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Arne Slot has identified the dark-art tactic that he believes casts a shadow over the Premier League.
Fresh off clinching the title with ease, the Liverpool manager felt compelled to unload his one considerable grievance.
While acknowledging that some teams cleverly adjusted their tactics to neutralize Liverpool's formidable play, Slot is adamant that in the 11 matches where Liverpool left points on the table — drawing eight and losing three out of 36 Premier League fixtures — they were frequently the victims of a tactic rife within the league: time-wasting.
The Reds' head coach detailed his concern by saying: "Teams got to know us better and tried to find answers to our playing style.
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There's no answer to be found to that type of play'."
As Slot's champions gear up for Monday night's clash with Brighton & Hove Albion, the Liverpool head coach will also be keeping a keen eye on the Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao come Wednesday.
Slot believes that with Champions League teams no longer dropping into the secondary competition post-qualifying rounds, English teams could start to dominate this tier of European football.
He stated: "I wouldn't be surprised if in the upcoming years the Conference League and the Europa League finals will be dominated by English teams
Because in the past you could go as the number two of Italy or the number two of Spain and you could go back to the Europa League or to the Conference League level.
"But now it's always the number four of Spain or the number five of Spain that has to play the number four or five or six of England
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