Sloter believes that excellent willpower and physical fitness helped the team achieve good results

The 28th round of the 2024/25 Premier League will be staged, and the "Red Army" Liverpool will face the "Saints" Southampton at Anfield. Slot said that the players' willpower and physical fitness are important elements to help the team achieve good results.

After defeating Newcastle 2-0 in the last round of the Premier League, Liverpool currently ranks first in the standings with 67 points, and leads second-placed Arsenal by 13 points with one game to play. In addition, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, Liverpool defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at the Parc des Princes, thanks to Alisson's many important saves and Elliott's goal.

Looking back on the game against Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool coach Sloter said, "We were not just a little lucky, we were really lucky. But as Michael Jordan once said, the harder you work, the luckier you will be. This is the biggest compliment to the players, their efforts are incredible."

“We were under a lot of defensive pressure in the first half, but the players were very strong both mentally and physically to reduce the opponent’s scoring opportunities in the second half and to score goals through counterattacks, which is enough to show how good the team’s willpower and physical fitness are.”

Slote said, "If you want to win the championship, you must be able to win with hard work and a little luck even if you don't perform well in some games. When you work as hard as we do, maybe it's not just luck. Almost no team can play perfectly in every game of the 38 Premier League games or the Champions League, and Real Madrid is the best example. Even if the opponent performs better, they can still find a way to win."

"If you think injuries are just part of luck, then we are indeed lucky, but we prefer to believe that this is closely related to our training method. I don't think our fewer injury problems are luck, but the professional attitude of the players. My players have always worked hard to stay healthy, and the second is excellent facilities and an excellent team."

In addition, Sloter continued, "It takes longer to determine whether injuries are determined by luck. If we can maintain a low injury rate in the next few years, it will not only be luck, but also a success of management. Of course, it is impossible to completely avoid injuries in the multi-line battles of the Premier League, the Champions League and various domestic cup competitions."

"We also face injury problems, and it is impossible to go through the whole season without injury problems. We can only control the number of injuries as much as possible. There may be an element of luck, but we hope to manage it in the right way."