Ibrahima Konate errors no major concern for Arne Slot – “He’s not the only one”

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Ibrahima Konate has been uncharacteristically sloppy on a number of occasions – including against Galatasaray last time out – but Arne Slot is not overly concerned. Konate has endured a hit-and-miss start to the campaign and produced one of his worst performances in Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray.

The Frenchman misplaced a number of simple passes, including conceding possession to Victor Osimhen for a one-on-one with Alisson which ultimately caused the goalkeeper’s long-term hamstring injury. • READ: Hugo Ekitike and Alisson injury update Asked how he assessed Konate’s form this season in light of his recent errors, Slot defended his No. “If you are losing a game of football, which we did against Galatasaray and against Palace, then it doesn’t help if you lose the ball a few times very easily,” the head coach admitted.

“So then if you then lose a game of football there’s so much focus on that moment, then all of a sudden 90 minutes have been ‘very, very, very poor’. “If you do things that people are not used to and you lose a game of football, then normally him, other ones, the manager, gets criticised.” Konate yet to agree a new contract Konate’s shaky form of late comes under the cloud of his ongoing contract talks, with the 26-year-old into the final year of his current deal and yet to agree to an extension.