Liverpool coach Arnet Slot full of praise for forward Luis Diaz

Liverpool will play the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final on Thursday, February 6. The Reds will host Tottenham at Anfield and will try to turn the result around to qualify for the final. Coach Arne Slot spoke about Luis Díaz 's lack of goals and praised the Colombian's other qualities.

Liverpool will be playing for qualification to the Carabao Cup final this Thursday, February 6, against Tottenham. It is worth remembering that the Anfield team lost the first leg 1-0, so they will have to turn the score around to be able to get a ticket to Wembley.

Luis Díaz 's lack of precision in front of goal is something that worries many fans. However, coach Arne Slot was not worried about 'Lucho's' drought and stressed that the Colombian has been extremely useful in other aspects.

What Arne Slot said about Luis Díaz

“ I would be happy if that player became both things. ‘Facilitator’ and scoring goals himself – that’s what we want to achieve in the end. But I also saw the penalty on Cody (Gakpo) where Lucho, as a nine, played without even touching the ball (against Bournemouth). He dragged the centre-back out wide, which led to Cody being in a one-on-one, slipping away and being brought down, which led to the penalty. In the end, what you want is for the attackers and midfielders to score, ” Arne Slot said of Luis Díaz .

Despite acknowledging their qualities, Slot stressed the need for all players to be able to score. “ We need to get goals from many positions, including them and the centre-backs, who can also score from set pieces. We are trying to work on the training pitch and with the feedback we give them after the game so that the team gets better and better and, in the end, the 9 should be a facilitator, like a winger, but a winger and a number 9 should also score goals .”

Liverpool and Tottenham's probable lineups

Alisson Becker Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil Van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai; Mohamed Salah, Luis Díaz, Cody Gakpo.

Antonín Kinský; Pedro Porro, Kevin Danso, Micky Van de Ven, Djed Spence; Pape Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall; Dejan Kulusevski, Mathys Tel, Heung-Min Son.

How to watch Luis Díaz's match?

The second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Tottenham will kick off at 3:00 pm in Colombia and will be broadcast live on Disney+ .