'I saw Florian Wirtz moment that spoke volumes as next step for Liverpool clear'

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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesFlorian WirtzLiverpool was playing against nine men for the final few minutes of its win over Tottenham, but Arne Slot's team didn't really make it look like that — which needs to be improvedLiverpool head coach Arne Slot saw his team beat Tottenham.(Image: Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty Images)If you wanted to be kind to Liverpool, you could say that Arne Slot’s side might have dropped points in these circumstances earlier in the campaign. Liverpool was playing against nine men by the end, but you would never have known.There was a sense of panic and uncertainty among the Liverpool ranks.

Alisson Becker seemed to want to hold onto the ball at one stage — a sensible choice — but was tempted into an attempted counter.READ MORE: Thomas Frank offers blunt red card verdict after Liverpool defeat - 'Game's gone'READ MORE: Liverpool player ratings, winners and losers vs Tottenham as Florian Wirtz and 3 more goodWhen it broke down far too easily because Florian Wirtz didn’t win an aerial challenge, it could have been costly.Richarlison had netted with 16 minutes to play, including stoppage time, and Liverpool clung on, but the buzzword of last season for Slot was ‘calm’. In a parallel universe where he wasn’t clattered into, that could have been the ignition he needed in his Liverpool career.Alexander Isak of Liverpool is seen on the floor after a foul from Micky van de Ven(Image: 2025 Getty Images)Dominik Szoboszlai must serve a suspension for his fifth booking of the campaign, while the Conor Bradley injury — the latest in a series of issues for him — is another blow."The thing in football is you always remember the last few minutes and they were the worst minutes of our total game," Slot told Sky Sports at the final whistle."If I can calm down a little bit and erase that from my memory I think there is a lot to like in our performance.

I've stood here many, many times and liked the performance a lot and we were unable to get the three points."Now, for a large part, I liked the performance and we have the three points. [But then] we didn't keep the ball when we had the ball. He enjoys covering Liverpool's youth teams, as well as the first team, and is an FA-qualified football coach and referee.