different formations.

We won't be able to determine the specific strategy until we see their starting lineup tomorrow night, but like I said, we are ready and looking forward to this game.

Many people are now discussing Liverpool's current state. You just mentioned their Champions League games. Do you think they are still as threatening as before?

I still feel very threatening. I'm guessing they won't be completely satisfied with the results of the past few weeks, and you can see that from their record. But if you carefully analyze the games they lost, you will find that they actually had many good opportunities in the game, and it is entirely possible to turn the game around.

Take the game against Manchester United as an example. Cody Gakpo could have scored four goals, hit the door frame twice, and finally had a header opportunity. So like I said, their results over the past few weeks have been unsatisfactory, but there have been outstanding performances in every game and we have to take that seriously and the players have realized that.

Next we will work hard to play our own style and create some trouble for them.

You just said that there were many highlights in certain performances of Liverpool's games. Can you elaborate more?

Okay. Obviously they have very good players, a lot of world-class stars in the lineup. And Liverpool is now a new team, which I fully understand - I often talk to our players about the importance of teamwork. Whether it is between offensive players, full-backs, or central defenders, it takes time to establish a tacit understanding.

For example, regarding their new goalkeeper, it can be seen from the game that the team has not completely found its previous rhythm. After all, the lineup changes are indeed quite big. But once they find their form and cooperate smoothly, their attack power will be very deadly.

What do you think of the various discussions surrounding Liverpool's performance and record?

The opinions from the outside world have nothing to do with me, to be honest. I watched a lot of their games and they are a great club and a great team and they are Premier League champions after all. So if we only look at their results in the past few weeks and conclude that their strength has declined, I think this idea is very dangerous, and we will never think so.

We have full respect for tomorrow night's opponents - they have top coaches and high-level players who can change the game in an instant. We must stay focused throughout the 90-plus minutes of the game, and we must also make good use of substitute players to keep up with the opponent's pace physically. Like I said, we're going to focus on ourselves but also have the utmost respect for them.

You also mentioned their midweek game before. It seems that they may have adjusted their formation or tactical system. You might have been preparing for the war according to one tactic. Will this change disrupt your plan?

We will let players know about this subtle tactical adjustment. However, their tactical changes also depend on player selection to a certain extent, so if you look at their starting lineup tomorrow night, you may be able to guess what kind of ball control they will use and which players' personal characteristics they will use.

However, it is obvious that they did make a small adjustment when they faced Frankfurt in midweek - such as letting Isaac and Ekitic play at the same time.