Arne Slot's one-word description of nightmare Liverpool season says everything

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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesArne SlotArne Slot was asked to provide a review of his season and while he accepted that he made mistakes throughout it, he bemoaned the fitness issues that affected his squadArne Slot during a press conference(Image: LFC)Arne Slot said that if he were to use one word to describe Liverpool's season, that word would be "injury".Liverpool endured a hugely disappointing 2025-26 campaign off the back of the previous season's title success, ending the campaign without silverware.Liverpool finished the season 25 points behind Arsenal, and across the games that saw the Reds exit the Carabao Cup, the Champions League and the FA Cup, they scored no goals and conceded 11. Slot was without a host of senior players for significant spells at different periods throughout the season, and the Reds' head coach bemoaned the injury problems that have affected his squad.READ MORE: Liverpool learns more possible Champions League opponents as new teams qualifyREAD MORE: Andy Robertson future takes fresh twist as Serie A option emerges"There are many things I'd have done differently," Slot said when asked to review his season."I have not been perfect – but I would have said that last year after we won the league too.

But all the decisions I've made throughout the season has only been with one idea, and that's to be very well prepared."Every decision has been thought about really well. It would be stupid for me to say that every decision has been the right one, but before I made them, it felt as though it was the right one to make."Giovanni Leoni's season was over in September(Image: Getty Images)Turning his focus to the injury issues, Slot added: "A lot of the time, I didn't even have a decision to make, because this was maybe the first time this season (in Sunday's draw with Brentford) that there were no academy players on our bench."If you asked me one word to describe this season, I would describe it with the word: injury."The main issue for Liverpool regarding injuries was just how many serious injuries the squad had to contend with throughout the season.READ MORE: Liverpool told Khvicha Kvaratskhelia would be perfect Mohamed Salah replacementREAD MORE: Liverpool could choose from seven relegated Premier League stars too good to go downNew center-back signing Giovanni Leoni suffered a season-ending injury last September, while Conor Bradley's season was ended in January and Wataru Endo did not play again after February.Alexander Isak also missed three months with a broken leg he sustained in December, and while Hugo Ekitike's Achilles injury did not have much of a bearing on this season, he could now be sidelined until 2027.Alisson, Joe Gomez and Jeremie Frimpong were also perennial fitness concerns throughout the campaign, leaving Slot with a lack of options to rotate his squad.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Arne SlotLiverpool FC