Slot: Ekitic s red card is stupid, like last year s derby I was in

Hupu September 24th Liverpool coach Slot attended the post-match press conference to defeat Southampton 2-1.

His feelings about Ekitic's second yellow card and being sent off No, I would like to say something positive first. Although this is not positive, I think our tribute to Matt Beard is the pattern and demeanor of the Liverpool club.

fans are always like this, and it makes me proud to represent this club, and we always find ways to respect those who have made great contributions to the club.

Then, based on your question, we jumped straight to the last few minutes of the game, and Hugo got the second yellow card.

What words did I use to describe it at that time? Yes, it is "unnecessary". And "stupid". Yes, that's true. The first yellow card is already unnecessary and to some extent stupid because you have to control your emotions.

I know how difficult it is to play in the Premier League or any league in the world, if you are a No. 9 player, the defender can almost do whatever he wants, and then he pulls the jersey a little or shoves you and you get a free kick.

But controlling emotions is always the best. If you can't control your emotions, avoid taking yellow cards. I remember saying it was always stupid because you can show emotions, but if that leads to a yellow or red card, it's stupid. That's the first yellow card.

I also told him, and I have told many media that if you shot the ball into the upper corner of the goal in the 87th minute of the Champions League final after passing three players, I might understand you and think, 'What did I do on my own? ’

But I am an old antique, I am 47 years old, maybe I am old. I haven't played at this level, but I did score a few goals.

If I scored such a goal, in this case, I would turn around and walk to Federico Chiesa and say, "This ball depends on you, it has nothing to do with me." ’ So, yes, that’s unwise. You said this was stupid, and by the way, I thought it was stupid, too.

Chiesa's overall performance

I think that's what you want to see. I can completely accept that the first time a team played together, the players haven't played for a long time, and their cooperation is not perfect.

But what I always want to see is a hard-working player, so I said at halftime that it was no coincidence for me to catch the ball and assist the first goal, because in my opinion, he was the most involved, put in the most effort, and worked hard in the game.

By the way, he is once again the perfect candidate for Robertson (Andy Robertson) to complete a long pass, which is no coincidence - Robertson has won numerous honors at the club and is well versed in the game: don't underestimate the game, be prepared at all times.

This is also a way to get yourself back to the starting lineup or get as much playing time as possible. That's why I'm happy with the personal performance of some players, but far from being satisfied with the performance of some others.

Can he specify which players he is not satisfied with

No. But I think I'm referring to these players, they already know.

Isaac's first goal for the Reds

Yes, that's great because his debut six or seven days ago. I asked him, "Did we play Burnley two weeks ago?" He said, "No, only a week ago." So, time flies so fast that sometimes you don't know how long it takes. But in terms of game form, he was not in the best form when we signed him, so we had to get him back.

The downside of doing this is that you can't get a player to play for 90 minutes. If you only let him play for 45 minutes, 30 minutes, or just 45 minutes like today, it usually takes a while for him to score the first goal, because we all understand that playing a full game is always easier to score than just a while ago.

He is the UK football transfer record - hardly anyone talks about this, so it might be a wise move for me to talk about it! So if it takes him a while to score, then he is under pressure because he is the UK transfer record - no one says that, so I'll say it again!

I think it's time to see how he is and how much he can help us - you've seen him help us - but the best time is to wait for him to come back from the Swedish national team and hope he can stay healthy, play a lot of games there and go a step by step in the next few weeks.

Then I think, after that, his preseason is over and we can expect better from him. But so far, I'm very happy with his performance.