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Of course, the Reds’ poor form can’t be solely blamed on their new arrivals, but if anything, it feels like Liverpool’s new signings have made Arne Slot’s first-team squad worse. Since the start of the season, things at Anfield have just got progressively worse, with some of their new signings failing to have any sort of impact on the way that the Reds’ results pan out.Paul Scholes doesn’t think Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong suit Arne Slot’s style of playOne of the main areas Liverpool needed to upgrade in the summer was their defence.
Frimpong was brought in as a Trent replacement; he’s a wing-back.“And Kerkez, I mean, he was everyone’s favourite left back last year, and he’s come in, so when you’re playing for Liverpool, when you’re playing for Man United, it’s different playing for Bournemouth, it’s different playing for Brentford.“It’s because there’s pressure.”Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez must improve their form for Liverpool before it is too lateAt the moment, Conor Bradley and Robertson are the ones holding down the fort for Liverpool at full-back. Indeed, Slot doesn’t have much of a choice at right-back since Frimpong is out injured, but even before he was ruled out, Frimpong was still the Dutchman’s second choice.
In Kerkez’s case, Slot has tried extremely hard with the Hungarian, but each time he’s played, he’s always seemed to do something wrong. Photo by Nikki Dyer – LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesIf neither of Liverpool’s new full-backs manage to get back to their best and prove that they deserve a place in Slot’s first-team squad, their days with the Anfield outfit could be numbered, even though they have only just joined.
