‘I think:’ Jason McAteer says that Liverpool will get ‘hurt’ if they keep doing one thing this season
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Indeed, the Reds are the only team in the Premier League to have won their first five games, but that doesn’t mean that luck hasn’t been on their side.
Arne Slot’s men have scored multiple late goals this term to earn them all three points, with their game against Everton on Saturday the only Premier League game that they haven’t had to rely on an injury-time goal.
Of course, a win is a win at the end of the day, but it would be much better for everyone involved if the Anfield outfit just won games in normal time.
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“I think they [Liverpool] have been fortunate,” he said.
“I think to throw away 2-0 leads in some games and bring it back to 2-2, to get winners in four games of the five in the last minute will only come back to hurt you in some respect.
“So I think it was always going to be a bit of time for these players to bed in, but we’re sitting top of the table.”
One thing that Slot has done well this season is manage his players’ game time.
Now that Liverpool more or less have two top-class players in every position, it feels like they can rotate their ranks a lot more.
One of the best things that Liverpool spending over £400million on new players has done is that it’s allowed players to be taken off in the 55th-60th minute without making the team lose quality.
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This is going to be a key aspect of Liverpool’s ranks this term, especially if they want to win the Premier League and the Champions League.