Liverpool: ‘The first of three finals’ – how good can Reds’ season be?
“The first of the three finals” is how Arne slots are described Liverpool’s 3-1 comeback defeats Southampton 16 points in the Premier League.
Now, the Reds face the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain and Calabar Cup finals with Newcastle, and then they compete in the league again.
Liverpool’s dream of three times the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup ended last month by Plymouth – but they are still determined to look for three trophies.
Slot told the BBC game that the day after the latest victory, SLOT told the BBC game: “This is a sign of a good team.”
“The first half was not good – not only because of the way we played, but because of the energy we brought.”
“This is the most important game of the week. The first of the three finals. I hope in the next final we will be a little better than the first one.”
Mohamed Salah was fined twice at Anfield and Darwin Nunez scored another goal further when the host beat the host from 1-0.
A mix between Virgil Van Dijk and Alisson allows Will Smallbone to give the Premier League a minimum lead.
Slot’s team has had to win twice in a week since changing club idol Jurgen Klopp.
“I think we’re not doing well today,” Salah said, who scored 32 goals in all games.
Salah has participated in 44 Premier League goals this season (27 goals and 17 assists), a joint player in 38 games.
Salah added: “If you want to win the Champions League or Premier League, you have to win those games.”
On Tuesday, the Reds hosted Paris Saint-Germain in the final 16 strokes of the Champions League on Tuesday Smash and grab the prince.
“The only benefit in the first 45 minutes is that they save energy (for PSG) and don’t run at all,” slot quipped.
“Maybe it was the first time I saw this rhythm this season.
“We have to improve on the intensity of the PSG. Compared to today’s game, if we want to have a chance to move to the next round, we have to do three, four, five, six, seven times in intensity.”
Next Sunday, Liverpool will meet Newcastle in the Calabar Cup final – with a chance to win the first trophy under the Dutch manager.
“The last two games are very tough – it has nothing to do with me, it has something to do with the whole team,” Harvey Elliott, a substitute at halftime on Saturday, Paris’s scorer’s shooter told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“We need to keep winning the game – that’s that simple.
“It’s about playing through games and making sure we apply ourselves in the best way.”
