Jeremie Frimpong agrees with Arne Slot on what Liverpool must do next season
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Jeremie Frimpong, Virgil van Dijk and Arne Slot are all in agreement about what needs to change at Liverpool next season after a below-par campaign as Premier League championsIt's been a tough season for Arne Slot and Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool star Jeremie Frimpong, who signed from Bayer Leverkusen in a transfer deal worth around $40 million (£29 million) last summer, says next season has to be better for the Anfield side.Echoing the thoughts of club captain Virgil van Dijk, who recently labeled the campaign as "unacceptable," Frimpong believes that Liverpool has to be back competing with the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City next term.As things stand, Liverpool is fourth in the Premier League standings, but it is not going to end the season with any silverware. We’re not here to participate," Frimpong told The Anfield Wrap."If you play for Liverpool, that means you have to bring something for the team, not just to be there.
Obviously, this season I don’t think it’s a Liverpool standard for sure. We need to really compete for trophies."While he admitted that he won't be able to turn around fan opinion before the season ends, Slot said after last weekend's 1-1 draw with Chelsea that he is "100 percent" convinced that next year will be different.Jeremie Frimpong and Mohamed Salah during the Premier League game between Liverpool and Fulham(Image: MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Injuries have been a major problem this season, while Liverpool has struggled to build any momentum.
"But if we can have the summer that we are planning to have, then I'm 100 percent convinced that we will be a different team next season than we are now."Different in terms of results, different in how things look, but it's not always that simple because sometimes you know what you have to do, but it's not always possible to also get exactly what you want."For us, for me, it's really clear what we are lacking this season and we're trying with the players we have now because one of the things we are lacking is players that are fit.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. Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world."But the players we have available now, I think again like last week, like this week, showed in the second half that they want to give everything and tried to push."It was not enough last week and wasn't enough this week to find that goal, which we maybe deserved if you looked at where the game was played."Because, for me, the game was mainly played in the second half in their half and that is what we've seen a lot of times this season, but we've also seen a lot of times this season that being the dominant team doesn't lead to chance after chance after chance."Liverpool.com says: There are reasons to believe that things can change next season if the Reds get their recruitment right.