Slaughter: There will always be pressure at Liverpool, but the fans never give up on the team

Hupu November 02 News: Liverpool head coach Slott attended the post-match press conference after defeating Aston Villa 2-0.

My feelings after Liverpool returned to winning ways...

I'm happy with the result, with the performance of the team and everything I saw today, not only the performance of the players but also the support the fans gave us, which is exactly what we needed today.

Maybe we're a little luckier than we have been in the last few weeks, but in my opinion, we've been a little unlucky in the last few weeks as well. The opponent's goalkeeper's mistakes and deflected shots helped us score two goals. This is what we call the margin of victory.

I think in other games we created more chances through movement than we did today. But in football, it's the results that matter, not the chances you create through movement.

The support of the fans at Anfield and what it means to him...

Of course it means a lot, especially when the score is 0-0, not when we are leading or leading the table. When the club, the team, is in a difficult situation - and it's a difficult situation for me personally because I'm a part of it - the support that I get from the players and from me personally is what's special about this club.

They won't forget the special moments you were a part of, and they'll help you, especially during difficult times. That's been the case over the past few weeks, we've been in a tough spot. We were losing and they felt the players, maybe even me, needed some support - and that's what these fans gave us.

Does Liverpool have more control over the game than they have in recent games?

Just like the game against Eintracht Frankfurt - what these two games have in common is that we were ahead at one point. In other games, we would usually be 1-0 down after the first five minutes and then the game would go a completely different direction.

Right now, I think everyone liked the way we ended up taking control of the game and how we were able to pick apart the defense with our passing and our combinations.

If you adopt the same strategy and are down 3-1 and fail to create a chance or score a goal, people will be dissatisfied with your failure to create a chance.

So, in terms of possession, a game leading 2-0 is not comparable to a game falling 1-3 behind. I think what we would have preferred to see is a 2-0 lead and more possession. If we need to score goals we need to be more open, so there are counter-attacks at times.

Conor Bradley's performance and his relationship with Salah

The more players play together, the better. You can't compare Alexander-Arnold to Conor. But Connor played really well today, as did a lot of other players. I think the outcome of today's game depends on the performance of the whole team.

Everyone tried their best to win, blocking shots, quickly returning to defense when needed, and being prepared to deal with high pressure. So, there's a lot of positives to be acknowledged - certainly including the individual performances of players like Connor.

The challenge he faces now is to prepare himself, as he has rarely played the full 90 minutes this season and will have the next game after two days of rest. So, we have to consider that as well. But now, your question is, "Did he play well?" Yes, he played well today.

Talk about Salah contributing 250 goals for the club

This is great. If you score 250 goals for a club, it's unbelievable. 250 goals is incredible in itself - let alone for one club. In today's football world, goals like this are rare. I thought apart from the goal tonight, his performance was outstanding.

Because when we have to pass the ball long, we mainly pass the ball to him, and he can control the ball, so that other teammates can follow up and we can continue to advance. What I appreciate is that he not only performs well on the offensive end, but also contributes to the team on the defensive end.

I thought after we were 1-0 up, he seemed to be helping Van Dijk near midfield. It was the combination of these factors that made me very happy with his performance tonight. Of course, scoring his 250th goal means a lot to him. But for him, scoring goals is nothing special in itself because we all know he scores goals all the time.

Have you been “stressed” recently?

I think in Liverpool you will always feel the pressure. If you're leading the league table with 15 games left, you're bound to feel the pressure. If you're on a hot streak like we were, you're going to feel the pressure too.

As long as I am here, I can feel the support of the fans. And, I've never felt their support waned in recent race results. I think they had my back, but tonight they not only had my back but the whole team.

I think their support is very important and makes a huge difference. Because we played a lot of away games it wasn't as good - I'm fully aware of that - but we had to play a lot of away games and the fans were still there to help us, but it's not comparable to playing at home under the lights at Anfield.

If I were asked to play football, I would choose this ten times out of ten.