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Arne Slot is refusing to get carried away by Liverpool’s away type as he thinks the toughest video games are but to come back.
Liverpool are unbeaten on the highway this season in all competitions and sit seven factors forward of the chasing pack within the Premier League, though Arsenal might trim that to 6 with a win over Ipswich tonight.
The Reds have averted defeat at Manchester United, Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham thus far however Slot believes that may partly be attributed to a sort fixture record.
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Talking forward of Sunday’s journey to West Ham, he stated: “I feel our away type has been good however perhaps it has a bit to do with the groups you face within the first half of the season.
“So, I feel primarily we’ve got confronted the groups within the high half of the desk at dwelling and the opposite ones we confronted away, so that may have one thing to do with it. We’re robust away from dwelling and at dwelling as properly.
“I don’t see any motive why we’re stronger there than right here [at Anfield], [it’s] one thing we will finest choose on the finish of the season when we’ve got performed each workforce dwelling and away, to see what suits us finest. However I feel we’re a troublesome workforce to beat away from dwelling as in our dwelling video games.”
All the time strain at Liverpool – Slot
Liverpool have blazed a path this season however Slot insists that doesn’t improve the strain on his gamers now they’re the workforce to beat.
“No, you’re sitting in entrance of the Liverpool supervisor; so, there may be all the time strain at this membership, in case you are one, two, three, 4 or 5 within the desk,” he added.
“If you happen to work at an enormous membership like Liverpool there may be all the time the strain. I feel final season midway by the season, have been additionally they primary? I feel they have been final season. So, it’s not so unusual for a membership like us to be on high of the league. However we all know what number of good groups there are on this league they usually’re capable of win virtually each sport as properly.
“There’s no additional strain – there’s all the time strain should you work at a membership like Liverpool.”
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Slot hails captain Van Dijk
Liverpool can be with out the suspended Dominik Szoboszlai on the London Stadium however Virgil van Dijk is predicted to steer the facet.
The Netherlands worldwide is out of contract on the finish of the season – together with Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold – and Slot is a big admirer of his countryman.
He stated: “He has been an amazing participant, such a terrific participant for Liverpool for therefore a few years. Sadly for him, he was out with an harm for nearly all of a season; that didn’t assist this soccer membership in any respect, in order that in all probability tells you the way massive of an impression he has had right here at this membership.
“I can solely let you know what my experiences are with him and he has been not just for what you see – since you see him through the sport and he’s excellent through the sport – however he has such a big effect in coaching classes as properly.
“He’s the vocal chief of this workforce, each time we begin an train he’s on high of his teammates and he leads by instance. So, for me, he has been excellent till now and we will solely hope he can proceed exhibiting this through the video games and within the coaching classes so long as he’s with us.”
