Arne Slot risks angering Liverpool supporters by suggesting he's off for another int'l break holiday - opinion
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Arne Slot has admitted that he will have a ‘break’ during the international fixtures after Liverpool’s abject defeat against Brighton.The Reds’ head coach has come in for justified criticism this season after seemingly taking the chance to use the international break for family holidays.In difficult times, the optics have been terrible for Slot, and after another truly dismal display led to a predictable loss at Brighton, the Dutchman admitted that that the next two weeks will provide a rest for him. Who was the worst performer for Liverpool against Brighton?
Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Slot confirms he’s set for international ‘break’It should be said that Liverpool supporters have no problem with Slot spending time with his family – who still live in the Netherlands away from the 47-year-old – when the time is appropriate.However, as he fails to find answers for continued poor performances, he simply has to be spending his time at the AXA Training Centre coming up with solutions.Asked about the upcoming break ahead of a ‘mini-season’ at the end of the campaign, Slot’s choice of words risks further upsetting a fanbase already furious at their head coach.Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Arne Slot should be ashamed by how many times Liverpool have been outrun this season“It’s a break for me, maybe it’s a break for you, but it’s not a break for the players,” Slot told a reporter during his post-match press conference.It is understandable that he may need some time away to process things ahead of a crucial six weeks when club football recommences, but he has seemingly had every single international break to do that.Now is the period where everyone at Liverpool needs to knuckle down and make sure they are in the best shape possible for the end of the season. Slot cannot do that if he is away in Dubai, Ibiza, or wherever else he is planning to jet off to.Liverpool supporters deserve better than they have been given this season.
Unfortunately, it has been clear for a long while that Slot is not that man. That he sees the next fortnight as a way to get away from it all only underlines and confirms that even further.