Liverpool’s Slot Disagrees With Dad Over ‘Exciting’ Football

Arne Slot, the manager of Liverpool, made a joke about how his father occasionally complains that his team isn’t “exciting enough.”

The Premier League leaders, six points clear of second-placed Arsenal, play relegation-threatened Ipswich on Saturday but the Dutchman is expecting a difficult game.

In his first game in charge at Anfield in August, Slot faced Ipswich and won 2-0. “Sometimes they were a little unlucky in the final moments of games,” Slot said.

Because some teams improve over the winter break, the second half of the season is always more challenging than the first half.

“Many teams work with their manager for the first half of the season, which typically leads to a team improving. ”

Ipswich, under the leadership of Kevin McKenna, have occasionally enjoyed positive outcomes, but Manchester City knocked them out with a 6-0 defeat last week.

At his press conference prior to the game, Slot was asked if Liverpool’s fans would anticipate a similar outcome at Anfield.

When I call my father after the game, he can also claim that it wasn’t as exciting as other Liverpool games (a 2-1 Champions League win in midweek),” he said.

And then I have to try to explain to him that these games are very difficult to play if you start putting on all kinds of difficult balls. However, he doesn’t always agree with me.

However, as a manager, I was pleased with how well-organized and in charge we were against Lille. ”

It was difficult to defeat well-drilled Premier League opponents who adopt a defensive strategy, according to Slot, whose Liverpool team are more pragmatic than they were under his attack-minded predecessor Jurgen Klopp.

“A low-block team, (Nottingham) Forest, is probably the best in the league if you play these stupid balls, which I call stupid balls, which my father would love to see us playing a bit more,” he said.

There is a difficult balance between taking the risk and conceding a lot, or having control, or perhaps not creating as many chances, because of that. ”

He continued, “We have to find a balance, and I understand that fans who come to the stadium occasionally find it difficult to see us winning, but we can hopefully score a lot of goals in an exciting match.”

However, two teams are required for that, and the better we do, the less likely it is for teams to pitch up to Anfield and say, “OK, let’s go to a high press and let’s press them all over the pitch.” ”

Source: Channels TV