Liverpool boss Arne Slot unhappy with his team’s defence as Crystal Palace score late to hand defending champions their first league defeat this season
Liverpool players are stunned after conceding a goal in the 87th minute vs Crystal Palace. Pic/Getty Images
Liverpool boss Arne Slot lamented his team’s defensive performance after the reigning champions suffered a 1-2 loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday — their first defeat in the English Premier League this season.
“Against Newcastle [a 3-2 win for Liverpool], we conceded two set-pieces and they were the only two chances they might have had in that game. Today, they [Crystal Palace] had more than only two set-piece goals. They didn’t score more, but they had chances from open play, from transition. So, there were more things not to like today than only defending set-pieces. The good thing was that in the other moments Alisson saved us. But if one team deserved to win today, it was Palace,” said Slot. The Dutch manager was also left annoyed by the manner in which Crystal Palace scored the winner in the final minute of stoppage time.
Arne Slot
“One of our players decided to run out because he wanted to play a counter-attack, which was of no use because time was up so it was only about defending. Maybe we were too offensively minded. Not we, one player, was too offensively minded in that moment, which led to them scoring the winner,” said Slot, while making a reference to Jeremie Frimpong losing his marker at the back post.
Meanwhile, Palace manager Oliver Glasner was delighted to see his charges keep their spirits up and push for the win despite conceding a late equaliser (87th minute). “What makes me really proud today is how we reacted [to Liverpool’s goal]. We conceded the equaliser very late. Very often, the momentum changes and you lose a game. [But] we kept our heads up, played forward and turned the momentum again,” said Glasner.
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