Liverpool manager Arne Slot played down the interruption of the minute’s silence in memory of Diogo Jota by some Crystal Palace fans before the Community Shield at Wembley.Tributes were paid to former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident last month along with his brother André Silva. They were honored with floral tributes on the field and a moment of silence before the start of the match.A minority of Palace supporters broke the silence, which provoked a strong reaction at the other end of the field, as well as from other Palace supporters who tried to silence those who did not respect the tribute.
Slot continued explaining the situation.”He was just happy and tried to cheer on his team. And I think the Palace fans tried to calm that person or those people down, so I don’t think he had bad intentions, the guy or the people who made noise.”They tried to calm him down, but that was also a bit noisy. And then our fans reacted, ‘Hey, what’s going on here?’So I don’t think there was any bad intention in it, because the Crystal Palace fans and fans all over the world have shown great respect for Diogo and André and this was, I think, unfortunate or, I can’t find the right words, but I don’t think there was any bad intention in it.«We’ll see on Friday, when Bournemouth comes to our stadium, how respectful that’s going to be.»I don’t think this was planned, nor was it the idea of the fan who made noise. Maybe he wasn’t aware that it was the minute of silence.
Arne Slot
