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Liverpool boss Arne Slot says they will need to play better than they did in their Champions League win over Girona when they face Fulham in order to get a result Melwood, Liverpool, UK

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00:00You spoke about your disappointment at the overall performance in midweek,

00:03but at the same time, what satisfaction are you taking from the fact that

00:07when you're not at your best, you were still able to churn out those kind of results?

00:14If we wouldn't have conceded the amount of chances we conceded,

00:18I think I would have put a bit more positives about it.

00:22Now we also relied on our goalkeeper, so if you don't play well

00:27but you hardly concede anything, that is still a very positive thing.

00:31There were also a few positives to take, the amount of shots we blocked,

00:35we defended some situations a bit better or different than we did against Newcastle,

00:41and the second-half performance was already better than the first half,

00:45we controlled the game much better than the first half.

00:48But if a game is not that good, you can't concede the amount of opportunities

00:54we gave away in the first half, and opportunities also mean the amount of times

00:58they could just go over our midfield and just keep on running until our 18-yard box.

01:04And that will, if you play against even better teams, harm you at a certain moment.

01:09Does it serve as a kick up the backside, even though you might not necessarily need one?

01:13I don't think we need one, because these players have been outstanding in every single game.

01:18This wasn't our best performance, but it was still good enough

01:22to win a Champions League away game.

01:25But we're going to face Fulham now, which have done really well till now this season,

01:31and we should have a much better performance against them

01:34than we had against Girona to be able to get a result.

01:38They've taken quite a few points off some of the top sides recently,

01:42how dangerous a prospect are they, do you think?

01:45Because of that reason, definitely, but you can only take away points from these teams

01:50if you have a lot of quality yourself and you have a good game model, a good game plan,

01:53and that's what they have.

01:55They work really hard as well when they don't have the ball,

01:58which is one of the reasons not to concede to their goals,

02:02and that is what they've done against Arsenal,

02:03and I think they only conceded from a set-piece.

02:06Against such an attacking threat as Arsenal,

02:09that probably tells you how well they are organised and structured.

02:13And they beat Brighton as well, which is a team that is so comfortable with the ball,

02:19so probably they are able to defend really strong.

02:22Not probably, they are able to defend really strong.

02:25And they always have the threat of being a threat in a counter-attack,

02:32because of the fast players they have up front

02:34and the goal-scoring abilities they have over there as well.

Need to be better against Fulham to get result - Slot

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