Szoboszlai: It will be difficult to replace Salah's goals—we must compensate as a team

Liverpool midfielder Szoboszlai spoke to The Shillong Times about how the team will fill the goal-scoring void left by Salah's departure, his evolving role under Slot and Arne Slot, the congested fixture schedule, the upcoming match against AFC Bournemouth, and Liverpool's poor performance last season.

On Salah's Departure

There is only one Salah. It will be very difficult to find someone who can score as many goals as him, so someone has to step up and take on that responsibility.

On how the team should fill the goal-scoring void left by Salah

As a team, we have to step up and score almost the same number of goals that he did alone, but distributed across the entire squad.

On his changing role under Slot and Iraola

Under Slot, I played as a number 10; now I play as a number 8.

On playing over 100 matches in the past two seasons and adapting to the congested fixture schedule

I think it's more natural for me because I can just keep playing like this.

On whether extra motivation is needed for the away match against AFC Bournemouth

I don't think you need extra motivation to win a Premier League match, especially against Liverpool. It will always be a special game.

On the difficulty of playing away against AFC Bournemouth

It will be a tough match against a difficult opponent, and a challenging away trip, so we have to be prepared for this weekend.

On Liverpool's difficult season following their title win and what went wrong

If I knew the answer, I would have changed things last season.

On whether squad changes had an impact

Several players left and new ones arrived. We didn't gel enough as a group.

On his free kicks

It comes naturally to me. I think it's because I practice a lot.

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