
Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday was a tremendous relief for Arne Slot, who
conceded in the 98th minute against Everton. It was anything but a straightforward afternoon at Anfield on Sunday,
as the Reds lost control of the game halfway through the second half when Matheus Cunha curled a spectacular
effort past Alisson Becker to cut the home team’s lead in half. Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah had given Liverpool a
seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League with goals in the first half.
Slot’s team managed to hold on for their 18th Premier League victory of the season and move seven points clear of
Arsenal despite failing to muster any shots on goal in the second half. This prevented a recurrence of the late collapse
in the Merseyside Derby.
Liverpool manager Slot responded, “Obviously, it was relief at the end, especially after what happened on
Wednesday and those last eight minutes where we conceded a goal,” when asked if he was relieved that his team had
won at his press conference after the game. You are so irritated because that circumstance might have an impact on
the next game and the ones that come after.
“And I believe you saw that we were a little like ‘oh’ after giving up against Everton in the final minute today at 2-1,
perhaps for the first time this season. I believe that was somewhat in our minds. And for that reason, on Wednesday,
our team was quite enraged.”
However, Slot maintained that his team’s mentality in the games against Wolves and Everton will be a beneficial
prelude to their forthcoming away games against Manchester City and Aston Villa.
“I don’t think the nerves were too much, I think it had something to do with how Wolves came out,” said Slot. “Under
the most trying conditions we have encountered this season, we shown tremendous mentality on Wednesday. It was
really difficult to accept that after leading 2-1 and playing the final 15 minutes, with everything that transpired during
that time, we had to settle for a draw.
We had to deal with the reality that, despite having a 2-0 lead, we believed we had scored 3-0 today—the precise call
to rule it out for offside—thinking we were going to score the penalty, but instead we were given the 2-1. Mentally, it’s
not always easy. And for that reason, these victories are possibly more crucial than exceeding Tottenham, as we did
in our 4-0 triumph two weeks ago.
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