"They say similar things, said Slot, whose team next week face Real Madrid in the Champions League and travel to Manchester City in the Premier League. I speak mainly to Richard and once in a while to the others. They also see similar things as what I see. For me the conversations haven't changed a lot. We always talk about the game and it's always nicer to talk about the game if you have won than if you have lost."
"Slot believes Liverpool have an unbelievable squad if they are all fit and all ready for the programme we are facing. He said the summer investment in players such as Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, who is expected to be sidelined again against Villa through injury, had left the club in such a good place for the short-term future and the long-term future."
"You don't really help me. Why, why, why?' I give an explanation and people say I'm coming up with excuses. I can come up with five or six reasons why we are not winning as much or losing as much as we do but, as I say every time, there are never enough excuses to have a run of form as we had now. No matter if I could come up with 200 excuses, when you are Liverpool you cannot los"
Liverpool have lost six of seven matches, marking their worst domestic run in 72 years. The head coach refuses to abandon an attacking approach despite mounting pressure to arrest the slide. The club hierarchy, including FSG, Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard Hughes, are aligned on the perceived causes and are not applying external pressure. Significant summer spending on players such as Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak strengthens short- and long-term prospects, but injuries and slow cohesion are hampering immediate performance. Multiple internal reasons are cited for poor results, with no excuses accepted for the current run.
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