SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-MUN/ (PIX, TV):Soccer-Liverpool boss Slot faces problem to get well from Man Utd defeat
Soccer-Liverpool boss Slot faces problem to get well from Man Utd defeat
Slot should revive Liverpool after 4 consecutive defeats
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Profligacy in entrance of objective proven by Gakpo and Salah misses
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German coach says workforce nonetheless assured regardless of poor run
By Lori Ewing
LIVERPOOL, – Coach Arne Slot conceded he has a problem on his fingers to revive Liverpool’s faltering kind after Manchester United claimed a uncommon win at Anfield handy the reigning Premier League champions a fourth consecutive defeat.
The Liverpool boss was left ruing his gamers’ profligacy in entrance of objective, with Cody Gakpo hitting the woodwork thrice and squandering a golden alternative to equalise once more within the dying minutes of the 2-1 loss.
Mohamed Salah additionally missed a gilt-edged likelihood when he fired a close-range shot nicely broad of the online then shook his head in frustration. Liverpool’s talisman has now gone seven video games and not using a non-penalty objective.
Slot acknowledged the size of the duty forward. If Liverpool lose to Eintracht Frankfurt within the Champions League on Wednesday, it might be the primary time the Reds have misplaced 5 in a row since September of 1953.
“As a manager, challenges never stop,” Slot stated. “Whether it’s winning games at the start, stepping into a big club, or succeeding someone like Juergen Klopp, each phase brings its own test. Now, losing four in a row is another challenge. That’s the life of a football manager.”
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Despite the poor run, Slot insisted confidence throughout the squad stays intact.
“In every game we’ve lost, we’ve created an incredible number of chances in the second half,” the Dutchman stated. “If we preserve doing that and enhance in a couple of areas, there’s each motive to consider we’ll begin successful once more.
“But when you’re chasing a game, you take more risks — and that’s where we’ve struggled defensively.”
Slot additionally expressed frustration over Bryan Mbeumo’s objective a minute into the sport, suggesting play ought to have been halted because of a head harm sustained by Alexis Mac Allister, who later required 4 stitches.
“The main thing I should do now is not complain at these kind of things,” he stated. “We ought to have completed a lot better after Macca was on the ground, however the healthcare of the gamers is essential and if a participant wants 4 stitches you’d hope everybody understands he wanted therapy.
“But we could have done better and that is not the reason we lost. The reason is we missed far too many chances to win a game of football.”
Liverpool’s troublesome begin comes regardless of the membership spending an unprecedented 446 million kilos in the summertime switch window, bolstering their squad with the arrivals of British file signing Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and others.
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