Arne Slot agreement reached as Liverpool boss told how to fix major issue - 'Basic stuff'

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been advised to change his side's formation to put an end to the poor run the Reds are currently experiencing, with more pragmatism potentially required. "Out of last season's players, I'd say only [Dominik] Szoboszlai, [Ryan] Gravenberch, maybe [Andy] Robertson, when he's come in, have even got near to the levels of last season, and that's not good enough.

He's got to make some huge decisions, and that means leaving some big players out because back to basics is key. "Defending better, working harder, being more physical, doing the hard yards — it sounds very basic stuff — but he's got to pick his most physical 11 who he thinks are going to defend the best for him and start getting some points on the board, because if you keep losing games, he won't be in a job." Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.

"It feels a bit basic and I’m telling Arne Slot what to do but I’ve seen world-class managers drop their ego on how we are going to play, forget we’re a great side and a great club — you’re not as this moment, you’re easily beatable so have to do something different and pay teams respect and change. "Slot is a brilliant manager with real class, but he's got to reverse and do something different — maybe make some difficult decisions.