Arne Slot believes Liverpool can flip their tie in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain round subsequent week
Arne Slot admitted Liverpool had been lucky to depart Paris with solely a two-goal deficit after a chastening Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat to PSG, however insisted the tie stays very a lot alive forward of the second leg at Anfield.
The Reds had been outplayed for lengthy intervals on the Parc des Princes and Slot was candid in his evaluation of the efficiency.
“Should you replicate on the entire recreation I believe we’re fortunate with solely shedding two nil,” he advised TNT Sports activities.
“The primary objective felt arduous. I believe it was excellent for us we’re nonetheless within the tie, we will convey them to Anfield and we all know how good Anfield could be for us.”
Giorgi Mamardashvili was Liverpool’s standout performer on the evening, making a sequence of essential saves to forestall the scoreline from changing into extra damaging, and Slot pointed to the Georgian as a key cause the tie stays inside attain.
Drawing inspiration from the earlier night’s motion, he stated: “I watched the sport yesterday between Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid. You want performances like that, you want a hardworking staff that do all the pieces in opposition to a staff like PSG. After we wanted Alisson Becker he was there for us. He (Mamardashvili) performed recreation right this moment.”
When pressed on whether or not Liverpool created sufficient going ahead, Slot was trustworthy in regards to the difficulties PSG posed. “Sure and no, sure as a result of we wish to create way more possibilities, no as a result of there was not loads to create for us.
“We tried many occasions to get them excessive, however they had been in a position to play by way of us after we went man-to-man. I believe that occurred within the second half as effectively. There have been just a few occasions with gamers in promising positions.”
Van Dijk requires Anfield to ship
Captain Virgil van Dijk echoed his supervisor’s optimism, calling on the Anfield crowd to play a decisive function in turning the tie round. “We have now to be completely spot on. Hopefully, our followers can play an enormous half in that. Our followers are the spine of the membership, and hopefully they are often there for us.”
Van Dijk additionally referenced final season’s European expertise at this floor as a supply of each warning and encouragement.
“Hopefully, very essential. Final yr we performed a recreation right here which we should always have misplaced. Alisson’s greatest recreation of his profession, however we couldn’t get the job carried out at Anfield.”
PSG will arrive at Anfield having had per week’s relaxation between legs, however van Dijk was dismissive of any suggestion Liverpool must be distracted by exterior components. “We have now to concentrate on ourselves and that’s the solely factor we’re going to do.”
