🔗 Share this article Liverpool Will Not Change Forward-Thinking Philosophy In the Face of Current Struggles, Insists Head Coach Slot The Dutch manager has announced that the club's hierarchy agree with his assessment regarding the team's slump and he will not abandon their forward-thinking philosophy in pursuit of a solution. The manager conceded that six unsuccessful results in seven outings was unacceptable ahead of the weekend fixture with Villa. Pressure Mounting Throughout Difficult Period Liverpool's coach recognized the scrutiny was intense before his altered lineup were eliminated from the Carabao Cup against Crystal Palace. However, he emphasized that this pressure to arrest the slide is not coming from the Anfield hierarchy or management structure following a significant spending of nearly £450 million. "They say similar things," stated the manager, whose squad will encounter Real Madrid in the continental tournament and visit the Citizens in the domestic competition. Squad Quality Continues Unchallenged Slot believes his team "boast a remarkable roster if they are all fit and all ready for the schedule ahead". He mentioned that the transfer window acquisitions in footballers like the German international and Alexander Isak, who is probably unavailable again against the Birmingham club through injury, had left the club "in a strong situation for the immediate prospects and the distant prospects". Gelling Difficulties When pressed on why his team were having difficulty blending, he responded: "That's not particularly helpful. 'What are the reasons?' I give an explanation and people say I'm coming up with excuses. I can list several explanations why we are not winning as much or losing as much as we do but, as I consistently state, there are inadequate reasons to have a run of form as we had now." Regardless of whether I could come up with numerous reasons Leading this club you cannot lose The reality is six defeats in seven games Defensive Statistics Only the Lancashire club (21) have allowed more significant openings from normal situations this season than Liverpool (19). The table-toppers, Arsenal, have faced two. Yet Liverpool's coach rejects the champions have been too open and asserts there is no reason to compromise forward-thinking approach for a defensive approach after 10 games without a clean sheet. "I don't see us conceding a lot of chances so I find no basis to change our playing style entirely but we need to do better in keeping clean sheets," he said. Recent Examples "Versus the Red Devils, how many opportunities did we allow? Against Eintracht Frankfurt when we were leading 3-1, we scarcely gave up a attempt on goal. In each fixture we played until now we haven't given up a many opportunities. Definitely not. We do allow a slightly more than the previous campaign but that is related to us being behind early so you play more openly. But overall I don't think that our issue is that we give up too many openings. Our issue is we are unable to finish the openings we produce."