Liverpool are finding it harder to break teams down – Arne Slot
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Arne Slot believes it has become harder for Liverpool to score goals after they left it late to earn a stoppage-time 2-0 victory over Brentford. The league-leaders, who had 37 shots on Saturday, needed Darwin Nunez’s late double to secure a precious three points in their bid for Premier League glory.
The hard-fought victory in west London came after successive draws to Manchester United and Nottingham Forest and Slot believes the defensive set-up of opponents has made it increasingly difficult for his side to find the net. “What you do see is that at this moment in time it’s harder for us to convert our chances into goals,” Slot said.
“That’s not only up to us, that’s also because teams throw themselves in front of every ball every time we get a chance. “So many of the other teams try to prevent us from scoring because all of them are in a low block.”. Liverpool’s defence has been key to their success this season, conceding just 20 goals in 21 Premier League matches.
Slot credited the centre-back partnership of Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk as a key reason behind their success. “Most of those moments were defended really well by Ibou and Virgil,” he added. “They went in a one-v-one against them in a counter-attack but we pushed them wide really well, which helped Alisson to save those shots.
