Arne Slot says Liverpool issues 'clear and obvious' with big summer needed to correct them

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The Dutchman said as much himself on Thursday morning.READ MORE: Arne Slot sends defiant response as Liverpool boss asked if he will be in charge next seasonREAD MORE: Liverpool transfer news and rumors today LIVE: Salah return, Slot addresses future, Diomande admission"We are further away than last season!" Slot later admitted, via the Liverpool ECHO, when he was asked about how far off his ideal style and plan the Reds currently are."By the way, are we further away from the playing style (of last season)? I don’t think so, but it has been less successful," he added."So if I can compare this game against Chelsea (last week) with last season against Chelsea, then last season Chelsea were by far the better team on the pitch."But no one remembers that because we won 2-1 and we won the league, so everything is great about last season.Liverpool head coach Arne Slot during a press conference.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)"The reality is we were much more dominant against them (this time) than last season, and I’m not saying that we were great, absolutely not."What has been said a lot about us football-wise?

What are the pundits saying we are not doing well enough?"I think a lot has been said that we have been counter-attacked too much and that we were too open against counter-attacks. If you are too open and you are attacked too much on the counter-attack that must be because you are attacking.

You cannot be counter-attacked if you are in a low block."Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. "And can we protect the counter-attacks better?