Arne Slot praises 'special' Rio Ngumoha and explains what changed for Liverpool winger
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Electric with the ball at his feet, the teenager showed more glimpses of what he can do in the final third."I think it's special if you're a 17-year-old and you play in a Premier League match," Slot said at Molineux. So, three days ago he also had his impact with his actions."Today, he had it as well but was even better in moments where he had to keep the ball. [It's a] nice game because you face five defenders.Rio Ngumoha applauds the Liverpool fans his star showing in the 3-1 FA Cup victory at Wolves(Image: Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)"For a winger, you only have to go to one of the three center-backs, or defensively you don't have to do as much as when you face four defenders."It was also a nice moment for him to use all his energy for the attacking part and not having to defend as much as when you have to do that when you play against the four at the back."Ngumoha was not the only player to emerge from the game with credit.
I don't know if they were all the same, but there were definitely more because in the FA Cup you have even more away fans."Robbo has, in the one-and-a-half year that I'm here, he has given his everything for the club. I think the fans will tell me that it's not only one-and-a-half year he did this.
He did this for all the years that he's been here."Every time I need him, or the club needs him, he tries to give his best. That's again what he did tonight, not only scoring and having an assist, but I think he defended well with calm and a lot of composure on the ball."That's crucial because if you play against the team where the full-backs are constantly open you need in those positions [a] player who is making the right decisions, that's what Dom and Robbo definitely did tonight."Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCRio NgumohaArne Slot