Slot not altering method for Tottenham regardless of first-leg defeat

Arne Slot says Liverpool are anticipated to win each sport, however that he won’t put together for his or her EFL Cup semi-final second leg any in another way regardless of trailing Tottenham.

Liverpool dominated the reverse leg on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 8, however misplaced 1-0 due to a late objective from Lucas Bergvall, giving Spurs the benefit on the midway stage.

The Reds have since didn’t win simply two of their seven video games in all competitions (W5 D1 L1), opening up a six-point hole on the high of the Premier League desk and ending on the summit of the league section within the Champions League.

Liverpool are additionally unbeaten of their final 9 residence video games within the EFL Cup (W4 D5), profitable the final 4 in a row by an combination rating of 15-4.

In reality, they’ve progressed to the ultimate on two of the final three events they’ve misplaced the primary leg of an EFL Cup semi-final, doing so in 2000-01 (vs Crystal Palace) and 2002-03 (vs Sheffield United).

“I don’t assume I’ve to arrange them in another way to another sport,” Slot mentioned. “To any extent further, till the top of the season and so long as Liverpool exists, that you must win the sport.

“We have been fairly shut within the first leg till the previous couple of seconds. Nothing adjustments for this sport in comparison with all of the others. There’s just one factor anticipated of you – to win the sport.”

Liverpool have misplaced simply one in all their final 27 residence video games towards Spurs in all competitions (W19 D7) and are unbeaten in 14 (W10 D4) since a 2-0 loss in Could 2011.

Spurs have suffered an harm disaster of late, with a bunch of first-team gamers on the sidelines, although Micky van de Ven was reintroduced to the squad final week, a restoration that would show very important following Radu Dragusin struggling an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) harm.

Slot famous that the four-week hole between the primary and second legs means Liverpool are prone to face totally different exams this time round, however was assured his workforce might flip issues round.

“We face two totally different gamers,” Slot added. “I’m wondering if Van de Ven can play [because] he has a big effect.

“It’d change the standard of the workforce, and we already couldn’t win [the first leg], so it will likely be tough. However we shall be higher than the final time too.”