‘I was watching’: Phil Thompson shares what he noticed about Arne Slot vs Galatasaray

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There were a lot of things to take away from Liverpool’s loss to Galatasaray, but almost none of them were positive.The Reds’ season appears to be taking a downward turn as after winning their first seven games, they have now lost their previous two.Despite performances being poor throughout, Liverpool were finding a way to get over the line, but that seems to have stopped and questions are being raised.Arne Slot made some changes to his team but they did not have the impact he would have hoped, with it now back to the drawing board for the Dutchman ahead of Saturday’s trip to Chelsea.A lot has been said in the opening few months of the season about the way he has gone about things, but there was one thing against Galatasaray that Phil Thompson noticed which he believes may have played a part in their defeat.Photo by Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu via Getty ImagesArne Slot lost his composure against GalatasarayOne thing Slot proved last season was that he was calm and composed, with the Dutchman rarely showing too much emotion on the sideline.However, things slowly changed as he settled into England, and this season, he has not been as level-headed as he used to be, with things clearly not going to plan. The same can be said against Galatasaray too, with former Liverpool captain Thompson believing Slot let the atmosphere get the better of him.“I don’t think I could have kept my calm.

Like, I was watching Arne, and he was like that, he was furious,” Thompson said on The Official Liverpool FC Podcast.“I would be going absolutely berserk down there. Listen, you know it’s going to be very difficult, but to contain yourself in that sort of atmosphere, and I said before the game when we were chatting, is you have to manage this situation.

READ MORE: Daniel Sturridge says Arne Slot did something vs Galatasaray that was really ‘strange’“You knew that they were going down, left, right and centre, and I’m trying to paint the picture here.” Galatasaray certainly used the home crowd to their advantage and the Reds simply could not cope, with Slot’s sideline antics perhaps not helping their case.The international break is coming at a good time for LiverpoolAlmost all fans will admit that they despise the international break and hate when it comes to that time of the year again, but Liverpool fans might not complain at the timing of this one.After playing Chelsea on Saturday, the Reds can have somewhat of a rest and Slot can have some time to think about the changes he needs to make, and there might be quite a lot.Players can also have some time to recover from injuries, with goalkeeper Alisson being the biggest worry of them all after being forced off on Tuesday night.Chelsea away is certainly a big one and Liverpool need a huge result at a ground they do not perform too well at, but either way, a reset afterwards is required.