Liverpool beat Bologna 2-0 at home in the 2nd round of the Champions League, with Reds boss Slotter commenting on his team's performance in the post-match conference.
Slot started by saying that it was his first Champions League game at Anfield and it was a great game as the team came out on top. He admitted that it wasn't an easy game, but there are always strong and resilient opponents in the Champions League, and Bologna was one of them. Slotter also mentioned that the results of other Champions League matches have been surprising, but Liverpool's ability to remain undefeated and shut out their opponents, and the fans seeing the team's great individual performances, is very positive overall.
Speaking about the team's further improvement, Slaughter said that perfection can never be achieved, but the team must keep pursuing improvement. He believes that there was a period in the game when Liverpool did not control the situation and the opponents created a greater threat than they expected, but this is normal. He emphasized that Champions League matches are never one-sided and Liverpool were in control for most of the game, having more possession.
Slotter was full of praise for Salah's excellent performance in breaking through in five consecutive Champions League home games. He believes Salah is not only capable of scoring goals himself, but also creating chances for his teammates. He singled out Salah's second goal as a fantastic finish, but it was also important to see the contributions of teammates such as Van Dyke, Jota, Sobosloe and Arnold.
Slaughter said he was not surprised by Bologna's style of play because the team had analyzed them in depth. He believes that Bologna is a strong team that is not afraid to organize attacks from the back or adopt man-to-man tactics.
Speaking about Nunez's competitive form, Slotter said that although he's only scored one goal this season, it's also important to take into account his playing time. He believes that Nunez scored a fantastic goal at home against Bournemouth and that Bologna are a strong team to face today, so over talking about him scoring only one goal doesn't mean much and it's too early to draw conclusions.
Slotter re-emphasized the importance of Salah and said that he is happy with the way he is playing right now. He believes that players like Salah and Nunez will always score goals as long as he keeps playing them. At the same time, he also mentioned that Hrafenbech is having a great game and his ability to dish out goals is important for the team.
Finally, Slaughter talked about being the first Reds skipper to win eight of his first nine games. He stated that it's great, but he doesn't want that to be the only reason people remember him in the future. He wants to lead Liverpool to do more special things than just getting good results in their first 9 games.
