Slot shall be serving a touchline ban at some stage in Wednesday’s match after receiving his third yellow card of the season at some stage in Liverpool’s 2-2 Premier League scheme with Fulham on Saturday.
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17 December, 2024, 04:55 pm
Last modified: 17 December, 2024, 05:00 pm
Arne Slot is perchance no longer on the touchline at some stage in Liverpool’s League Cup quarter-closing conflict with Southampton, but the Dutch manager on Tuesday acknowledged he doesn’t count on his ban to abate his ability to impress the workforce.
Slot shall be serving a touchline ban at some stage in Wednesday’s match after receiving his third yellow card of the season at some stage in Liverpool’s 2-2 Premier League scheme with Fulham on Saturday.
“While you happen to’re suspended in Holland you are no longer allowed to be in and across the dressing room or attain media. That is a lighter version of suspension,” Slot told newshounds before the match at St Mary’s Stadium.
“I would per chance also relate I’m historical to it but right here is the most elementary time I am suspended. I’m unruffled ready to realize the issues I are searching to realize. The least affect you would possibly well even include in your workforce is at some stage within the forty five minutes and the most is at some stage in halftime and forward of the sport.
“The excellent say is I would per chance well be on the sidelines but I got a yellow, which I doubtlessly deserved as smartly, so sure, this happens.”
Defending League Cup champions Liverpool include had a fetch birth to the season and sit top of both the Premier League and Champions League standings.
“This came about final season when this club acquired this competition,” Slot acknowledged.
“So I am no longer greatly surprised with the quality we include now that we’re competing at this moment for these three trophies, and the fourth one (the FA Cup) is beginning in January.”
Liverpool will attain up in opposition to a Southampton aspect in disaster, with the south-soar club having sacked manager Russell Martin almost at this time after a 5-0 drubbing at dwelling to Tottenham Hotspur left them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League desk.
Southampton’s under-21s manager Simon Rusk is anticipated to be responsible.
“It is difficult what we can count on by system of formation, by system of personnel but what we attain know is that we include now to play an away recreation in opposition to Southampton, in opposition to eleven gamers,” Slot acknowledged.
The Dutch manager acknowledged Wataru Endo and Federico Chiesa would per chance well be given minutes within the match and defender Kostas Tsimikas turned into inching closer to a return, adding: “Wata hasn’t played that much but happily for us he plays for his national workforce.
“The few instances he can play within the League Cup helps him to support his rhythm as smartly. It is possible you’ll be ready to count on (Chiesa) to assemble minutes. He would per chance no longer gather 90. It is a recreation where no longer all our starters will birth. We now want to steadiness…
“(Tsimikas) is going to coach with us at the moment for the most elementary time, so let’s inspect how that works out. Ibrahima (Konate) and Conor (Bradley) are unruffled no longer coaching with us.”
