Liverpool suffered a decisive victory in this round of the league and lost to Crystal Palace 1-2 away. After the game, Liverpool coach Slott was interviewed by the media.
"We played very hard in the first half, and our opponents performed very well. They deserved to lead 1-0. We were lucky to be able to fall behind by only one goal. The situation in the second half was the opposite. It took us a lot of time to break the deadlock and scored the goal with only a few minutes left. But they won the game with another set piece."
"If you want to be competitive in the event, you have to balance the offense and defense of set pieces, especially in this league. Set pieces were one of our biggest advantages last season, We lost two set pieces against Newcastle, and two more today. However, in this league, the importance of set pieces is getting higher and higher. "
" The opponent's tactical style is very well matched with the characteristics of the players. They will play a low-post defensive formation, and have fast counterattack players, as well as high centers like Mattha. We encountered a lot of trouble in the first half. Although we controlled the ball for the rest of the game, it is extremely difficult to break through this low-post defensive formation. "It is definitely not ideal to concede the ball at the last moment of stoppage time. However, there was a replacement at that time, so it was reasonable to make up for half a minute. I have to confirm their specific goal time, but we should really defend that sideline ball better. We learn from all the games we have played, and a game like this will only allow us to learn more. ”