Slaughter: Impromptu schedule changes should not be used as an excuse, every game in the Champions League is a challenge

October 22nd, in the third round of the UEFA Champions League early on Thursday morning, Liverpool will go to an away game to challenge Frankfurt. Before this game, Red Army coach Slott accepted an interview with Liverpool's official website. He talked about the team's preparations and also answered some questions that fans and the media are very concerned about.

About the temporary changes to the itinerary to Germany

This will not affect preparations for tomorrow's game. We have already conducted training at the club's training base. Normally we would be heading to Frankfurt a few hours early and now we are just a few hours late but that in no way excuses tomorrow's game.

On the importance of getting points in the Champions League stage

There are indeed some other reasons why tomorrow's game is very important. But every time we put on a Liverpool shirt, our goal is to win. Now we play Eintracht Frankfurt away, which is a bit like Galatasaray, their fans will make the atmosphere very exciting. In addition to Frankfurt's strength, this is also a factor we need to consider. However, our players are used to playing in this environment. In the Champions League, every game is a challenge.

On the importance of getting a good result after losing to Manchester United

As I said before the game against Manchester United, whether you win or lose the last game, it should not affect the next game. If you play for Liverpool and put on this shirt, your goal is to win every game. If we win seven games in a row, like we did at the beginning of the season, then we would want to win three more and we didn't do that. Now we have lost four games in a row so of course we would like to see Liverpool win again. But whether it's four losses in a row or four wins in a row, that's what you can expect when you play for Liverpool.

About opponent Frankfurt

I think Frankfurt does not often participate in the Champions League, but they went quite far in the Europa League last season. I remember when they played Tottenham, both legs were very tight and it could have gone into overtime. This shows that they are an excellent team, very strong, and have performed well in both the Bundesliga and European competitions.

Even this season, they beat Galatasaray 5-1, we have to be wary of that because we all know we lost 0-1 to the same opponent. While the results can't be compared directly, they did impress on their home debut. They've had some difficulties away from home against Atletico, but they're not alone in this at home. So, they are a good team with good players and a long-term head coach, so this will be a game worth looking forward to.

About Ekitic facing his old club

Indeed, I think this must be special for Ekitic. For any player, it's always special to return to a club you played for, especially if you performed well there. Even if you're not doing well at the time, it's always nice to see the people you used to work with. But as far as Ekitic is concerned, he's doing really well and I think not only would he love going back, but the fans over there would love to see him because he helped the team get to the Champions League and it's a special moment for him. For Wirtz too, it's a special feeling for him to be back playing in Germany. The same goes for Frimpong, who was also very successful in Germany. It was a great experience for all three of them to play in Germany again.

On whether there will be a rotation

The word "rotation" sounds like letting others come in and play for a while. But I've said it many times, we have a lot of good players and I can use them all. If you have three games to play in a week, it might be wise to make the most of your entire squad. That's why against Manchester United, even though we were one goal behind, we made three substitutions in the 55th minute in order to exploit the lineup. We will use a lot of players tomorrow and Saturday. It's a rotation, but "rotation" might also be read as "we're good enough to put other people in." We have more than 11 players who can start and that's why we've done it many times before and we'll probably do it tomorrow too.