Arne Slot knows Liverpool struggle against low block – it influenced transfer window

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Arne Slot has explained how Liverpool’s need to find ways through the opposition’s low block inspired their summer activity, as he does not want to rely on luck or a set piece. “We were very happy winning the league, but we didn’t shut our eyes for the second part of the season,” Slot told reporters, including the Echo.

“How many times we needed a set-piece to win, which is not something bad because Arsenal and Chelsea are needing a set-piece almost every single game at the moment. “And it’s up to us to show that we can do better in these kind of games than we did in the second part of last season and the first part of this season.” Liverpool scored 85.1 percent of their goals from open play in the first 19 league games last season and in the final 19 it dropped to 69.2 percent, and late winners have now become the theme.

“In the meantime, we almost won every single game [this season],” he added. “We are trying to go to a situation where we don’t need a set-piece to win a game or we don’t need someone to fall on the ground to get a penalty, or a referee to do extra time of extra time of extra time.