Arne Slot Laments ‘same Old Story’ After Liverpool Concede Late Winner At Wolves

Arne Slot described Liverpool’s conclusion astatine Wolves arsenic an section that “sums up our season” and warned his squad they must reside their shortcomings. André’s 94th-minute strike, deflected successful via Joe Gomez, represented nan 5th winning extremity Liverpool person conceded successful stoppage clip this play and Slot bemoaned a acquainted taxable arsenic his squad struggled to create chances from unfastened play.

Liverpool looked to person rescued a constituent done Mohamed Salah, nan Egyptian cancelling retired Rodrigo Gomes’s opener successful nan 83rd minute, but successful added clip André seized connected a clearance by Alisson to compound Liverpool’s frustrations. Liverpool return to Molineux connected Friday successful nan FA Cup 5th round.

Asked to sum up his emotions, Slot said: “Same aged story. Recently we are picking up points because we people galore times from group pieces, but what didn’t alteration successful nan past five, six 7 games is that we struggle and find it very difficult to people from unfastened play chances that we do create. We had acold much possession than nan different team, we person created much successful unfastened play successful wide than nan different squad but person struggled to people from unfastened play.

“That has happened to america truthful galore times this season. That it happened successful wounded clip whitethorn beryllium a coincidence, though it has happened truthful galore times. Recently we person scored a batch from group pieces. Again we had a batch of group pieces but successful nan first half were very poorly taken. We hardly gave distant a chance today, we gave distant 1 chance and conceded two.”

Liverpool stay 5th successful nan ­Premier League, 3 points down Manchester United and Aston Villa, who play Newcastle and ­Chelsea respectively connected Wednesday. “My expectations person changed passim nan play … I expected much from america than wherever we are fighting now,” Slot said of nan conflict to suffice for nan Champions League.

“We didn’t thief ourselves pinch this result. There are still 8 ­Premier League games to play truthful we are ­coming person and person to nan end. We person to do amended and play better. We had capable chances to triumph nan game. Credit to Wolves because they fought from nan first 2nd until nan extremity and possibly sewage a spot of luck that they deserved.”

Victory for Wolves was conscionable their 3rd convention triumph of nan play and 2nd successful 5 days aft beating Aston Villa astatine location past Friday. “We person to bask these moments, we’ve had a batch of acheronian times,” nan Wolves caput coach, Rob Edwards, said. “We’re showing we’re possibly not arsenic bad arsenic group thought.”