Dominik Szoboszlai told to 'read the room' after post following Aston Villa defeat
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Dominik Szoboszlai played in midfield as Liverpool lost 4-2 against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Friday, further delaying qualification for the Champions LeagueLiverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai.(Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)After a decent first half in which Liverpool and Aston Villa were relatively equally matched, came a dramatic second-half collapse. It has been a familiar story for Arne Slot's side.This was the 12th time in the Premier League this season that Liverpool has been beaten, and the Reds went down without that much of a fight, in truth.
Once again, their midfield area was often left vacant for the likes of Morgan Rogers to run straight through.The following day, Dominik Szoboszlai — one of few consistent performers for Liverpool across the last few months — posted an advert for McDonald's on social media, with predictable comments about it not being the best timing.READ MORE: Liverpool transfer news and rumors today LIVE: Arne Slot future, Adam Wharton 'price tag' setREAD MORE: Jamie Carragher identifies when Liverpool's problems started with brutal Arne Slot verdictClearly, this was a sponsorship deal. It is no reflection whatsoever of any ignorance on the part of Szoboszlai, with he and his teammates having just one more game to go before the summer.But, as with lots of things at the moment at Liverpool, there is a feeling that results are not picking up, and a frustration about a difficult period over the last year or so."It's frustrating because as a manager you're also responsible for if things happen time and time again," Arne Slot explained in his post-match press conference at Villa Park.Dominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool(Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)"You are hired to try to prevent that for the next time."We scored two set-pieces over here, so usually you think if you go to an away game or any game where you score two set-pieces, usually you're quite sure of a result — unless you concede three set-pieces, what we did."So against [Manchester] United, against Chelsea, in this game again, we have a negative balance in set-pieces and that makes it really hard if you play against equal teams — which United, Chelsea and Villa are — to win a game of football, and again that was shown today."And the manner, of course, in which we conceded the 2-1, I think we've thought we've seen a lot this season — this one we haven't.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.
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