Slotte: Chelsea is a threat next season, and no boos from home fans at the queue ceremony

On May 5, Liverpool lost to Chelsea 1-3 away. After the game, Liverpool coach Slott was interviewed by the media.

Matches and Performance

"There is no benefit to losing a football game, but if you have to look for positive aspects, there are some. Taking the ball at Stamford Bridge is not something that many teams can do, because Chelsea is also very good at possessing the ball. We didn't give up when we were behind 0-2 and tried to get back the game, and we did. We had two great opportunities, but we didn't score, and Chelsea had a few counterattacks afterwards, which was very threatening. When we tied the score to 1-2, I thought to myself, "Look at if there is still a chance..." But I don't think we were close to another goal at any time. In the end, Chelsea got a reasonable penalty and won the game 3-1. Maybe it was the opposite of the home game, when they took the ball, But we won. Now the situation is reversed. "

Sobo's pressing ability is missing

" This has never been a problem for a certain player. One of the characteristics of Sobo is the intensity of his pressing. You can think of all the tactics in the world, but the intensity of the pressing plays a decisive role. No matter what tactics I think of, if our pressing intensity is high enough, it will be difficult for the opponent to break through our defense. One of his traits is definitely pressing, which is also the reason why he played a lot this season. "

Why did he change to Chiesa so late? "Because I decided to switch to other players first, I have already replaced Nunes, so I can't change to Chiesa at that position. I like Gakebo's performance today. He played very well, And I've made replacement adjustments to him many times over the past few weeks. Salah has always been the kind of player who can score goals, so that's why I made other substitution adjustments first. Finally, I can almost say that people here are looking forward to me taking a risk, replacing a defender and replacing Chiesa Jr. This also gave us a goal, but unfortunately, there's not much time left for him to play. "

have won the championship and rotated the lineup to affect the performance of the game

" We can never be sure about this, but I think a lot of the situation we've seen today have happened throughout the season. We broke through the opponent's high-pressures many times and also hit the third division many times. But today I also saw our defensive performance, and what I usually see is not always like this, so, finally Some details are not up to normal. We hit the third division multiple times, and we could have created more opportunities under normal circumstances. This could mean two things. Either Chelsea did a good job on both ends of the offense and defense, and they did, but I think it reflects our problem to some extent. Overall, we did well, but in the end we didn’t do well in some details that decided the game, which led to not winning the game. We both scored Chelsea’s two goals, and we both slipped and fell while defending. If the game’s victory or defeat is crucial, will this happen? Yes or not, we can never know - but in the Premier League, the game’s victory or defeat gap is very small, especially when you face a team like Chelsea with many great players, you can’t make such mistakes. "

Chelsea fans booed at the queue ceremony" To be honest, I didn't hear it. I only heard the voices of our fans throughout the game. I only heard that they couldn't take the train, so they had to drive over. But they arrived on time and cheered loudly throughout the game. I didn't hear anyone booing us - I only heard our fans singing. ”

What I learned this season to prepare for next season

"The difference in the victory or loss of the match is very small. This has been reflected in the games we won this season, and it is the same in today's game. Two slips and two goals were lost. The game against Paris Saint-Germain was a wonderful game, probably the most exciting game we had at home this season, and we dominated the second half. We just waited for the goal, but we didn't score. Later, because the players were tired, I had to make multiple substitution adjustments. We were lucky to enter the penalty shootout, and when it comes to the tiny gap, they are now in the semifinals after losing the penalty shootout and we are eliminated. Yes, we all have excellent players. Chelsea has it, Manchester City has it, Arsenal has it, Villa has it...we have it too. But the difference in victory or defeat is so small, which is why you have to go all out every three days to get more points. This is what we did this season, and if we want to be competitive next season, this is what we at least have to do again. ”

Whether Chelsea will pose a threat next season

"I originally expected them to be a threat this season, because at Anfield, they performed better than us. They are very small in the gap between us. Now we are about 19 points ahead of them, which surprised me very much. When we played against them, I didn't feel that there was such a big difference in points. This shows that we may have done a very good job. If we face a team like Chelsea, not only the starting lineup, but the entire team lineup is very strong, we can also lead by 19 points, which is a great affirmation for our players. ”