Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool have 'good things to build on' under Slot | Premier League | NBC Sports

WE WILL GET TO THE SECOND HALF HIGHLIGHT. WE WILL GET BACK TO ANTFIELD . VIRGIL VAN DIJK IS STANDING BY. THE BIG STORY COMING IN THIS IS AND HOW LIFE WOULD BE DIFFERENT. NOW YOU HAVE ARNE SLOT . WHAT IS DIFFERENT UNDER THE NEW MANAGER? >> HE HAS DIFFERENT IDEAS OF POINT UP ALL. OVERALL, THE ENTIRE GAME PLAN HE HAS HIS OWN IDEAS. WE DO A LOT OF WORK DURING THE SEASON. WE WILL KEEP IMPROVING. THERE WAS GOOD STUFF ON POSSESSION. WE HAVE THE WILL AND THE WILLINGNESS TO DEFEND. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE. IT WAS A GREAT FEELING. WE HAVE SOMETHING TO BUILD ON. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WIN. WE DID A BREAKDOWN AT HALFTIME. THE FULLBACKS ARE NOT AS HIGH AND WIDE. CAN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FULLBACKS AND THE TEAM? >> OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO SEE HOW IT DOES. WE WANT TO PLAY HARD AND BE IN POSSESSION. YOU HAVE TO ADAPT AT TIMES. YOU HAVE TO BE MORE THE INSIDE TO GET FREE OR ON THE OUTSIDE. THAT IS THE FREEDOM, THEY HAVE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE TEAM. IN THE FIRST HALF MAY BE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN WIDER TO GET MORE SPACE. WE WERE PATIENT. OVERALL WE WERE A GOOD TEAM I THINK. >> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. OF COURSE WE ENJOYED THE ENERGY FROM THE CLUB. IT FELT A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM WHERE WE ARE. HOW DID IT FEEL FOR YOU TODAY? >> IT FEELS GOOD LIKE ALWAYS. WE ARE AT HOME. IT IS AMAZING PLAYING HERE. THE FANS RING SO MUCH. FOR EVERYONE ELSE THERE AT ANTFIELD HOPEFULLY THEY WILL ENJOY HOW WE PLAY FOOTBALL AND THE INTENSITY THAT WE PUT IN DEFENDING. WE WANT TO CLEAN SHEETS. WE HAVE TO PUT EVERYTHING IN THEIR. THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS. YES, WE HAVE GOOD THINGS TO BUILD ON. WE HAVE TWO WINS . IT IS A GOOD START . >> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DEFENSIVE SIDE OF THE TEAM. IS THAT THE BIGGEST CHANGE FROM THIS MANAGER, HE IS MORE CAUTIOUS? HE IS TRYING TO STOP THE COUNTERATTACK. >> I DO NOT THINK HE IS MORE CAUTIOUS, I THINK WE TAKE QUITE A RISK. WE HAVE QUITE GOOD PLAYERS OF FRONT TO BE LEFT IN BIG SPACES. WE HAVE TO TRY AND FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS AND POSSESSION. WE HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET THE BALL BACK AND KEEP CLEAN SHEETS

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