Arne Slot says there are “no excuses” for Liverpool’s poor type and insists “there is no such thing as a different possibility” however to place it proper, starting tonight against Crystal Palace.
The Premier League champions slipped to seventh within the desk following Saturday night time’s 3-2 defeat at Brentford – their fourth successive loss within the prime flight.
It has been a exceptional fall from grace for Liverpool, notably after a summer season of heavy spending on the likes of Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike.
No possibility however to place issues proper – Slot
And Slot is decided to proper the wrongs of the previous few weeks.
Writing in his programme notes for tonight’s EFL Cup fourth-round tie against Palace, he stated: “It goes with out saying that our latest type has not reached the requirements that you simply anticipate of us or that we anticipate of ourselves. That is, after all, a serious disappointment, particularly given the optimistic begin we made to the season.
“From our perspective, there aren’t any excuses. Sure, we’re conscious of the explanations and we are going to talk about them, however the one factor we can not and won’t do is use them as an excuse. Our accountability is to recognise what is going on and put issues proper. There is no such thing as a different possibility.
“A part of this course of entails being damage. We needs to be damage by outcomes like Saturday’s after we misplaced to Brentford, and we must always use the sentiments this creates to additional gas our motivation. Not that anybody may accuse the gamers of a scarcity of effort – if something, the alternative is true – however how we use this effort and need is what is going to make the distinction.”
We have to impose our recreation on opponents
Liverpool have seemed surprisingly shaky on the again throughout latest outings with a brand new pattern of direct soccer sweeping by way of the English recreation. However Slot accepts the Reds must adapt, and shortly, if they’re to get their season again on monitor.
The Dutchman added: “There was loads of dialogue in regards to the route that soccer has taken in England this season and whereas this sort of dialog is completely regular, we have now to indicate that not solely can we take care of these modifications but in addition that we impose our recreation on our opponents.
“Once more, I might be the primary to confess that this has not occurred sufficient thus far and we take accountability for this. On the similar time, I don’t doubt both the willpower or the flexibility of us to reply in the correct manner as a crew. Saying that’s the simple half, although. Now we have now to indicate it.”
