Andy Hunter was at the Ali Sami Yen and here’s his report. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Arne Slot talks to Amazon Prime. “Disappointed because you lose … this was a different performance on and off the ball than last Saturday … first half we played quite well … a big chance to go 1-0 up … we controlled the counter-attack … Domink [Szoboszlai] felt he did nothing wrong … we are sometimes a bit outsmarted in situations like this … they make maybe a 20 percent penalty a 100 percent penalty … it was very smart of them … in the second half there was not a lot of playing time … their striker was four or five times on the floor … subs … injuries … difficult to get momentum … eight minutes added on was not more than expected from me … then he blew his whistle exactly on eight … the focus is always on new signings … that is normal, especially with the amount of money we pay … I have to manage minutes … all the players must adjust to each other … we have only lost one Champions League game and one Premier League game.”
Slot also reports that Hugo Ekitike is “hopefully not in a bad way” but “you can be sure Alisson is not playing [at Chelsea] on Saturday.”
