“The Reds coach admitted that his team suffered from inefficiency in both penalty areas.”, — write: football.ua
The Reds coach admitted that his team suffered from inefficiency in both penalty areas.
Arne Slot Getty Images January 27, 2026, 9:21 p.m
Despite a comfortable fourth place in the European Cup table, the coach focused on the systemic problems that prevent the reigning English champions from imposing a title challenge in the Premier League this season. Slott detailed his team’s tactical paradox, calling the current situation a bad cocktail.
According to him, Liverpool dominate the number of entries into the penalty area, but score disastrously few goals, while opponents take their few chances with frightening efficiency.
“For me, everything is simple. We are a very good team in the penalty area… But we have to kill those moments. Transfer the game from promising positions to creating goals. If we have chances, we have to be ruthless,” Slot emphasized.
The coach compared it with the actions of the opponents: Other teams find themselves in our penalty area three or four times per game. But too often it leads to goals. There is a complete imbalance… It’s a really bad cocktail,” said the specialist.
The situation is complicated by the situation in the domestic league, where Liverpool is sixth and 14 points behind leaders Arsenal. Club legend Jamie Carragher has already warned that Slott’s job could be in jeopardy if the team fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Arne admitted that the pressure is inevitable: It will be very difficult to drown out the external noise in this position. “Every defeat or disappointing result will raise this noise again. It is impossible to silence the noise if you are not fighting for the championship,” he added.
In conclusion, the coach outlined three scenarios for the development of events for his team, which directly depend on solving the problem of implementation and defense:
“If we can improve in both areas, it could be a special season. If it’s just one, it’s probably going to be an acceptable season. If we don’t improve in either area, there’s going to be a lot of hype,” Slott concluded.
The Champions League match against Karabakh will take place this Wednesday at Anfield. The starting whistle is at 22:00.