Following their sixth straight loss and elimination from the Carabao Cup, Liverpool’s position on Arne Slot was made public.
Under Slot, the defending Premier League champions have had a terrible run, dropping to seventh place in the standings, seven points behind leaders Arsenal, after losing four straight league games.
Liverpool, who had undergone significant upheaval, fell 3-0 to Crystal Palace at home on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup, continuing their poor play.
Slot made twelve changes from the squad that lost to Brentford the previous weekend, but Palace outplayed an inexperienced squad that contained three teenagers.
Yeremy Pino ended the game with Palace’s third late on as the Eagles secured their third victory of the season versus Liverpool, after Ismaila Sarr had scored twice in four minutes just before halftime.
Amara Nallo, an 18-year-old defender, was sent off just 12 minutes after entering the game as a second-half substitute, adding to the Reds’ already challenging evening.
Slot’s drastic team decision, which included giving Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah, and Hugo Ekitike the night off, drew harsh criticism. It was anticipated that Slot would rest a number of first-team players.
Liverpool’s testing don’t get much easier as they play Manchester City and Real Madrid in a week after hosting Aston Villa on Saturday.
Even though Slot won the Premier League trophy in his debut season at Anfield, there are now questions over the Dutchman’s future at the club due to Liverpool’s incredible run.
There is “no chance,” according to BBC Sport, that Liverpool will assess Slot’s future and conclude that he still has “plenty of credit in the bank.”
According to a report, “Liverpool is a calm club internally, not granted to hasty, panicky decisions, certainly not when it involves a manager who won the Premier League last season.”
“The owners of Liverpool are measured.” They witnessed Slot win the championship in his debut season, and I have no doubt that they will acknowledge and comprehend that a lot has changed since then.
Many Liverpool supporters criticized Slot’s team selection against Crystal Palace, despite the fact that he seems to have the support of his managers—at least for the time being.
After the Carabao Cup loss, however, the former Feyenoord player defended his strategy, stating: “I haven’t changed my mind after the game.” We have had trouble finding a solution against Crystal Palace, even with our starting lineup.
Slot responded, “You have every option where you can choose from, but the reality is also that there are not a lot of reasons why we have lost five out of six,” when asked if he could identify the primary cause of Liverpool’s dismal performance.
We have lost so many, and none of them can make up for it. It is evident that in recent weeks, following a challenging game in Europe, we have consistently had to play two days after our previous game.
“If you consider the upcoming week, it will be a significant week for the club, everyone, and us.” We need as many players as possible.
As you can see from the lineup I had to create today. I only gave the players who had played the most in the previous week a break. You are given this lineup.
That indicates that we have a few injuries already. It felt like the right decision because I had a big week coming up.
In addition, this team has consistently decided to offer young academy players playing experience in the League Cup.
Our team is most likely smaller than most people believe. Nothing has changed in our perspective on this.
Slot’s post-match interview left former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock “quite disappointed,” as he accused the Anfield manager of “deflecting and making excuses.”
He said on BBC Radio 5 Live that Arne Slot had all but acknowledged that the team was not strong. “I was really let down by that interview.”
It was a lot of excuses and deflection. Even though your team is in the Champions League, you’re complaining that you have to play a match two days later. You are aware that it will occur.
I thought it contained a lot of justifications. Your business hasn’t been strong enough this summer, and you realize that your squad depth isn’t the best.
Last time out, Aston Villa, led by Unai Emery, defeated Manchester City, Liverpool’s next opponents.
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