Liverpool attitude problem cannot be repeated and Arne Slot knows what has to change
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If they want to achieve anything during the rest of this season, they are going to have to fight for it.We are now at the stage of the campaign where everything is turned into a scrap. And teams aren’t going to just lie down for Arne Slot’s side.Hopefully when we play in the Champions League round of 16 next month, the players will realise just how much they want to play in the competition next season.
And the easiest way to do that is by finishing as high as possible in the Premier League.We don’t want to be in a position where we have to win the Champions League to make sure we qualify for it next season.We can’t afford many slip-ups and the team definitely had the wrong attitude in that first half. If you attack the ball in your zone, then you’ll either get a touch on it or put an opponent off.We couldn’t have done much worse in that regard given what was happening earlier in the season.But our improved ability to fight to defend – and, at the other end, attack – those set-pieces should really set the tone for the rest of our efforts.Liverpool got away with one at Forest.
And Rio Ngumoha is showing he merits more minutes for Liverpool.I was actually surprised the 17-year-old wasn’t on sooner at Forest given we had a complete lack of pace to get in behind the home defence.Mohamed Salah couldn’t get past Neco Williams and Cody Gakpo wasn’t having much more joy down the other flank.It was good that Ngumoha was switched to the right side quickly by Arne Slot. People think he’s just all about the left foot, but he’s two-footed and put in a great ball for Hugo Ekitike, who really should have scored.I actually think swapping wingers during games is something we should be doing more often, just to add a bit of variety to our attacking game.Ngumoha is still just a kid and he’s only going to learn from playing games and training with the first team.