Arne Slot says people will complain whenever he rotates: “It is a risk”

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Arne Slot believes he will be criticised whether or not he looks to rest players after Ibrahima Konate limped off with a hamstring injury in Liverpool’s last-gasp defeat to Chelsea. “It is a risk playing Konate (against Chelsea), he’s played three games in eight days with a four-hour flight up and down.

Slot says ‘unrealistic’ for opponents not to beat the press “If you play the style we play, a high press, and with the style Chelsea play with a high press, it would be a complete surprise if neither team ever played through the press,” said Slot. “We came to Stamford Bridge with them having eight injuries, we’re thinking this can be positive, they don’t have the options from the bench.

But they did have a few good options from the bench to impact the game.” There was plenty that Maresca needed here from his team after a difficult month. “We finished today with a back four of all full-backs.