I Can Win Back Liverpool Fans – Slot

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has backed himself to win back the fans. This comes after LFC supporters booed the Dutchman and his team during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea.

Admitting that he understands the frustrations of the fans this season, Slot expressed optimism that Liverpool will be a different team if the right signings are completed in the summer.

The Dutch coach added that he only substituted Ngumoha because the youngster was suffering from cramps.

His words, “Yeah, I do. Not this season, by the way. This season they will have their opinion and it will not change but if we can have the summer that we are planning to have I am 100% convinced we will be a different team next season than we are now. Different in terms of results, different in how things look.

It’s not always that simple because sometimes you know what you have to do but it’s not always possible to get exactly what you want. For us, for me, it is really clear what we are lacking this season and we are trying. One of the things that we are lacking is players that are fit.

The players that we have available now, like last week, showed in the second half they want to give everything and try to push but it was not enough last week or this week to find that goal which we maybe deserved if you look at where the game was played.

For me, the game was mainly played in the second half in their half and that is what we’ve seen a lot of times this season. We’ve also seen a lot of times this season that being the dominant team does not lead to chance after chance after chance.”

On Ngumoha, “Not injured, he had cramps a few minutes before when I went to the floor then I had contact with him and he said that it was enough so I took him off.

It makes complete sense if you take a player off that is playing well, people don’t expect you to take him off. It wasn’t my intention to do. He is a good player but I don’t think he is at a level yet to play at 50 or 60 percent and make the difference but maybe the fans have a different opinion.

I knew the moment his number went up that would be the reaction but that is not a reason to keep a player in the team that tells me he cannot continue. After the game I think it also makes sense because this club should not be happy with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea. In a season when we have not won as much as we want, it is building up frustration.”

WOW.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.

Domestically, the club has won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup.

The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, led the club to a combined 11 League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league title in 2020, the club’s first during the Premier League era.

Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. Situated 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool’s first match at Anfield.