Liverpool players had four big issues with Arne Slot before he left including Dominik Szoboszlai concerns

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After Arne Slot was sacked by Liverpool on Saturday, there were plenty of suggestions that the Reds’ players must have had something to do with it.As performance levels dropped throughout the campaign, question marks arose in some quarters that Slot had ‘lost the dressing room.’ Mohamed Salah‘s explosive recent social media post and the Liverpool players’ reaction to it appeared to confirm those theories.However, though The Athletic claim that Slot had not lost the support of the players completely, they do highlight some frustrations that the Liverpool squad had in their head coach, with four key concerns seemingly doing damage behind the scenes. What was your biggest frustration with Arne Slot as Liverpool head coach?

Click below to find out why staff at Anfield were equally as annoyed with the Dutchman Liverpool players sympathised with SalahSlot’s falling out with Salah was one of the major storylines of the pair’s final season with Liverpool.And while there is a solid argument that the Egyptian deserved to be dropped back in December, it is claimed that some of his teammates had sympathy for him in regards to the way his form was being assessed.Some players reportedly felt that game plans earlier in the season were focused around getting the best out of Florian Wirtz or Hugo Ekitike, meaning that Salah was inevitably less involved. Naturally given the split which subsequently developed, this is said to have caused some tension.READ MORE: Andoni Iraola highly likely to appoint a ‘lifelong Liverpool fan’ as one of his coaches at AnfieldPhoto by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesConcerns over Slot’s use of Dominik SzoboszlaiAnother issue which appears to have been a problem for the Liverpool players is Slot’s decision to use Dominik Szoboszlai at right-back.Although the Dutchman did not have loads of options when Conor Bradley went down injured in January – and Jeremie Frimpong followed him into the treatment room – it seems that the group were not impressed with his decision to play Szoboszlai at full-back.It’s claimed that some ‘privately questioned the wisdom’ of moving Liverpool’s player of the season out of position.New signings were felt to be given an easy rideInterestingly, there is also said to have been a slight problem between more established Liverpool players and the new signings.With many of the new additions taking time to settle in, thus contributing to the team’s poor form, some within the group reportedly felt that they were given an ‘easier ride’ compared to players who had been at the club for longer.Additionally, it’s claimed that there was an internal feeling that new signings were more likely to retain their place in the team if they underperformed.

Tactical instructions became less and lessFinally, another concern that reportedly arose was the fact that Slot delivered less tactical instructions in training sessions as the season wore on.There was said to be less detail given by the head coach towards the end of the campaign as he focused on providing the team with key pieces of information instead.Ironically, some are claimed to have seen this as being an improvement on Slot’s previous style, feeling that the 47-year-old had been prone to speaking for too long in the past.This is said to have led to confusion during May’s defeat against Aston Villa specifically, with players confused as to their instructions from set-pieces. But there is claimed to have been ‘friction’ behind the scenes, and that cannot have helped Slot’s cause.