After the usual press conference on the eve of the match, the Liverpool manager, Arne Slothe also had the opportunity to focus on the microphones of Sky Sports focusing his analysis relating to the Champions League match against Bologna on the rossoblù coach Vincenzo Italiano: “Italiano is in good company because I know another coach who lost a Conference League final and he is the person speaking here in front of you. But the work that goes into achieving a result like this is enormous and I think is also the reason why you now coach Bologna, precisely because he did well for Fiorentina.”
“So yes – continued Slot speaking of Italiano -, we studied him, not him in particular but his teams. They have a certain style of play and I always liked that he conveyed his identity, first to Fiorentina and then to Bologna So we know what we have to expect, but we also know that it will be difficult, given what he showed at Fiorentina, doing so well in the Conference League to reach the final.”
The words of Arne Slot at the press conference: “I expect Jota to be available to play. Chiesa trained yesterday, he had some problems and I don’t expect him on the pitch. We also have to look ahead, I know it would have been nice to play against an Italian team for him but we expect him for other nights.”
Do you believe you can move forward in the Champions League and remain at the top of the Premier League?
“We can compete, we have a lot of quality and cohesion in this team. Even those who don’t play are happy when we score and win, that’s good. Of course, we absolutely have to grow if we want to stay where we are. Every match is difficult in the Premier League, everyone tells me that they always say. We have so much quality in the individuals, however, to think we can stay up there at the top.”
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