gameintr88 Liverpool boss Arne Slot believes the Reds were sloppy in the first half, which led to Southampton’s first goal, as they looked to save energy for their Champions League last-16 second leg against Paris Saint-Germain. gameintr88 

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Slots led the Premier League leaders to a 3-1 win over Southampton as expected in the Premier League game at Anfield on Saturday, March 8, after conceding the first goal. He thought that his team had a bad first half because they were distracted by the home match against PSG, so he had to fix the situation by changing three substitutes immediately at the beginning of the second half.

“It’s a sign of a good team that can win in different ways. It was a bad performance in the first half, not only because of the way we played, but also because of the energy we used,” Slot said.

“The only good thing in the first 45 minutes was that the players saved their energy for the game against PSG on Tuesday and they didn’t run at all!”

“I know the players have more potential than that. That’s what I expected this week. They don’t have the energy that I’ve put on the pitch before.”

“We had to wait patiently for the goal. I wasn’t surprised we conceded first because it was a bad first half, but we found a way to win in the second half.”

“I made a decision at half-time to anger the players and the three substitutes did a good job, but I saw the other eight play differently to the first half.”

“I know you can’t play at your best in 38 games. Sometimes you have to find other ways to win. Hopefully the first half was a warning sign, but the good thing is we didn’t run too much before the game against PSG on Tuesday.”

With Arsenal’s lead now extended to 16 points, the Dutchman told reporters: “It’s 16 now but it can drop to seven when we play Everton (Arsenal play three Premier League games before Liverpool next).