We have many quality players - every word from Arne Slots post-West Ham press conference
The Reds head coach Anfield, with his players.
opted to make nine securing passage into the.
changes for the tie fourth round thanks to.
at Anfield, with his a double apiece from.
players securing passage into Diogo Jota and Cody.
the fourth round thanks Gakpo alongside a Mohamed.
to a double apiece Salah strike. West Ham.
from Diogo Jota and had earlier taken the.
Cody Gakpo alongside a lead in L4 via.
Mohamed Salah strike. West Ham a Jarell Quansah own.
had earlier taken the goal, though Slots team.
lead in L4 via battled back to earn.
a Jarell Quansah own the win and set.
goal, though Slot's team up an away trip.
battled back to earn to Brighton & Hove.
the win and set Albion in the next.
up an away trip stage of the competition..
to Brighton & Hove Read every word the.
Albion in the next boss had to say.
stage of the competition. Read during his post-match press.
every word the boss conference below. On the.
had to say during victory showing the depth.
his post-match press conference of his squad... You.
below. On the victory showing already start to laugh.
the depth of his because youre thinking for.
squad... You already start to two months I only.
laugh because you're thinking ask about new players!.
for two months I I constantly told you.
only ask about new guys how many quality.
players! I constantly told players we already had..
you guys how many I think you all.
quality players we already knew and thats also.
had. I think you what we showed in.
all knew and that's the last weeks and.
also what we showed today again that we.
in the last weeks have many quality players..
and today again that What pleased me most.
we have many quality was that even if.
players. What pleased me a lot of new.
most was that even players come in they.
if a lot of dont come in and.
new players come in try to have a.
they don't come in good individual performance. They.
and try to have try to work really.
a good individual performance. hard for the team..
They try to work There was a lot.
really hard for the of desire not to.
team. There was a concede and as a.
lot of desire not result of that we.
to concede and as had some good individual.
a result of that performances as well. On.
we had some good Jota and Gakpo scoring.
individual performances as well. On a brace each... I.
Jota and Gakpo scoring think Diogo deserved it.
a brace each... I think because he played a.
Diogo deserved it because lot of good games.
he played a lot for us already. If.
of good games for Im correct he was.
us already. If I'm only on the scoresheet.
correct he was only in the first game.
on the scoresheet in against Ipswich. Hes been.
the first game against important for us in.
Ipswich. He's been important every single game he.
for us in every played but a striker.
single game he played also wants to score.
but a striker also goals. Im pleased for.
wants to score goals. him that he scored.
I'm pleased for him two today although he.
that he scored two played in a No.10.
today although he played position. He scored two.
in a No.10 position. really good goals and.
He scored two really Cody I think it.
good goals and Cody was 10, 15 or.
I think it was 20 minutes before the.
10, 15 or 20 end where he cleared.
minutes before the end the ball in his.
where he cleared the own 18-yard box and.
ball in his own that is also what.
18-yard box and that he brings to our.
is also what he game apart from scoring.
brings to our game two. If I see.
apart from scoring two. If him in training and.
I see him in the way he hits.
training and the way the ball in and.
he hits the ball around the 18-yard box.
in and around the it is with incredible.
18-yard box it is speed. So, Im not.
with incredible speed. So, surprised to see him.
I'm not surprised to scoring like this. Someone.
see him scoring like just told me he.
this. Someone just told scored a similar one.
me he scored a last season in this.
similar one last season cup tie against West.
in this cup tie Ham. So, Im not.
against West Ham. So, surprised to see him.
I'm not surprised to score; not in the.
see him score; not way he did, but.
in the way he its not only about.
did, but it's not them scoring, its also.
only about them scoring, about them defending in.
it's also about them their own 18-yard box..
defending in their own On facing Brighton in.
18-yard box. On facing Brighton the next round... Its.
in the next round... It's again a difficult draw..
again a difficult draw. I think almost all.
I think almost all the teams that are.
the teams that are still in are strong.
still in are strong teams and you know.
teams and you know if you want to.
if you want to win a trophy or.
win a trophy or win this cup then.
win this cup then you will play against.
you will play against difficult opponents - which.
difficult opponents - which was West Ham tonight.
was West Ham tonight as well. I wouldve.
as well. I would've preferred to play at.
preferred to play at home because in our.
home because in our schedule its already so.
schedule it's already so tight and so many.
tight and so many games that you would.
games that you would prefer not to travel..
prefer not to travel. If Im correct Brighton.
If I'm correct Brighton is not next door.
is not next door - its quite a.
- it's quite a far away game, but.
far away game, but its a quality team.
it's a quality team to face again. On.
to face again. On Federico Federico Chiesas performance... It.
Chiesa's performance... It was pleasing was pleasing to see.
to see that he that he could already.
could already play 60 play 60 minutes because.
minutes because I think I think I said.
I said in the in the last press.
last press conference he conference he hasnt played.
hasn't played a lot, a lot, maybe hasnt.
maybe hasn't played hardly played hardly any minutes.
any minutes in the in the last three.
last three or four or four months. So,.
months. So, for him for him it is.
it is important that important that apart from.
apart from getting more getting more match fitness,.
match fitness, he has he has to have.
to have playing minutes playing minutes - and.
- and that's what thats what he got.
he got today. He today. He assisted, although.
assisted, although it was it was a shot.
a shot on target on target that provided.
that provided Diogo for Diogo for a goal,.
a goal, worked really worked really hard and.
hard and I think I think it is.
it is normal he normal he is not.
is not already in already in the top.
the top of his of his ability. He.
ability. He has to has to get used.
get used to the to the club, he.
club, he has to has to get used.
get used to his to his teammates, he.
teammates, he has to has to adjust to.
adjust to the playing the playing style. It.
style. It was very was very good to.
good to see how see how match fit.
match fit he already he already is so.
is so we can we can use him.
use him if we if we need him..
need him. On ensuring Jota On ensuring Jota remains.
remains as fit as as fit as possible....
possible... Rotate. I think we Rotate. I think we.
are trying to manage are trying to manage.
his minutes like the his minutes like the.
others in the best others in the best.
possible way, but we possible way, but we.
also try to prepare also try to prepare.
them during the week them during the week.
and during the first and during the first.
months of pre-season to months of pre-season to.
prepare them for so prepare them for so.
many games in the many games in the.
Premier League. Sometimes there Premier League. Sometimes there.
are small margins, sometimes are small margins, sometimes.
you can be unlucky you can be unlucky.
as well. If you as well. If you.
saw what happened with saw what happened with.
Rodri, that is so, Rodri, that is so,.
so unlucky for him. so unlucky for him..
It's trying to prepare Its trying to prepare.
them in the best them in the best.
possible way, but in possible way, but in.
the end you need the end you need.
a bit of luck a bit of luck.
as well. What the as well. What the.
players can do is players can do is.
be as professional as be as professional as.
possible, live in the possible, live in the.
best possible way for best possible way for.
their career and I their career and I.
think that's what they've think thats what theyve.
done until now and done until now and.
what they are doing what they are doing.
at the moment - at the moment -.
and we, as a and we, as a.
staff, try to prepare staff, try to prepare.
them in the best them in the best.
possible way to go possible way to go.
without injuries through this without injuries through this.
period.
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