Liverpool boss Arne Slot slams team for defensive display in 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, who scored late despite having two players sent off
Liverpool players celebrate scoring against Tottenham Hotspur in an English Premier League encounter on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
Liverpool coach Arne Slot lamented his team’s defensive display despite clinching a 2-1 victory over nine-man Tottenham Hotspur in an English Premier League (EPL) clash on Saturday.
Alexander Isak’s 56th minute goal fired Liverpool into the lead, 19 minutes after Spurs midfielder Xavi Simons was sent off for a tackle on Reds skipper Virgil van Dijk. And although striker Hugo Ekitike doubled Liverpool’s advantage (66th min), Richarlison pulled one back for the hosts in stoppage time as Arne Slot’s men scrambled to hold onto three points despite Tottenham also losing defender Cristian Romero to a second booking (for kicking Ibrahima Konate) late on.
Arne Slot
“I thought with nine [players], we will probably be able to keep them away from our goal, but it looked as if we were down to nine and they were on 11 because it was attack after attack after attack,” said Slot.
Meanwhile, under-fire Tottenham boss Thomas Frank lambasted referee John Brooks. Frank was furious with Simons’s red card and the failure to disallow Ekitike’s goal for a push on Romero.
“I don’t like this as a red card. It’s not reckless and it’s not exceptional force. Simons is trying to put pressure and then he [Van Dijk] changes direction. Unfortunately his foot is on his Achilles. You can say ‘You need to be smarter,’ but are we not allowed to have physical contact? The second goal is a mistake from the referee. There are two hands in the back. I don’t understand how you can do that,” said Frank.
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