Slott: Werz is extremely creative in the attacking third zone, Ekitic can tear his opponent with speed

 8:42am, 5 August 2025

Liverpool defeated their opponents 4-1 and 3-2 respectively in two warm-up matches with Biba at home. After the game, coach Slott accepted an interview with Liverpool's official website.

■ Regarding the wins of two games

Slott said: "I think we created a lot of opportunities in both games, scoring 7 goals in total, scoring 4 in the first game and 3 in the second game. This made me very satisfied because we obviously didn't translate every opportunity into goals. Especially in the first half of the second game, I think we could have scored more goals. So what I am most satisfied with is our ability to create opportunities and ultimately scoring seven goals in two games, which is also a very good result."

■ Expectations for offensive performance in the new season

"Yes, but we also lost two high-quality players : Jota and Louis Dias. But we also add some players, such as Ekitic, who will undoubtedly become one of our very good players. In addition, young player Engumoha has also performed well in every preseason game. In the previous few preseason games, we gave our opponents too many opportunities on the defensive end, and today we almost didn't give the opponent any chance, which also satisfies me. "

" But on the other hand, we lost two set pieces in the second game, which is not the result we hope to see. Especially next Sunday against a team like Crystal Palace that is good at set pieces. So this is the part we need to focus on this next week. "

"But the players are in good health, train very hard, and have played some good game content, and generally have strong defense, except for those two set pieces. "

■About the team's room for improvement

"I think there is room for improvement in every aspect. As I said, we have introduced some players that I think can be a 'new weapon'. "

"For example, Wiltz has strong creativity in the offensive third zone. After we lost Arnold, the creativity in the backcourt was lost a lot. His ability to cross and find running is unique. I think Wiltz also has similar creativity, but in completely different positions , he brought creativity to the team. Ekitic can tear the opponents with speed, as well as the speed of the two full-backs Kolkz and Flynnon. "

" Like I said, you need to keep improving in everything you do, because our competitors are not standing still. They are not only working hard to improve, but also signing like we do. So it will be a very interesting Premier League season. "

■About whether you will continue to wear sportswear

"No, I don't think so! Actually, I also wore sportswear in the preseason last season. Normally I would change other clothes, but today I'm the most suitable one to wear this one."