The Dutch manager has revealed that the club's hierarchy are aligned with his perspective regarding the team's slump and he will not abandon their offensive approach in quest for a improvement. The head coach acknowledged that six defeats in seven outings was unacceptable ahead of Saturday's match against Aston Villa.
Increasing Scrutiny During Tough Spell
Liverpool's coach recognized the pressure was on before his makeshift team were eliminated from the Carabao Cup against Crystal Palace. However, he insisted that this need to reverse the decline is not coming from the Anfield hierarchy or executive leadership following a significant spending of nearly £450 million.
"Our views align," stated Slot, whose side will meet the Spanish giants in the European competition and visit Pep Guardiola's side in the English top flight.
Player Depth Continues Unquestioned
Slot believes his team "boast a remarkable roster if they are completely available and fully prepared for the programme we are facing". He mentioned that the transfer window acquisitions in footballers like Florian Wirtz and the Swedish striker, who is likely to miss out again against the Birmingham club through physical problems, had left the club "in a strong situation for the short-term future and the distant prospects".
Gelling Difficulties
When pressed on why his team were taking so long to gel, he replied: "You don't really help me. 'Why, why, why?' I provide reasons and people say I'm coming up with excuses. I can list several explanations why we are struggling for victories or experiencing losses as we do but, as I consistently state, there are inadequate reasons to have a run of form as we had now."
- No matter if I could identify multiple factors
- When you are Liverpool you should not suffer defeats
- Unfortunately six out of seven
Backline Performance
Only the Lancashire club (twenty-one) have faced more big chances from normal situations this season than the Merseysiders (19). The table-toppers, the North London club, have faced two. Yet the manager disputes the champions have been too open and claims there is no justification to abandon offensive philosophy for a more pragmatic style after 10 games without a shutout.
"I don't see us conceding a lot of chances so I find no basis to alter our approach totally but we need to do better in not conceding goals," he declared.
Specific Instances
"Versus the Red Devils, how many chances did we concede? Versus the German side when we were ahead by two goals, we scarcely gave up a attempt on goal. In every match we played until now we haven't allowed a lot of chances. Definitely not. We do allow a slightly more than the prior term but that is related to us being trailing by a goal so you take a bit more risk. But typically I don't believe that our issue is that we give up too many openings. Our challenge is we are unable to finish the opportunities we generate."
