The Merseyside derby will be staged on Saturday night's fifth Premier League match, and Liverpool will face city rival Everton at Anfield. Before this game, Reds coach Slott expressed his views in the game day log. Slott wrote: I know that both t...
Slott wrote: I know that both teams are looking forward to this game very much. As soon as the schedule is announced, fans will be eager to find the date of the game. I was involved in two very intense and very different styles of Merseyside derby last season, so I fully understand that expectation. The drama and passion of these two games fully reflect the meaning of the derby, so we can expect today’s game to be very similar, because that’s the battle between rivals in the city, especially in a city like ours, no matter which team you support, football means a lot.
At the same time, we should also recognize the other side of this competitive relationship, which may not be discussed enough, because people are more concerned about the drama of the competition. This is revealed again this summer after Jota's unfortunate death. Everton showed their support with practical actions when we needed it most. Moyes and Beto came to Anfield on behalf of Everton to express condolences to Jota. In addition, we have received support messages at all levels of the club.
I understand that this is part of the long-term friendly relationship between the two clubs, which is also something we should not take for granted because it is very special. I also felt this personally and deeply appreciated it.
So I welcome Moyes, his players and staff, as well as Everton officials and fans to Anfield. Our team will have another game that we all hope to turn it into a grand event and will do our best to win. But in this competition, there is a spirit of mutual respect that we should cherish forever.
From our perspective, we hope to continue our good performance since the start of the season. Although not perfect, we have won all the games. Captain Van Dijk's final goal helped us continue to win Wednesday night. Actually, we didn't need this goal because we had led 2-0 and created a lot of opportunities and the game should have ended long ago. So we know we can do better in this and we have to do better in the next few weeks and months. However, this does not affect the quality we show when we win these games, whether it is the quality football we play sometimes, or the resilience that allows us to find ways to win.
As a head coach, you always pursue perfection, although you know it is impossible. But from my point of view, another positive factor is that this group of players will be as determined to improve as I do, and we know that these improvements are necessary. They won't be satisfied with the status quo after a big win. No matter what happens in the game, they will respond immediately because their goal is always to be the best self.
source:7m cn livescore
