Slott: Ekitic can also play as a left winger, Liverpool will sign at least one more forward

Hupu, August 15th News Recently, in an interview with the English media Sky Sports, Liverpool coach Slot also talked about multiple topics and situations about the club. Among them, the Dutchman also talked about the club's signing situation again and said that the team still needs to sign more new players.

There have been a lot of changes in the lineup of this summer window club

Take Arnold for example. I originally hoped he could stay, but unfortunately he didn't stay. Then you have to find someone to replace him. So we signed Flynnon from Leverkusen.

Apart from that, you will also encounter situations like Kelleh and Konsa. It’s always difficult for an ambitious player to do this for two or three consecutive seasons (not being a club main player), so if a player is psychologically unable to do it and understand it, it’s better to part ways and then we have to find someone to replace him.

and Luis Dias and Nunez, both of whom are also clear and they have left the team as one of our key members last season. So you have to find a replacement. I think we did a great job. From the options we could find, we found all the players we wanted to bring in.

Regarding the forward position, Ekitic has been signed, does the club still need to sign a center like Isaac? Or do you think of Ekitic only as a No. 9 player? Do you only see him as a midfielder?

Yes, I mainly think of Ekitic as a No. 9 player, but he can also play left winger or partner with another No. 9 player. It's obvious that with Nunes and Dias leaving, even last season, we had five or six options, including Jota, and I think I need to mention him, so yes, we need at least one striker.

Regarding the view on Wilz, as one of the key players introduced by the club this summer, how can we help him develop further?

We are full of positive meaning for all his expectations, but we must be clear that whether the expectations can be truly realized is another matter. Everyone needs to think about why Messi, Ronaldo and Salah have received such high praise? The key is that they always maintain a good physical condition. They can play every game, and this is where Wiltz first proves himself in the league where we are. If he can stay healthy, then our fans will surely witness countless wonderful moments.

Although he may be quite young from the perspective of age, he has also won many honors. As far as objective facts are concerned, it is not wrong to classify him as a young player, but from the perspective of accumulation of experience, I don’t think he is still young. He not only won the Bundesliga championship trophy and the German Cup championship trophy, but also represented the national team many times. In addition, his super strong mentality is his biggest highlight. This is very convincing because when you watch him play football, you will inevitably be confused: How come he is so creative, is this true? But his strength at the psychological level is really amazing. The rumors of transfer fees or other trivial matters from the outside world cannot distract him at all.

What is Liverpool's current goal for the new season? Convince every player that we were able to win the league championship last season because we did better in small details, and you have to fight for these small details every time.

This is what I see the players do, every game we play, even if we lose the ball, it's never about how the players perform, but how they view the game, just like we did at Community Shield against Crystal Palace.

Last season, we were the best defensive team in the league in terms of defensive setting, so our threshold has to remain the same, but we have to improve because I think our competitors have gotten better because they have added better players and no one has left these clubs, so you expect them to be better this season, so we need to be better, too.