Florian Wirtz confirms team’s commitment to Arne Slot despite difficult season
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Image Credits: Imago ImagesAfter winning the Premier League title last season, Liverpool and Arne Slot embarked on a record-breaking transfer window with the idea of immediately building on their success.It has been a huge disappointment since, with new signings failing to deliver and Arne Slot coming under immense criticism for the performances of his team on the pitch this season.After suffering their 12th Premier League loss of the season last week away to Aston Villa, they now face the pressuring task of beating Brentford at Anfield on the final day of the season on Sunday to confirm their place in next season’s Champions League.Despite the noise and the talk outside of the club, within the walls of the AXA Training Centre, there remains the belief that next season will be different.Arne Slot issued a promise ahead of the 2026/27 season in a recent press conference, saying:“We will evolve as a team because we went through a transition already last summer and these players are now longer in. It’s also for the ones that we’re already in, have now already one year of experience with playing together with these new players.
And I think you don’t even have to look that far into other teams in the Premier League.”“And I particularly mean one team that were maybe struggling a bit like us during the first half of the season, but added two players in the second half of the season. But it should not all be about the one or two players we might bring in.
It’s also definitely about evolving the ones we brought in last season and the ones we already have longer.”“And I think there’s a lot to be won for us to win in things we can improve compared to this season. And hopefully signing one or two players can even accelerate that evolvement.”Liverpool’s head coach hinting at significant transfer activity from the Reds is exciting but Florian Wirtz has confirmed that the players that are currently at the club, new and old, remain entirely committed to Arne Slot despite a difficult season for all involved.Speaking to The Athletic, Wirtz said: “The outside world is always trying to create something between the team and the manager.