Luis Diaz Liverpool
Arne Slot on limited attacking options and decision to play Luis Diaz in central attack
Arne Slot said, “A few things. I only have four attackers available at the moment with the injuries to Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa. And Darwin didn’t play that much in the beginning and then started to play a bit more. With this fixture list, it is almost impossible to play them all.”
Arne Slot on Diaz’s performance and Curtis Jones’ contribution**
Arne Slot said, “And yeah, if you look at the first goal, that paid off. What a pass from Curtis Jones.”
Arne Slot discussing Luis Diaz’s popularity and his role in the team**
Arne Slot said, “Not only the people in Colombia like Lucho, the fans of Liverpool love him a lot as well. I heard many times the fans singing his song. And the manager likes him as well. I don’t love him but I like him a lot! He’s played many, many games but I just said something about Darwin Nunez; in the Premier League and Champions League, you have to play so many games at the highest level and it’s not possible for every player to play every game. Especially in certain positions, if you are a centre-back, normally you don’t run as much as a left-winger, or a full-back, or a midfielder. And especially our wingers because if you look at the goals Lucho and Cody scored, but I also look at how hard they track back and how much they have to defend. I ask a lot of them, so that’s why we have to rotate them. But Lucho, for me, is a starter and I said this three days ago about Cody as well. For me, he is a starter also.”
