Arne Slot, Liverpool's head coach, spoke openly after leading his team to a dominant win over West Ham United in the latest English Premier League match.
Arne Slot, the manager of the "Reds" Liverpool, pointed out that set pieces were a crucial factor in his team's 5-2 home victory over West Ham United in the English Premier League on Saturday night. This win moved Liverpool up to 5th place in the table, level on points with 4th-placed Manchester United but behind on goal difference.
Slot said, "There could have been more goals, even though those goals did not come from open play. There were many key chances, and many goals came from set pieces. They scored two, we scored three, and that shows how important set pieces are in football."
"We have been a team that wins many corners throughout the season, but in the first half of the season, we struggled significantly to score from corners, and we often conceded goals in those situations. In recent weeks, we have improved scoring from set pieces, and our results have improved as well."
"I don't feel the game ended 5-2 just by chance. That's what set pieces can do in a match. I have experienced this many times before; often we were the better team but lost because of set pieces."
"We have good momentum, but if you lose several games in a row as we did, you fall back a lot. Now it is very difficult to beat us. We are clearly improving both offensively and on set pieces, and our results keep getting better."
Regarding the credit Joe Gomez deserves (starting the game), "Because of his professionalism, but more importantly, because of who he is as a person. He works very hard to keep his body fit and maintain his fitness, and every time he faces problems, it is very disappointing for him and for us."
"Playing as a right-back who can also play center-back means you are a threat in aerial duels. As I've said for the 500th time, it all comes down to set pieces."