The head coach of Liverpool, Arne Slot, commented on his team’s victory in the first round of the group stage of the Champions League against Atlético.
Arne Slot, Getty Images— If you want to beat a team like Atlético with their incredible character, you have to win with their weapon — mentality. That’s exactly what we demonstrated today. I think we should have simplified the task: at 2-0 in the first half we had several chances to make it 3-0. At 2-1 in the second half, we hit the woodwork. When the difference is one goal, anything can happen, and that’s what happened. A small deflection — and the ball ended up in the net. However, we showed character again. In the last ten minutes, we pushed and achieved what we wanted.
Complacency after 2-0? Maybe, but this season we haven’t often had a situation where we were leading 2-0 already in the sixth minute. One thing is clear: if we feel and maintain the necessary level, we play very confidently. Now we have to make sure that feeling lasts for all 90 minutes,” said Arne Slot.
