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Daniel Sturridge expressed concern over Liverpool's lack of a clear identity under manager Arne Slot after their recent 3-2 loss to Manchester United. The defeat marks Liverpool's 11th loss in the Premier League this season.
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âIt is worryingâŚâ â Daniel Sturridge calls out Slot over one thing he noticed from Liverpool today
Daniel Sturridge has said it is âworryingâ that, after almost two full seasons with Arne Slot in charge, Liverpool still donât have a clear âidentityâ under the Dutchman.
Premier League winners 12 months ago, the Reds have now lost 11 top-flight matches this term after going down 3-2 to Manchester United on Sunday afternoon, leaving themselves too much to do after falling 2-0 behind inside 15 minutes.
Roy Keane bluntly remarked that, in the first half at Old Trafford, LFC played like âa bad five-a-side teamâ â the sort of withering put-down in which he specialises, but the performance before half-time was simply unacceptable.
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Speaking on Sky Sports after full-time, Sturridge lamented the lack of a clear identity under Slot after two years of his reign at Liverpool.
Daniel Sturridge called it 'worrying' that Liverpool still lacks a clear identity under manager Arne Slot.
Liverpool has lost 11 matches in the Premier League this season.
Roy Keane described Liverpool's first-half performance against Manchester United as playing like 'a bad five-a-side team.'
The current manager of Liverpool is Arne Slot.
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The former Red striker said:Â âIt is worrying. For me, whatâs concerning is the consistency of the counterattacks theyâre conceding. No-one really in the midfield or the attack is stopping the play higher up on the pitch.
âThe identity is not there. They need to build a team that is in Arneâs identity but right now Iâm not quite sure what that is. We knew with Jurgen. With Arne, weâve seen a possession-based team who are slightly more methodical. When you look at the statistics of the team this year, the stats are way down across the board.
âYou want phases of play. Right now, thereâs not any phases of play for Liverpool. Itâs quite one-on-one.â
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However, Sturridge later added that heâd like Slot to be given the chance to fix the issues in his team for next season, stating: âThey can get Champions League football, regroup, decide on the framework, decide on the players who are with you. Youâve got to give the man a chance to implement the philosophy.â
The punditâs concerns about Liverpool on the counterattack are quite pertinent, with the Reds all too easily cut open by Man United this afternoon, most crucially in the lead-up to Benjamin Seskoâs controversial goal.
Itâs one thing for players to be culpable of mistakes on the pitch, which Alexis Mac Allister was with his slack pass to give away possession. Itâs another to continually deploy a tactical setup which is ridiculously easy for opponents to punish.
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Within a few months we knew what LFC were under Klopp â a high-pressing, hard-working, all-action outfit which could be defensively suspect but were committed to outscoring the opposition. Two years into Slotâs reign, what are his Liverpool side, exactly?
Sturridge may be pleading for the board to keep faith in the 47-year-old to âimplement his philosophyâ, but should that not already have been drilled into his team by this stage of his tenure in charge?
The Reds should do enough to qualify for the Champions League, whichâd likely be enough to keep the Dutchman in a job, but the scrutiny over his position will no doubt continue into the summer after a truly dismal sophomore season at the helm.