Liverpool alarm bells ring as trio's behaviour raises cause for concern
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The actions of Arne Slot and two of his players have been the source of concern for fans after Sunday's draw with BrentfordSections of Liverpool's support have expressed their concern after the actions of Arne Slot, Virgil van Dijk and Curtis Jones on Sunday. Such uncertainty has spread, with Slot and Van Dijk's actions after the Brentford tie, as well as Jones' act during the game, causing a stir on social media and panic amongst fans.Slot's decision causes uproarSome fans took aim at Slot's decision to stay on the bench as Salah and Robertson took part in their farewell celebrations in front of the Anfield crowd.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE!
One fan said: "He's letting the players, particularly the ones leaving to rightly have the limelight," while another wrote: "I'd like to think he just didn't want to draw negative attention by him being there and detract from other's farewells."Slot was full of praise for how the fans handled the end-of-season departures of the legendary duo, saying: "It was brilliant, as always you can expect from our fans."They completely got what they deserved, two legends that in the last nine years won nine trophies over here. "That’s the only positive [qualifying for the Champions League]," he said after the game."The bare minimum that we should try and get out of this poor season.
It’s tough to take, tough to go through that as a team."Van Dijk's behaviour seemed to worry some fans that his actions could be indicative of wider issues at the club as Liverpool head into a pivotal season.However, with Salah and Robertson now gone and Alisson linked with a move away from the club, the Dutch defender was perhaps just taking a moment to reflect on all he and his team-mates have achieved together over the last nine years.Curtis Jones' muted celebrationsJones has been linked with a move away from Liverpool this summer. His lack of celebration after scoring Liverpool's opening goal against Brentford had some supporters worried that this would be the Toxteth-born star's swansong for his boyhood club.However, another theory is that Jones believed Salah was offside when he provided the assist for the goal and he didn't celebrate because he expected it to be disallowed.Speaking after the Brentford game, Jones seemed to hint that his future lies at Anfield.