Arne Slot insists Liverpool have needed to combat tooth and nail for nearly all of their 23 league wins – AFP/Henry Nicholls
Arne Slot has hit again at recommendations that champions-elect Liverpool’s success will likely be diminished as a result of it has been a poor Premier League this season.
want solely two victories from their remaining six video games to clinch their twentieth top-flight championship and may even win it on Sunday in the event that they enhance Leicester Metropolis’s dwelling distress and Arsenal crash again to earth with a bump after their midweek Champions League by dropping at Ipswich City.
Slot’s staff have been high of the desk because the starting of November and maintain a 13-point lead, however the Dutchman insists any anti-climax felt by the final soccer public on the absence of a fight-to-the-wire title race shouldn’t be interpreted as an absence of high quality within the division.
Slot factors to the success of English golf equipment reaching the latter levels of the European competitions as proof that the Premier League is as robust, if not stronger, than ever.
Slot says the performances of Arsenal and the remainder of the English groups in Europe this week show the Premier League is stronger than ever – Getty Pictures/Jean Catuffe
“Is it stronger than the season earlier than or two or three seasons earlier than? That’s as much as everybody to debate,” he stated. “However in the course of the week you noticed Aston Villa, who’re seventh, being so good and in opposition to Paris St-Germain, a staff that along with Manchester Metropolis have limitless quantities of cash to spend.
“That could possibly be an instance of claiming ‘sure, the Premier League is de facto good in the meanwhile’. We additionally noticed within the week what a staff Newcastle is and the very fact they performed so nicely in opposition to us within the shouldn’t be a shock anymore. So what a league we’re in. I believe it’s stronger than ever.
“Arsenal don’t need to win the Champions League to show the Premier League is by far the most effective and essentially the most troublesome league on the earth. I don’t even suppose anybody can debate that. However others might give you the explanation why it isn’t nearly as good because it was final season or the season earlier than.
“The quantity of factors could possibly be an argument. Metropolis, a couple of years in the past, received 100 factors after which Liverpool had 99. Was that the most effective Premier League there ever was or was it too straightforward for Liverpool and Metropolis to win their video games? You may take a look at issues whichever method you need.
“I don’t care how different individuals take a look at it. The one factor I care about is the league desk. I like to have a look at it in the meanwhile – and I hope I can nonetheless like to have a look at it after the following one, two, three, 4, 5 – 6 video games.”
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Though they’ve misplaced solely two video games thus far, Slot says Liverpool have had difficulties in nearly each recreation.
Eight of their 23 league victories have been by a one-goal margin whereas 10 others have been gained by two objectives. Of their final two video games they had been – who additionally – and got a final Sunday.
“I can provide you each instance you need, nearly each recreation we’ve performed,” he stated. “Wolves at dwelling, even Southampton at dwelling, Fulham dwelling and away whereas West Ham confirmed they’ve gamers that may play for us, and also you don’t see that within the Spanish, Italian or the Eredivisie. You solely see this within the Premier League, and that’s why it’s such a preferred league. That’s why the broadcasters pay a lot cash and that’s why we are able to deliver so many good gamers in.”
Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk will hope an Arsenal slip-up can enable Liverpool to wrap up the title at Leicester on Sunday – Getty Pictures/Andrew Powell
If Liverpool do win the title, Slot has no plans to have fun instantly as a result of he’s going to see his household within the Netherlands.
“At this second in time, nothing, no plans in any respect,” he added. “I’m solely excited about attempting to win a recreation of soccer in opposition to Leicester after which we now have two days off, so proper now the plan is to go to Holland on Monday and Tuesday and be again right here for Wednesday.”