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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot took questions at Anfield ahead of the Premier League clash with West Ham on December 29, …
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there I know it’s probably something similar to what we spoke about after the Leicester game but a seven-point lead at the top do you feel that brings a little bit more pressure and the expectations change at this stage of the Season we’re almost at the halfway stage no you’re sitting in front of the Liverpool manager so there’s always pressure at this club if we are 1 two 3 four five in the table if you work at a big club like Liverpool there’s always the pressure and I think last season halfway through the season they uh were they also number one won I think they were last season yes yeah so uh it’s not so strange for a club like us to be on top of the league but it is we know how many good teams there are in this league uh and uh they want to they they are able to to win almost every game as well so um there’s no extra pressure there’s always pressure if you work at a club like Liverpool your form away from home is is fantastic it’s West Ham on on Sunday um how how do you prepare any differently is just here we go again no I I think our away form has been good but it’s it maybe has a bit to do with the teams you face in the first half of the season so uh um I think mainly we faced the teams the top half of the table at home and um and the other ones uh we faced away so that might have something to do with it but it’s um yeah uh we we are a strong team away from from home and at home as well um so yeah I don’t see any reason why we are stronger there than here um something we can best judge in the end of the season if we played every team home and away to see what uh what fits us best but I think we are a difficult team to beat uh away from home as in our home games you’ll be aware that Dominic TOS is suspended having picked up a yellow card against leester um but this is a period where You’ probably got to use use and utilize the squad more anyway given the amount ofes yeah that’s what you saw today as well because I think Dominic soas was outstanding against to wur um and the idea in the plan was that he should be outstanding against West Ham but he’s not available so someone else should be outstanding against the West Ham tomorrow seven years since bu signed for cl I know you’ve not been there for most of that time but as a fellow Dutchman I just wondered how far off his best level do you think he is now or is this best level we’ve seen inpo yeah that is difficult for me to judge because like you said I I wasn’t here uh when Virgil was close to winning the ball onor for example and he’s been uh I think a tremendous player such a such a great player for Liverpool for so many years unfortunately for him he was out with an injury for almost the whole of the Season that didn’t help this football club at all so that probably tells you how big of an impact he has had here at this club um I can only tell you what my experiences are with him and he’s been not only for what you see because you see him during the game and he’s outstanding during the game but he has such a big impact in training session as well he’s he’s the focal leader of this team every time we start an exercise he’s every time on top of his teammates and he leads by example so uh for me he’s been outstanding till now and we can only hope he can continue showing this during the games and in in the training sessions um as long as he’s with us I just ask this question because it’s obviously your last home appear of January when with the contract three uh things could can happen from that date are you expecting anything momentous or significant to change from that or on that yeah we would then probably is not the moment for me to tell you now but uh in general I don’t talk about contract situations here and uh it would be a surprise if I was the one to announce that one of them have extended so I think that’s in a diff in a different moment but just yeah keep asking because that’s your job but you’re probably not going to get an answer from me um but it’s clear that um from the first of January maybe for you guys things change a lot but they are in constant talks with the club and um let’s wait and see what what happens as long as they keep performing like this uh the manager or the head coach I have to say is happy with him you men injuries and supions like might inj you fac mamed lot when was the you think a chance you made line up in central mfield how good player you I think he’s a good player uh that’s for sure everybody sees this he can play multiple positions I think he played here for Ajax against Liverpool as a nine as well so um he’s he’s a big threat for them they have many players I think they signed also many players during the during the summer so even if fre midfielders are out I don’t think they have to play under 21 players they are still able to play players they brought in for many many many millions so um yeah that’s the Premier League they all have not only us or Chelsea uh it’s for a lot of clubs have have so many good players uh we although were the one when I didn’t play my starters we used our 21 players that is uh part of our identity and that’s what makes this club special I think as well last couple um I think the last thing for sure sure uh we still managing his F he’s been out for quite a long time and he couldn’t train that much so sometimes if a player has an injury he can do a lot but he couldn’t do a lot for quite a long time and um yeah since this league is so intense it’s not so easy if you almost two months out to to come in and and play from the start again you need to have some minutes to build this up and he is in competition with some other special players as well who are at this moment also on top of their game and and um he’s gradually building it up and um I think he comes close to start again but like I said he has competition in this position as well one Bradley be back Manchester United they will not be back for West Ham United uh but then there’s a week in between so um let’s see how close they are then but it’s difficult for me to tell you at this moment because they don’t train with the group yet but hopefully in the upcoming days they they come closer to that situation and then again IBU has been out then for five six weeks maybe Conor even longer I don’t know no just as long I think same amount uh and also for them they’re in competition with players that are completely fit and are doing really well so um I have to make the right judgment uh the moment back with the team
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