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.
— 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.