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A game, if we’re being honest, they had no business winning.Once again, a team with a low block walks away with something against Arne Slot’s Reds, and there are only so many times the higher-ups will allow it to happen before stepping in.That isn’t to say Wolves played without any quality. Slot hooking Konate for Federico Chiesa didn’t magically make us play better; it was the emotion of the lads out there who, in the end, lost anyway.LosersSlot’s ‘lets make sure we don’t lose’ tacticsPeople have been quick to gloss over Liverpool’s recent performances with stats.
The only difference was that we came out to play in the 2nd half, but this year, it’s just more of the same.Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool - Premier League | Liverpool FC/GettyImagesSure, they’ll push a little harder for the first 10-15 minutes of the 2nd half, but when that eventually doesn’t work, we’re lost.We’ve bought attacking full-backs and keep them on leashes. Slot is so scared of dropping points, he’s not playing to the strengths of the players we have.
Sometimes we lose embarrassingly, like tonight.No one is expecting Slot to be here forever; chances are, he won’t make it through the summer. We can’t allow that to continue if we actually want Champions League football next year.Macca was showing signs in the first half of getting into a groove early, but didn’t even bother coming out after half-time.The point I’m trying to make is that yes, Cody Gakpo should be dropped, but we’re in a moment right now where any of our players, when they get into the opposition half, can go completely missing, and we haven’t had that for a while.Players have the odd bad game here and there, which is just football.
