by Arne Slot believes that Liverpool can obtain a significant advantage on Arsenal in their next two games and that Anfield is then ready to shape the destiny of the race for the title.
The leaders of the League would establish a 10 -point lead on the Challengers of Mikel Arteta with Victoire at Aston Villa on Wednesday. This awkward assignment is followed by a visit to Manchester City on Sunday. Arsenal took four points from their trips to Villa Park and Stade Etihad and Slot thinks that Liverpool’s position will be even stronger if they equal or better. Otherwise, the head coach will have the consolation in the Anfield factor, with seven of the last 11 championship games of his team at home.
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Slot said: “As a manager, you never think:” After 25 games, how many points will we be clear or behind? “You do not think of winning as many games as possible and implementing a certain style of play to get as many victories as possible. You never know how the other teams will do and the list of elements also decides to know how things will work.
“These two games we are going to play now have already been played by Arsenal – Villa Away and City Away. Then we can make a difference in the next two games. Otherwise, we are in equal terms because we have played a lot of similar games and there are still 11 games. What is positive is that after these two games, we have seven home games and four. And we all know how Anfield can help us. »»
Slot admitted that Liverpool’s performance level had plunged into the last two league outings against Wolves and Everton. However, he insisted that it was a consequence to allow the team of David Moyes “to play their model” in the Merseyid derby and the emotional effect of Knock-on of the equalizer of the 98th Minute of James Tarkowski. Slot suggested that four points from two screens lower than the word could prove to be crucial.
When asked if Liverpool was in a difficult moment, the manager said: “Was it a week and a half ago that we completely preceded the Spurs? I don’t count Plymouth. I agree that the last two performances were not the same level we had at West Ham Away or Tottenham at home, but are we from Tottenham 4-0 at home or are we the Everton team ? I think we are somewhere between the two.
“If there is an experience that I learned to win a League title [with Feyenoord] It is that, if there are 38 games to play, you do not expect to play fantastic football 38 times. If you are a very good team and a special team, you play 20-25 very good games, some mediocre and you play some very bad.
“But these are more results in mediocre or bad than 20-25 because they are the ones you will probably win.”
Cody Gakpo, who missed Sunday’s victory against Wolves, will be absent from an injury this evening, but he could be in the running to face City.
