Arne Slot has urged calm over Mohamed Salah\u2019s recent dip in form, reassuring reporters that the Egyptian\u2019s goals will soon start flowing again.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of Liverpool\u2019s clash with Brentford, the Dutchman touched on several key topics, including injuries, new arrivals, and tactical adjustments.<\/p>\n
When asked about Salah\u2019s recent missed opportunities, Slot replied:
\n\u201cIt\u2019s hard for me to say exactly why this is happening \u2014 there could be many reasons. But in football, players miss chances, and Mo is human too. We\u2019re simply not used to seeing him go a few games without scoring, but these things happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cMo has always been a consistent goalscorer for our club. I have no doubts that he\u2019ll start finding the net again \u2014 that\u2019s what he\u2019s done his entire career.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slot\u2019s steady reassurance will no doubt comfort fans after a frustrating spell for Liverpool\u2019s No. 11, whose recent social media activity has reflected his frustration.<\/p>\n
Turning to team matters, Slot also addressed the need for tactical flexibility, admitting that opponents such as Manchester United and Crystal Palace have forced Liverpool to adapt by defending in deep 5-4-1 shapes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had to make adjustments, and we\u2019ve been working on that,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
The Liverpool boss went on to discuss integrating new signings and managing rotation, saying, \u201cEvery big club in the world has more than 11 players capable of starting.\u201d<\/p>\n
His words come after Liverpool\u2019s major summer overhaul, which brought in Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, and Jeremie Frimpong \u2014 two of whom featured in his latest injury update.<\/p>\n
Slot also revealed that he\u2019s been encouraging Cody Gakpo to better utilize overlapping full-backs in attack.<\/p>\n
Overall, his calm and composed outlook suggests a manager focused on the long-term vision rather than short-term struggles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arne Slot has urged calm over Mohamed Salah\u2019s recent dip in form, reassuring reporters that the Egyptian\u2019s goals will soon start flowing again. Speaking ahead of Liverpool\u2019s clash with Brentford, the Dutchman touched on several key topics, including injuries, new arrivals, and tactical adjustments. When asked about Salah\u2019s recent missed opportunities, Slot replied: \u201cIt\u2019s hard …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":52822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EOTK-FeaturedHero-Image-Templates-3-10-768x432.jpg.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52849,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52848\/revisions\/52849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/52822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}