Cairo, Egypt – Liverpool manager Arne Sloat has revealed the reason behind the Reds’ recent slump. Liverpool have suffered a series of consecutive defeats in the English Premier League.
Liverpool will host Aston Villa this Saturday evening at Anfield Stadium, in the tenth round of the Premier League competition.
Slot said in comments reported by The Guardian: “The owners say things similar to what I see, they see things in almost the same way as I do. For me, the conversations haven’t changed much, we’re always talking about the games. And it’s natural that it’s easier to talk when we win than when we lose.”
He added: “Liverpool have an amazing squad if all the players are fit for the matches and the busy schedule. The club’s summer investment in players like Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, the latter of whom will again miss the game against Aston Villa due to injury, has put the team in an excellent position both in the short and long term.”
He continued: “You’re not helping me. Whenever I answer ‘why?’ about the team’s cohesion, you say I’m looking for excuses. I could mention 5 or 6 reasons why we haven’t won or why we’ve lost repeatedly. But as I always say, there are no enough excuses to justify this decline. Even if you give 200 reasons, you, as Liverpool, can’t lose 5 out of 6 games. But the reality is we’ve lost 6 out of 7, because I don’t count the League Cup defeat against Crystal Palace in the last run.”
He continued: “There are no sufficient reasons, but when I came last season all the players were physically fit. They had at least a year of experience in the Premier League, and they knew what it meant to play midweek and then go face Brentford on Saturday. They were all in good physical condition. This summer we had problems in preparation due to injuries and some not being ready or joining late. So it became difficult to keep them fit or get them back to full fitness.”
He added: “I don’t see a reason to change the attacking style of play, but we must improve our defensive solidity and avoid conceding goals.”
He added: “Against Manchester United, how many chances did we have? And against Eintracht Frankfurt when we were 3-1 up and suddenly we had a shot on goal. In all the matches so far, we have never given the opponents many chances. Yes, we give a little more chances than last season, but that is because of the risk after going a goal down. In general, our problem is not that we concede many chances, but that we do not take advantage of the chances we create.”
