Arne Slot was delighted with the way his Liverpool side fought back to beat Brighton this afternoon.
The Seagulls dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead at half-time through a fine goal from Ferdi Kadioglu.
But Cody Gakpo equalized with a cross and Mohamed Salah secured the win with a trademark curling effort to lift United to the top of the Premier League. They were 2 points ahead of Manchester City. Lost to Bournemouth.
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“I think a lot happens during the season,” Slott said. Sometimes you have to defend a lead, sometimes you have to come back from a 1-0 down. So this is a much-needed win in a season where they want to be competitive as well. Because you can’t always be the best team on the pitch from the first to the last moment.
“Sometimes when times get tough you have to fight back and we did that. I didn’t ask – I hoped they would and they ended up doing that – but I didn’t ask them to score two goals. I just asked them to play a different second half than we did against Nottingham Forest. A different mindset – so if things are going against you, you have to show up.
“It’s always the winner. Fortunately, we have a lot of winners in the second half of the team.”
First Half Not Enough – Slots
However, repeated first-half displays allow for slots that could cause problems.
“What I like most is that last week we were behind by a goal twice against Arsenal, 1-0 and 2-1, and twice we were able to get ourselves back in the game. [to draw 2-2]“He added.
“And in this game we were down 1-0 at half-time, which I think we deserved, and to come back so strong against a high-quality team who have spent a lot of money in recent years gives me a lot of confidence. .” For the rest of the season.
But I added to the players after the game that 45 minutes of football in the first half would eventually lead to some punishment. So we have to show up from the beginning.
“The crowd in the second half was amazing. our players [too] But the same goes for our fans. “It was the loudest crowd I’ve had since I’ve been here.”
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Slot gave special praise to Joe Gomez, who came on at half-time for the injured Ibrahima Konate and gave a superb performance.
He said: “That’s right. This says a lot about his mindset. It also says a lot about his qualities. If you can come in and play like this in a game where you haven’t played that much and your teammates have been outplayed for 45 minutes…
“And it says a lot about his mentality in recent weeks and months. He hasn’t played that much, but now he can play 90 minutes on a Wednesday and perform like this on a Saturday without having to play much.
“But when I came in, people said: Joe is a top professional who always does what’s best for his team and himself, no matter what position he is in. He got his reward today because fans liked what they saw. I certainly did.”
