“They are only calm” – the openings are on players while Liverpool is advancing at the top of the Premier League

ARNE Slot praised the calm that his player showed after what we called “mental challenges”, as Liverpool expanded their progress at the top of the Premier League to 13 points, with 2-0 victory over Newcastle in Anfield.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister’s goals won the Slot team against Newcastle, who struggled in the absence of striker Alexander Issak.

Arsenal Road in Nottingham Forest means that Reds extended at the table by two points with ten games remaining.

Liverpool coach watched the game from the stands, as he served the first ban on touch lines in two games after receiving a red card in a full-time whistle in a 2-2 draw with Everton.

While he saw the improvement areas, the hole was pleased with the width of his players.

“Perhaps that was because our fifth match was in 15 days, I saw several times we were facing the ball a little,” the hole admitted.

“But the rate of players after many games was incredible. Not only from those that started but from those that came.

“So again, the performance of the team was not very good but very good.”

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The Dutch director was also keen on highlighting how he believed that his players dealt with the increasing pressure that comes with the league leaders for a long time.

“After Everton, after Villa and The Wolves, people began to doubt some things about our game,” said Slot. “But we were our reaction well against the city, and suddenly everyone was very positive.

“Despite all the mental challenges we faced, the players remained calm and did the things they have to do and this makes it difficult as possible for the other team against us.

“Most of the time is our quality and then the difference occurs.”

Liverpool president refused to attract talk about raising the title, and insists on the existence of a “long road” and that his team “does not focus in the long term.”

But the hole was quick to praise Szoboszlai, adding that the Hungarian “runs two players.”

This deserves more credit to score a goal. But it is good to start scoring goals because in the end, this is what you have to do as an attacking midfielder wearing a Liverpool shirt. “