Liverpool And Preston North End Players, employees and supporters paid tribute Diogo jota During his President Friendly after Sunday Portugal Forteard’s death.
The match, which was won by Liverpool 3–1, was since the first join of the Mercesticed Club, who was 28 years old, and his brother Andre Silva, who was 25 years old, Death in a car accident Zamora, near Spain on 3 July.
Emotionally charged during the afternoon, Preston captain Ben Whitman laid a wreath in front of Liverpool’s travel fans, before the singing of “U Never Walk Alon” was sung beyond the kick-off. The teams then took a poignant minute silence in memory of the brothers on a pitch wearing a black armband.
Preston also created a special match -day program in recognition of the importance of stability. Liverpool is Retired Jota number 20 Shirt in his honor.
Many senior players from Liverpool Virgil van lamp And Andy RobertsonThose who were part of the club party participating in Jota’s funeral in Portugal last week were absent from the match squad as they continued to build fitness ahead of the new. Premier League Season. He was watching from a stand in Deepdale.
Mohammad Salah Liverpool captained with goalkeeper Georgi mamdashwili, Jeremy Fimpong And Milos Curcase Your first appearance for the club.
Target from Connor Bradley, Darwin nunez And Kodi Gakpo Liverpool gave a worthy victory, in which Nunez copied Jota’s video game festival after finding behind the net in the 53rd minute.
Full -time, Liverpool players and coaches gathered at a distant end, as supporters sang Jota’s name.
Next to the match, Liverpool’s boss Arne Slot said that it was difficult for the team to return to work after Jota’s death and so he suggested his players that perhaps the best way was to follow the shining example of their late teammate.
“First, it had a great impact on us, but had nothing compared to his parents, his wife Root and the losses felt by his children and his other family.” Slot said.
“The first feeling is with all of us. The second feeling in my mind is proud. I think their parents and the route may be proud of the player and the person – what he was – mainly that person. I have talked to many of his companions, I have spoken to many staff members, and they say that they can proud everyone.
“Second, I think our fans can be very proud of the players we have in this club.
“They have seen him winning the league, it was a big achievement, but what he had done to him in the last week, when we were together in Portugal, how they operated themselves, fans did not ask more of our players when it comes when it comes to how great they are.
“They are two emotions. Of course, the first sense of sadness is much stronger than pride. But these are both.”
The slot emphasized the need for its players to feel that it prefers to play football again as players and employees continue to process their grief.
“Nothing seems important if we think what has happened. But we are a football club and we need to train and we need to play again, if we want it or not, the slot said.
“What I have said to the players, I can also say it here. It is very difficult to find the right words because we constantly argue what is appropriate. What is appropriate in our actions? What is suitable? [for] What do we have to say? Can we train again? Can we laugh again? Can we be angry at a wrong decision?
“And I have told him,” Perhaps the best thing for us is to handle the situation as if he was pompous. ” And this means that Jota was always talking to himself, if he wants to make himself laugh with him, then we want to laugh.
“The second of all, the Jots player was that if things in fact, in fact, are really difficult, then I always looked at him and said,” Now we want something special from you. ” And they delivered several times in those moments.
