Liverpool’s technical director, Arne Slot, has expressed his “blame” for the team’s poor performance, calling the recent results “ridiculous”.
The 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest last Saturday marked Liverpool’s sixth loss in seven Premier League matches. This situation represents the first time since 1965 that Slot’s team has lost consecutive league matches by a margin of three goals.
This run of results has relegated Liverpool to 12th place in the table, 11 points behind the leader, Arsenal, which seriously complicates their aspirations of retaining the title.
It’s ridiculous. It’s incredible. I’ve said many times that we will never find enough excuses for us to play like this. It’s unexpected for the club, for me, for everyone.
Arne Slot
Liverpool en el puesto 12 de la Premier League.Slot added that, despite the adversity, the club remains united: “This is perhaps the best club to face it, the more difficult it gets, the more united we are.”
When asked about how he deals with external pressure, Slot replied: “To stay calm, it’s not that difficult for me. It’s part of my character. Most people would describe me as a calm person.”
These situations are not pleasant, are they? I can tell you that. It’s not pleasant to lose, especially at a club like Liverpool.
Arne Slot
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Slot also acknowledged his surprise at the current situation: “To be honest, I didn’t expect to be in this situation with the way we approach things tactically and the quality of players we have. You would never have expected us to lose so much. You can constantly use facts and figures. You can say it’s the sixth game we’ve lost out of seven in the Premier League.”
The coach concluded by taking responsibility: “I can say that in the last four games we have lost two, and in the Champions League we have won three. Let’s see how it goes, but it’s below the expected level at Liverpool. I certainly take responsibility and feel guilty about it.”
Liverpool could be without midfielder Florian Wirtz for Wednesday night’s UEFA Champions League clash against PSV Eindhoven, while Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley also missed training on Tuesday.
