Liverpool boss Arne Slot has responded to Jamie Carragher’s solutions that his aspect have been ‘a staff of people’ throughout their disappointing 1-1 draw in opposition to Tottenham on Sunday.
Regardless of taking the lead by a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, Liverpool have been pegged again within the ninetieth minute by a struggling Tottenham aspect that sit a degree above the relegation zone and ended a six-game shedding run.
Liverpool have been booed off because the draw performed right into a wider disappointing run for Liverpool who’ve received simply certainly one of their final 4. The draw got here as a dent to their hopes of securing a Champions League spot this season.
Talking on Monday Evening Soccer, former Liverpool defender and Sky Sports activities pundit Carragher stated: “There’s lots of things wrong with this Liverpool team. Nothing’s working or functioning going forward or defending. But the biggest thing that stands out for me that Liverpool have lost is the press.
“I have been asking myself all season: is that this right down to the supervisor or is it the profile of the participant?
“I think Liverpool’s hierarchy will be sat there thinking ‘We won the league last season, and when we recruited, we think we recruited better players than we had before’. You could argue that, talent-wise, but Liverpool are not a team – they are a team of individuals.”
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Requested about Carragher’s feedback, Slot hit again, saying if his gamers needed to surrender, they might have already executed so.
“I agree with a lot of things Jamie has said throughout this season this particular one I disagree with,” Slot instructed the media.
“I don’t see this, as I said after we conceded the 1-1. After so many disappointments we have had this season. It wouldn’t have been completely strange or weird if the players had given up, but they didn’t.
“However I can present you and you’ll find yourselves, that that they had a counterattack the place seven or eight of our gamers have been again within the 18-yard field, which led to their nook, the place we blocked that shot and that nook led to a transition all the best way to the opposite aspect, the place Hugo Ekitike had his massive probability.
“A team that has given up, a team of individuals a team that doesn’t work together, doesn’t show that resilience after our 120th setback this season.
“That is exaggerated however we have had many. I do not know why he stated it or what he meant with it or what examples he used to say this.
“Again, he’s said things this season that I agree with. I see similar things, I cannot always say them but I see similar things but this one i disagree with him.”
Slot additionally added that regardless of going through boos after the Tottenham draw, he would not really feel the frustration from the followers.
“It’s never nice that they are frustrated, as fans aren’t frustrated after you win. You are frustrated and disappointed when you don’t win.
“After I got here right here, I used to be instructed this membership was totally different and the followers will assist the supervisor for a very long time. If it is true [the fans are restless], I do not really feel it in any respect. I will need to have executed a number of issues unsuitable then, that is by no means a pleasant feeling to have!”
Robertson refuses to be drawn on Liverpool future
Andy Robertson’s contract is ready to run out this summer season
Andy Robertson refused to be drawn on questions relating to his Anfield future forward of his membership’s crunch Champions League final 16 second leg conflict in opposition to Galatasaray.
The Scotland worldwide’s transfer to Tottenham Hotspur broke down in January and his contract is ready to run out this summer season.
Requested about his future, Robertson defined full focus stays on guaranteeing Liverpool get previous Galatasaray after a draw within the first leg final week.
“I don’t think today is the day to discuss that,” Robertson responded.
“Twenty four hours before a massive Champions League game, I don’t think anyone should be talking about their future.
“We have got such a large sport forward of us. My full focus, being part of this staff, is to attempt to get by tomorrow.
“We gave ourselves an uphill battle and I think full focus has to be on. There will be time to talk about my future, but today is not that day.”
