Slott: Isaac will need time and there will be important games in the future to make good use of the lineup
Liverpool coach Slotte explained the decision to put Salah and Isaac on the bench in the Champions League match against Galatasaray.
After losing to Crystal Palace last Saturday, the Dutch coach made four adjustments to the starting lineup of the team that challenged Turkey away. Salah was on the bench along with Isaac, McAllister and Bradley, while Flynnon, Ekitic, Curtis Jones and Garkepo all received the starting chance. Before the kick-off, Slott revealed that Flynnpon would be on the right wing in Salah's absence, rather than his natural full-back position, while Sobosloy was deployed at the right back position.
Slott: "Flynnon is not playing right back, he is playing right winger, we have a lot of games to play. There is another important game in a few days. We have to make good use of our roster. 'Utilization ' does not always mean starting from the start. Players can also come on as a substitute. In many of our games, the players who come on as substitute have changed the situation. "
" They mentioned that the last time Salah came on as a substitute against the Rangers and scored three goals. And I know when Who is the head coach of the Rangers! That's my current assistant coach, but that's not the reason for putting Salah on the bench. This may be an example of a 'luxury' with other options.
Slot also confirmed that Liverpool are still cautiously managing the use of Isaac and McAllister due to the lack of systemic pre-season preparations, and explained the reason for putting these two substitutes in Istanbul.
Slot: "It takes a little time for Isaac, he played for an hour, half an hour. Everyone who plays football knows that the more time you play together, the better the results. Generally speaking, very good players require less adaptation time. If you look at our fullback position, both players are new players. "
"In the frontcourt, we let Isaac and Ekitic rotate. We also made some adjustments in the midfield, because McAllister's preseason situation was very unsatisfactory, and here 'not ideal ' refers to him missing a lot of training time. If you then play every three days, you can't expect Isaac or McAllister to play for 90 minutes every three days. "
"·Isaac did not participate in pre-season training. McAllister missed most of the preseason. Bradley missed most of the preseason. Kolkedz was not used to the Wednesday matches when he was in Bournemouth. These are all extra factors that we sometimes have to do some rotation. And sometimes it is because we think we have players who can handle such games. "