Federico Chiesa Backs Liverpool To Deal With Any Long-ball Threat In Palace Test

Federico Chiesa has claimed that Liverpool’s troubles are not agelong word and Arne Slot’s broadside will person answers for immoderate long-ball strategies that Crystal Palace employment successful nan Carabao Cup.

Liverpool person mislaid doubly against Palace this season, pinch the reverse astatine Selhurst Park past month marking nan commencement of a damaging series of 5 defeats successful six games. The teams meet again astatine Anfield connected Wednesday erstwhile Slot faces a dilemma complete nan grade of his rotation, fixed injuries and caller results.

The caput coach conceded aft nan latest conclusion astatine Brentford connected Saturday that Liverpool “haven’t recovered an reply yet” to nan style of play they are encountering regularly. That includes debased blocks, group pieces and agelong balls, but Chiesa insists nan Premier League champions will beryllium equipped to grip that attack successful nan fourth-round tie.

“We person players that are world people and that tin beryllium put successful immoderate business and will perform, truthful I don’t spot immoderate problem,” nan Liverpool guardant said.

“If Crystal Palace wants to play agelong shot and agelong throw-ins they are much than invited to do so, because we’re going to reply them pinch precocious strength and winning duels, and trying to win. I don’t cognize if you opportunity this successful English but [in Italy] we say: ‘Winning brings winning.’ So we want to triumph tomorrow. That’s it.”

Liverpool were apical pinch a 100% grounds erstwhile they visited Oliver Glasner’s squad connected 27 September but since past they person not collected a Premier League point. Chiesa admitted that nan task of assimilating respective caller players is not nan only rumor pinch nan side.

“It’s galore reasons and there’s not conscionable 1 thing,” he said. “We’re not winning. At nan opening of nan play we were winning and nary 1 was questioning this and that. Unfortunately it’s not [a bully time] but I ever deliberation affirmative and I dream we’re going to bounce back. We person nan value and nan players to do truthful and we person a awesome head truthful I don’t spot immoderate trouble. I dream there’s not going to beryllium immoderate problem successful nan future.”

The Italy world revealed nan Liverpool dressing room was silent aft nan 3-2 conclusion astatine Brentford that has near them trailing nan leaders, Arsenal, by 7 points. “No 1 was speaking,” he said. “Because afterwards everyone knows. Sometimes you don’t person to speak astir nan situation. You cognize what’s going on.

“We person to deliberation astir what we tin do amended and usually erstwhile we are successful this business nan first point that comes to your mind is to springiness more, train harder. I deliberation it was bully that aft nan crippled we didn’t talk because it’s a motion that everyone wants to change.”

The third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman could make his Liverpool debut against Palace pinch nan youngsters Trey Nyoni and Rio Ngumoha, who started nan third-round triumph against Southampton, successful contention. There could besides beryllium a spot successful nan squad for nan 18-year-old correct winger Kieran Morrison, an unused substitute astatine Brentford. Curtis Jones is nan latest wounded interest for Slot connected apical of Alisson, Jeremie Frimpong, Alexander Isak, Ryan Gravenberch, Jayden Danns and Giovanni Leoni.