head coach accused Tottenham defender of inflicting a severe harm together with his “reckless problem” on after the striker was dominated out for a “couple of months” with a damaged leg.
Isak has and is ready to be sidelined for the foreseeable future. The £125m signing suffered the harm on Saturday, as Van de Ven dived into the sort out in an try and make a block within the penalty space.
Isak was injured whereas scoring simply his third aim for Liverpool (Getty Photos)
Van de Ven was not punished for the sort out, in contrast to Tottenham midfielder – who was despatched off within the first half after catching Virgil van Dijk on the calf together with his studs.
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Afterwards, Slot accepted that Simons’ sort out was unintended – however, talking on Tuesday, the Dutch coach mentioned he was disillusioned with the character of Van de Ven’s lunge and accused his compatriot of inflicting a “severe harm” with harmful play.
Isak’s harm provides to Liverpool’s listing of absences as they enter the festive interval and a house match in opposition to Wolves on Saturday. Slot may even be with out Mohamed Salah, who’s on the Africa Cup of Nations, and the suspended Dominik Szoboszlai, whereas Conor Bradley and Cody Gakpo have been described as “50-50”.
Isak has endured a stop-start first season at Liverpool since becoming a member of the Reds from Newcastle on deadline day and the membership needed to be affected person whereas he labored on his health having missed pre-season coaching after happening strike to drive by means of a transfer.
And Slot, who indicated the membership are hopeful that Isak might nonetheless play once more this season, was angered that the Sweden worldwide’s newest setback got here as he was getting nearer to his finest type, having scored simply his third aim for Liverpool in opposition to Spurs.
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“For me it was a reckless problem,” Slot mentioned. “I spoke quite a bit in regards to the problem from Xavi Simons which was utterly unintentional. I do not assume you will ever get an harm from that sort out. The sort out of Van de Ven should you make it ten occasions, I feel ten occasions there’s a severe probability a participant will get a severe harm.
“It is going to be an extended harm – a few months. An enormous, large disappointment for him and for us.”
Isak scored 27 targets in all competitions for Newcastle final season however has managed simply three since becoming a member of Liverpool (AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Slot admitted Isak has been by means of a “actually difficult and tough interval” since becoming a member of Liverpool for a British switch report payment of £125m and mentioned the striker will want assist as he makes an attempt to recuperate and play some half in the remainder of his first season at Anfield.
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‘Often while you be a part of a brand new membership you’re very excited and also you wish to present instantly all of the qualities you could have, however that was merely not possible,” Slot mentioned.
“Possibly nobody understands, but when you have not skilled for 3 or 4 months on a severe stage with the group and you’re enjoying on this league, on this league you should be on prime of your recreation to influence a recreation of soccer.
“That took, which all of us knew, months earlier than we might carry him there as a result of there was no pre-season, there have been video games, video games, video games, video games, video games, hardly any time to coach.
“So we at all times knew that it will take him time and that is why he is so unfortunate that he is now injured as a result of I feel all of us noticed together with his aim in opposition to West Ham, with this aim [against Tottenham], that he obtained nearer and nearer to the participant he was final season at Newcastle.”