has defined that he dropped earlier than the Liverpool legend’s over a tactical answer to assist the champions out of their troubling run of type.
Slot spoke about his “shock” at Salah’s outburst and has since dropped him from the travelling squad for Tuesday’s Champions League match towards Inter Milan on the San Siro.
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Salah claimed , however Slot pinpointed a worrying tactical development with Salah within the crew and a vulnerability to lengthy balls as the explanation for taking the participant out for 3 straight video games for the primary time in his profession at Anfield.
“I feel as a crew we struggled,” Slot defined when pushed over why Salah was dropped within the first place. “Increasingly more with the sport plans towards us, I’m not talking solely concerning the lengthy ball, groups try this towards us quite a bit, I’ve tried to search out options, that’s my job.
“I do many issues, we seemed weak towards Forest and PSV, I attempted to play with an additional midfielder, towards West Ham, after we gained the sport, then towards Sunderland.
“At half-time I introduced him in, then towards Leeds, a 5-3-2, I performed a 4-4-2 diamond, Szoboszlai off the suitable, Gakpo off the left, Wirtz in between, I might have performed Mo off the suitable. I’ve no clue [if he has played his last game for Liverpool]. I can not reply that query.”
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Slot then opened up on his relationship with Salah in current days, detailing how they spoke a number of instances earlier than the notorious outburst at Elland Street on Saturday.
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“Earlier than Saturday, the 2 of us have spoken, quite a bit, typically longer, typically shorter. It’s not the best way I really feel, however he has the suitable to really feel how he feels issues, I haven’t felt that for certain on Saturday night. I didn’t play him anymore.
“Normally, the gamers don’t just like the supervisor a lot, however he was very respectful to the coaches and teammates, so it was a shock to me that he gave the feedback that he gave, nevertheless it’s not the primary or final time {that a} participant doesn’t play.
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“I’m undecided if he was emotional or not, however he mentioned one thing much like what he did. We’re sitting right here on a night earlier than an enormous recreation, an enormous fixture for us, Inter Milan, there’s solely 36 hours from conceding the 3-3 towards Leeds, and you’ll contemplate, I’ve tried to arrange my crew in the easiest way potential, I considered tomorrow, we determined what I mentioned, to not take him to the sport, however after tomorrow we’ll have a look at the scenario once more.”