Slott: I never expected to suffer four consecutive Premier League defeats, that twelve-yard ruling was too far-fetched

6686 Sports News on October 26th In the 9th round of the Premier League, Liverpool lost 2-3 to Brentford in the away team and suffered a fourth consecutive defeat in the league. After the game, Liverpool coach Slott attended the press conference.

Talk about post-game emotions

Having already won a game this week, you always have expectations, even though there are only two days of rest before this game. I expected a better result and even better performance from the team. Tonight's performance was far from our usual level. Even if we lost, our previous performance was much better than tonight's.

Let’s talk about the most desperate aspect

We didn’t even do the basics well. Although when the score is 0-1, 0-2, 1-3 and running position, the cheers of the home team fans will definitely add strength to them, and they are a team that is very good at fighting and fighting for twenty-two yards. It is true that they have done a good job. Obviously, if your opponent is better than you in confrontation and twenty-two yard competition, especially if this is the core of their strategy, it will be too difficult to win. Besides, as I have said repeatedly, if the advantage of set pieces is also on the opponent's side, winning will only be more difficult.

Talking about Brentford's opening goal with a strong goalkeeper's throw

In yesterday's practice session, we specially practiced the strategy of dealing with a strong goalkeeper's throw, and today's pre-match meeting also emphasized it. Of course, we are not only preparing for this, Brentford's set-pieces are already excellent, and in my opinion, their counterattack is also very good. Their second goal was a counterattack. At this stage, I have to say that some words must not be used as excuses, but if I say that the twelve-code ruling is too far-fetched, I hope you will not think that I am looking for an excuse. The twelve-code ruling is indeed too forced.

Talk about strategic adjustments at halftime

Wertz often moved to the center in the first half, and Salah was also closer to the center than usual, just like we did against Frankfurt this week. Since the score was 1-2 with movement, I expected that the opponent might retreat slightly in the second half to defend, which would be more beneficial for Salah to move on the wing. He can pass into the penalty area and play one-on-one. But the fact is that the initiative in the second half was not in our hands at all. It was not the case at all. Brentford could keep up with the rhythm throughout the game. Although we later chased the score to 2-3 and had several opportunities to equalize, they also had the opportunity to change the score to 4-1.

Talk about whether this is the most desperate performance for the team since he coached

Yes, I think this game ranks high among the losses during my coaching period. After half an hour of play, Brentford took control of the game through goalkeeper throws, set pieces and other aspects. They really played well and they did a lot of things well. In addition, I think there is a key node: just before they took the 2-0 lead, when Gakpo dribbled the ball in the three-second zone, the opponent made an obvious blocking action but was not whistled for twelve yards.

If we were to show the scene where we were given a 12-yard penalty and Gakpo was given a violation and all the referees in the world were shown, they would probably say that neither should have been ruled. But if I had to choose one that should be judged, it would definitely be Gakpo this time. Unfortunately for us, the referee did not seem to intend to award a 12-yard penalty at the time. He first whistled a free kick, and then the video referee determined that the violation was within the three-second zone. Since it was determined to be a free kick violation, it naturally became twelve yards. This kind of bad luck may be what we have to endure to play like this today.

Talk about the reasons why Liverpool’s competitive status this season is not as good as last season

The points you just mentioned may actually be the reasons. Now other teams have a clear strategy when they play against us, and it works so well that we haven't found a way to crack it yet. In addition, it certainly doesn't help that the game often goes 0-1 in the first five minutes. Even though we played so poorly today, we still scored two goals, and there are more than just these two opportunities for innovation in sports battles. But the problem now is that we are no longer competitive. The reason why we are not competitive is because we concede too many goals. And this cannot be blamed solely on the defensive players, it is the shared responsibility of all 11 people.

Of course, the lineup has changed a lot in the summer, so this situation may not be unexpected. But I never expected to suffer four consecutive defeats, that must be made clear. After the lineup changes, it is normal for the team's performance to have ups and downs. This is not surprising, but for the four-game losing streak, I don't know if this is an excuse, but in the past six games, five of our games were away games. Therefore, when the team is already in poor competitive condition, such a dense away team schedule can sometimes make the situation worse.

Discussing whether Jones' injury is serious

We still have to wait and see. He asked to be replaced, but he walked off the field on his own and did not require much treatment, so the specific situation will have to wait for follow-up examination. There will be many competitions next, and the next one will be in three or four days.