Liverpool's 'comical' ending at Tottenham is not filling me with confidence despite good run

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That might be the main takeaway from another positive result for Arne Slot but you have to say the final few minutes bordered on comical at times.Look, it's three points, Arne Slot and his players are up to fifth and closing in on the top four with two very winnable games against Wolves and Leeds at home next, but it was concerning how little they were able to dominate, despite playing so long against 10 and then against nine.It happened at Newcastle back in August too. Despite having the man advantage for so long, they were not able to control the way Slot would have liked and had Spurs not been reduced to nine after Cristian Romero's kick on Ibrahima Konate, Thomas Frank's men might have earned a battling point that would have felt like a win for them.Liverpool seem to start so many games slowly nowadays.

Four times already they have let a two-goal advantage slip - against Bournemouth, Newcastle, Atletico Madrid and Leeds United - and they looked in real danger of doing it again against Spurs, who were huffing and puffing with 10 and then nine.It would have been ludicrous had Liverpool not won that given how long they had more players for. There seemed to be a real fear that set in and we know Liverpool have been poor at defending set-pieces this season and it looks as though the players are aware of that too because they all panicked.

You have to wonder if they have the same leadership there now? Now they have to keep the heat on the teams above them with two fixtures that, on paper, look very winnable.Merry Christmas allAs this is the final ECHO column before Christmas, I just want to wish everyone all the very best for the holiday season ahead, even you Evertonians!Your support for this column is greatly appreciated and after a year of huge changes at Liverpool, let's hope for a successful second half of the campaign for Arne Slot and his players.