Sloter encourages Elliott to continue his outstanding performance

The 23rd round of the 2024/25 Premier League will be staged, and the "Red Army" Liverpool will host the newly promoted Ipswich at home. When coach Slot was interviewed, he specifically mentioned Elliott's performance and hoped that the midfielder would continue to give excellent performances.

Liverpool beat Brentford 2-0 in the last round of the league away from home, thanks to Nunez's two goals in the final stages of the game. After three wins and two draws in the last five rounds, Liverpool currently ranks first in the standings with 50 points, 6 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal.

As for Ipswich, Kieran McKenna's team is ranked 18th in the standings with 16 points, not far from the relegation zone. In terms of head-to-head record, Liverpool beat Ipswich 2-0 in the first round of this season with goals from Jota and Salah.

Liverpool manager Slot said at the press conference, "Ipswich sometimes had some bad luck at the last minute of the game. I have mentioned many times that the second half of the season is always more difficult than the first half because some teams have strengthened their strength during the winter break. Although not all, there are many teams that usually get better after working with the coach in the first half of the season. This is indeed the case with Ipswich, and they have caused us a lot of trouble in the first encounter of the season."

“I think they improved during the first half of the season and that’s a credit to Kieran McKenna who made it pretty difficult in the first game. I think the next few games were going to be tougher for them but at a certain point they were a really good team and were causing problems in every game. Except maybe the last game, which was an exception, maybe because City got back into their ‘mode’.”

On the other hand, in the focus match of the 7th round of the UEFA Champions League earlier, Liverpool defeated Lille 2-1 after Salah and Elliott scored against the opponent.

Speaking about Elliott's performance, Sloter said, "He needs to continue to perform well like he has before and continue to work hard on the training ground. I always tell the players that it's not just about themselves, but also about the competition they are in. In his case, he needs to face competition from five very good midfielders, these names everyone knows, and some very talented young players are emerging. "

"The competition he needs to face includes Endo, Gravenberch, Jones, McAllister and himself. This is the midfield lineup we have at the moment, and as long as he continues to perform like this, his playing time will naturally increase gradually."