Liverpool Vows Not to Alter Offensive Approach Despite Current Struggles, Insists Slot
Arne Slot has announced that the team leadership share his views regarding the poor performance streak and he has no intention of discarding their forward-thinking philosophy in search of a improvement. The manager conceded that six losses in seven outings was unacceptable ahead of the weekend fixture with Villa.
Growing Expectations During Tough Spell
The manager acknowledged the pressure was on before his makeshift team were eliminated from the Carabao Cup against Crystal Palace. However, he maintained that this pressure to arrest the slide is not coming from the team's proprietors or management structure following a summer transfer outlay of approximately £450 million.
"We share common perspectives," remarked the manager, whose team next week face Los Blancos in the continental tournament and travel to the Citizens in the English top flight.
Player Depth Stays Unchallenged
Liverpool's manager thinks his team "boast a remarkable roster if they are fully healthy and completely set for the programme we are facing". He mentioned that the recent signings in talents including the attacking midfielder and Alexander Isak, who is probably unavailable again against Aston Villa through injury, had left the club "in an excellent position for the immediate prospects and the distant prospects".
Team Cohesion Issues
When questioned about why his team were taking so long to gel, he answered: "That's not particularly helpful. 'What's causing this?' I offer insights and people say I'm making justifications. I can come up with five or six reasons why we are not winning as much or experiencing losses as we do but, as I always emphasize, there are never enough excuses to have a run of form as we had now."
- Regardless of whether I could identify 200 excuses
- When you are Liverpool you cannot lose
- Unfortunately six losses from seven matches
Defensive Numbers
Only the Lancashire club (twenty-one) have faced more big chances from normal situations this season than Liverpool (19). The first-place team, Arsenal, have faced two. Yet Slot denies the team has been overly exposed and claims there is no reason to compromise forward-thinking approach for a cautious system after ten matches without a clean sheet.
"In my view we're not giving up numerous openings so I don't see a reason to change our playing style entirely but we must improve in not conceding goals," he declared.
Recent Examples
"Versus the Red Devils, how many opportunities did we allow? When playing Frankfurt when we were leading 3-1, we scarcely gave up a effort at our net. In all the games we played until now we haven't conceded a many opportunities. Definitely not. We do give away a bit more than last season but that has to do with us being trailing by a goal so you take a bit more risk. But in general I don't feel that our challenge is that we allow too many opportunities. Our issue is we fail to convert the chances we create."