“Let’s keep it like this” – Arne Slot happy Ibrahima Konate is avoiding “crime scenes”

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Arne Slot recently remarked that Ibrahima Konate was “too much at the crime scene” in Liverpool’s slump, but he now believes this has changed as he is “helped out more.” Konate found himself a target for criticism due to a number of high-profile errors during Liverpool’s run of nine losses in 12 games. Slot on Konate: The “crime scene” verdict • The “crime scene” quote: Slot explains why centre-backs are unfairly blamed for being at the “scene” of conceded goals • The basketball analogy: Why Konate is a victim of football being a “low-scoring” sport compared to basketball • The tactical shift: How the team has “helped out” Konate to make the back line less vulnerable • The verdict: Slot’s “let’s keep it like this” comment is the ultimate challenge ahead of Tottenham Slot believes this is largely due to Liverpool being “less vulnerable” in general, with Konate “helped out more” by those around him.

“For centre-backs that’s not that uncommon a thing, to be on the crime scene if you concede goals,” he told reporters on Friday. “Unfortunately we play a low-scoring game, football; that’s the nice thing about football, that’s why teams that are maybe not as good as other teams can still win the game.

That’s not only about him. Let’s keep it like this.” Only seven players in this season’s Premier League have committed more errors leading to a shot than Konate (three), who will be hoping to build again when Liverpool head to Tottenham on Saturday.