Slot on Liverpool comeback 2-1 Brighton win

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Slot on Liverpool comeback 2-1 Brighton win  02/11/2024  Anfield, Liverpool, Uk

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00:00Chris?

00:19Your general view of what you must have seen?

00:23Yeah.

00:25First of all, credits to Brighton,

00:28Brighton, the way they showed up over here,

00:31they showed a lot of composure, they were not afraid to play out from the back really well.

00:36A lot of energy without the ball, and we didn't show up at all in every part of the game,

00:41maybe except from the set-pieces part, but for the rest we were not there.

00:46And if you face a very good team like Brighton,

00:48it's not enough to run once, twice or three times, you have to keep on running.

00:52So we changed a bit of tactics, but that had nothing to do with us coming out stronger

00:58in the second half, it all had to do with the players showing a different attitude and intensity.

01:03And therefore I said a few things, we showed a few things,

01:06but it wasn't that I was screaming or fuming around,

01:10it's just making sure that players understand that this was not enough,

01:14and I think they felt it themselves as well.

01:29Yeah, for me, at the start of the second half we were dominant,

01:35we were creating our chances, so that's why I didn't really feel the need to change something.

01:40But, yeah, if you create your chances and it doesn't go in,

01:44and then you have so many good players on the bench that can also make a difference

01:48and have an impact on a game, you do change.

01:50And I don't think in the second half anybody deserved to be taken out,

01:54in the first half they almost all deserved to be taken out.

01:57But in the second half they didn't.

01:59But, yeah, if you then have the likes of Lucho and Curtis Jones,

02:03you bring them in, and for me it's not that much of a risk if you're 1-0 down

02:06to bring in players that can score a goal.

02:09As long as you know that these players can play with the same intensity as the one that started,

02:14and that's what Lucho and Curtis brought, intensity without the ball and quality with the ball.

02:19Paul Joyce?

02:24He had a lot of pain at half-time,

02:27so it was not only the first half that was a big disappointment,

02:32but also a disappointment that he had to go off,

02:34because he's been really good for us the whole season.

02:37The good thing is that in that position I have two very good options as well,

02:41with Gerard Kwanzaa and Joe Gomez.

02:44I took Gerrard off five minutes before the end in Brighton,

02:47because for 20 minutes he was already stretching

02:50and I could feel and see that he was tired,

02:53which is not so strange because he hasn't played that much.

02:55And then for 45 minutes to go I felt I had to bring someone in

02:59that is fitter than Jorel was during the week.

03:08No, we don't know yet. He had a lot of pain, but he hasn't been to the hospital yet,

03:13maybe it's not even necessary to go to the hospital, I don't know.

03:17It's always difficult to judge an injury in the first hour or ten minutes after it happened.

03:23Let's hope that he can be with us as soon as possible,

03:27because he had a big impact on our season until now.

03:30But Joe deserved the trust I gave him today,

03:33because he played outstanding in the second half.

03:36James Lewis.

03:38You got back to the top of the Premier League today, Arsenal lost, City lost,

03:41do you see a big opportunity opening up in terms of this season?

03:46No, not because of the fact that they lost,

03:49but what I do like a lot is that last week we were two times one goal behind

03:55against Arsenal, 1-0 and 2-1,

03:58and two times we were able to fight ourselves back into the game.

04:02And in this game we were 1-0 down at half-time, which I think we deserved,

04:05and I think you agree with me.

04:07And then to come back so strong against such a quality team

04:10that has spent so much money in recent years as well,

04:13led by a few very good managers in the last few years,

04:17then to come back the way we did, that gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the season.

04:23But I also added after the game to the players

04:26that 45 minutes of the football we played in the first half

04:31will in the end punish you somewhere.

04:34So we need to show up from the start.

04:36The crowd was incredible in the second half,

04:39our fans were incredible in the second half,

04:41our players and fans as well, it was the loudest crowd since I've been here.

04:45So let's go now for Tuesday, where I think we need them again,

04:49to make sure we stop playing like this from the start

04:52and the fans can help us from the start,

04:54because that definitely has influence on our players and in the end on our result.

05:03When you consider the first half performance and how your team responded,

05:07where does this game rank in terms of the most proud you've been of your team?

05:13I think a lot of things happen during a season,

05:16so sometimes you have to defend the lead,

05:18sometimes you have to come back after going 1-0 behind.

05:21So this is a win you also need in a season where you want to be competitive,

05:27because you cannot always be, from the first to the last second,

05:31the best team on the pitch.

05:33So sometimes you have a difficult period and then you need to fight back.

05:36And that's what we did, I didn't ask them to score,

05:39I would love them to do so, and they did in the end,

05:41but I didn't ask them to score two goals,

05:43I just only asked them to play a different second half

05:45than we played against Nottingham Forest.

05:47We have a different mentality, so if things go against you,

05:50you have to show up, and winners always do,

05:53and fortunately we have a lot of winners in our team that showed up the second half.

05:59Last one here for you.

06:01If Joe Gomez had a tough time recently, he's not played a lot of football,

06:05he's not had much football in his preferred position,

06:07he could have easily left the club in the summer,

06:09but he was a boss yesterday,

06:11it shows a lot about his mentality that he can come in and put in that sort of performance.

06:15Yeah, that says a lot about his mentality today,

06:19that also says a lot about his quality.

06:21If you don't play that much and you come in a game

06:24where your teammates were outplayed for 45 minutes,

06:27that you can come in and play like this.

06:29And it says a lot about his mentality in the recent weeks and months

06:32where he didn't play that much,

06:34but he is now able, without playing a lot, to play 90 minutes on Wednesday

06:38and to bring in a performance like this on Saturday.

06:42But this is what people told me when I came in,

06:44Joe is a top, top, top professional,

06:47no matter what position he's in he always gives the best for the team

06:51and for himself in the end as well,

06:53and he got the reward for it today because I think the fans loved what they saw.

06:57I definitely did.

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