Ten days have passed through the loss of Diogo Zota and his Andre Silva. A news that shocked the whole planet and caused sadness around the world.
THE Arne Slot talked with extremely moving words on her channel Liverpool and stressed that everyone would always carry with them Zotawherever they are.
“First of all, he had a big impact on us, but nothing is compared to the loss of his parents, his wife Rut and his children and the rest of his family. The first feeling we all have is sadness. The second feeling that comes to my mind is pride. I think his parents and Rut can be so proud of the player and the person who was – mainly for the person.
I have spoken to many of his teammates, I have spoken to many staff members, and everyone appreciates him so much and everyone says how good he was. That he was always himself. So he should be and will be very proud of whether they could hear what all his teammates and all members of the staff could say about him.
Secondly, I think our fans can be so proud of the players we have in this club. They have seen them win the championship, this was a great achievement, but what they did last week with their unity, the way they behaved when we were together in Portugal, the fans could not ask for more our players about how great people are. These are the two feelings. Of course, the first feeling of sadness is much stronger than that of pride. But they are both.
It is almost impossible to describe anything in words at this time. Both (he and his wife) felt that it was right to go there and pay tribute, not only me but certainly my wife. To pay tribute to him, his brother, the family and to see – talking about pride again – the way our fans showed how much they care about this club.
Nothing seems to matter if we think about what has happened. But we are a football team and we have to train and play again, whether we want it or not. What I have told the players, I can say here too. It is very difficult to find the right words because we are constantly discussing what is right. What is right in our actions? What is right [για] What we have to say? Can we train again? Can we laugh again? Can we get angry if there is a wrong decision? And I have told them, maybe the best thing to do is to handle this situation like Zota.
And what I meant this is that Zota was always himself, it didn’t matter if he spoke to me, to his teammates, to the staff, he was always himself. So let’s try to be ourselves. So if we want to laugh, we laugh. If we want to cry, we will cry. If they want to train, they can train, if they do not want to train, they cannot train. But be yourself, don’t think you have to be different from what your feelings tell you.
Secondly, Zota was the player who if things were really, really, difficult, I always looked at him and said to him, ” Now we need something special from you. ” And he did so many times at these times. I can remember all these moments, even before I came here, he had many of them too. So we are at a very difficult time, so let’s try to do what Diogo did so many times. If it’s so difficult then try a little harder or just keep going and try to make it work. “
For the withdrawal of Zota’s jersey and how important this decision was:
“Yes, it was. We will always carry him with us in our hearts, in our thoughts, wherever we go. Maybe especially in difficult times because of what I just said. But every moment we are here, we will carry him with us in our thoughts and hearts. Retiting his jersey is the only thing we could, we had and we had done. “
“We’ll Always Carry Him with us” ??
Arne Slot with a Heartfelt Tribute to Diogo Jota.
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 13, 2025
Source: Sport Fm
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