No excuses says Slot, it is time for Liverpool to ship

Arne Slot says there are “no excuses” for Liverpool’s poor kind and insists “there is no such thing as a different choice” however to place it proper, beginning tonight in opposition to 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 outstanding 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 choice 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 in opposition to Palace, he stated: “It goes with out saying that our latest kind has not reached the requirements that you just count on of us or that we count on of ourselves. That is, in fact, a serious disappointment, particularly given the constructive begin we made to the season.

“From our perspective, there aren’t any excuses. Sure, we’re conscious of the explanations and we’ll 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 isn’t any different choice.

“A part of this course of includes being damage. We must be damage by outcomes like Saturday’s after we misplaced to Brentford, and we should always use the emotions this creates to additional gasoline our motivation. Not that anybody may accuse the gamers of an absence of effort – if something, the other is true – however how we use this effort and need is what is going to make the distinction.”

We have to impose our sport on opponents

Liverpool have regarded surprisingly shaky on the again throughout latest outings with a brand new development of direct soccer sweeping by way of the English sport. However Slot accepts the Reds must adapt, and shortly, if they’re to get their season again on monitor.

The Dutchman added: “There was lots of dialogue in regards to the route that soccer has taken in England this season and whereas this type of dialog is completely regular, we now have to indicate that not solely can we take care of these adjustments but additionally that we impose our sport on our opponents.

“Once more, I might be the primary to confess that this has not occurred sufficient so far and we take accountability for this. On the identical time, I don’t doubt both the willpower or the flexibility of us to reply in the precise means as a workforce. Saying that’s the simple half, although. Now we now have to indicate it.”