Alisson: “The Message is Really Clear”
Everybody on the same page + hard work = clean sheets.
In an interview with the official website, Liverpool FC goalkeeper Alisson Becker was asked about the Reds’ incredible defensive start to the season, with three clean sheets in three games played. He highlighted the clear communication of ideas from our new manager Arne Slot, the team’s incredible work-rate and hunger to succeed as key factors:
“His [Slot’s] ideas are not too complicated. He’s a really smart manager – not only about the way he thinks about football but the way he implements his ideas, it’s really clear.”
“The message is really clear, so for us players it’s not too complicated and I think that’s what we are showing on the pitch. Now we get confidence from doing the things that he asks us to do.”
“But he demands a lot of hard work from us and from our side we have to keep going with these kind of things.”
“But the answer the players are giving on the pitch is unbelievable, the hard work is so good – we have to highlight that.”
“Everybody with the same goal of winning the game, keeping the clean sheet and doing whatever is necessary to do on the pitch – to defend, to attack, to score goals, create chances.”
“So that’s why I think we are doing so well at the beginning of the season.”
He also singled out attackers Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz for their contributions:
“He [Salah] is a special player but he makes it look normal. But when you look to his numbers, it’s unbelievable.”
“The way Lucho is playing as well – his contribution to the team, his goalscoring, his movements, the things he can do when he has the ball. “
“But what I want to highlight is the hard work of these guys defensive-wise. They are running a lot, they are working so hard for the team when they don’t have the ball – I think this is what is making us win these games at the beginning of the season.”
“So we have to keep those things ongoing – not only Mo and Lucho but the other boys as well, Diogo [Jota], the midfielders, the line of four, everybody. “
“We are working so hard and this is what should be the highlight from our side.”
We’ll see if the team can maintain these levels as the fixtures start ramping up at a rapid pace once this international break is over.
Source: liverpooloffside.sbnation.com
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