Arne Slot has said that more games make his players naturally stronger after they keep an additional appendix in their packaged timetable with Tottenham’s hitting the EFL Cup semifinals.
In their 37th game in less than six months, Premier League leaders Won 4-0 in Anfield To seal a total win of 4-1 and set a Final against Newcastle At Wembley Stadium on March 16th.
“Some people think you are tired, but as long as you manage it well, players will become stronger by playing many games,” Slot said, identifying two key factors in its almost perfect start in his first season.
“I think most of the games you play, the louder you become. If you play more often, you know better what is expected.
“The first time I told the players how to get the ball out of the back against (different types) type, it was probably like” Okay, it must be done “. But the more times you deal with them, the more natural it becomes.”
“It’s not normal to get to the final … even for these players. They have played many finals, but they have to be separate to go in the final »
Arne Slot says Liverpool will “ever get a final for granted”
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Gakpo ‘Special’, says Splot
Fellow Dutchman Cody Gakpo is leveraging the tie as a whole to ensure that he has scored in seven successful appearances in Anfield.
Slot praised the Netherlands International, who is the ultimate top scorer in the EFL Cup of the season with five goals and his colleagues, such as Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah.
“We have to make sure they take a lot in these positions and therefore you have to run a lot,” Slot said after Gakpo’s first strike. ‘That’s what everyone do
“In the second half of last season, Cody was separate. During the euro (2024), he was a specialist for Netherlands. It doesn’t just come to fall from the sky. It’s something he did before. ”
“I am always proud to drive boys, but these cases are special … When the time is, we will be ready.”
Virgil van Dijk is already planning Wembley
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Liverpool
Liverpool are six points from the second arsenal with a game in hand Premier League and in the 16th Champions League round.
They will make one of the biggest trips to English football when visiting the second level Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup on Sunday (3pm GMT).
The Reds are back in the action of the championship when they make their revised visit to the leaders of Everton leaders on Wednesday (7.30pm).
