Arne Slot has defended Liverpool’s style of play after the team came under criticism from former player Jamie Carragher following their 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
The Reds were held to a disappointing stalemate by the struggling Spurs in a Premier League clash on Sunday, leading to criticism from their former defender.
Carragher had slammed their passive approach and poor press in the encounter, as they suffered a major setback in the race for Champions League football.
However, Slot has now come to the defence of his players while speaking on Tuesday ahead of the Champions League clash against Galatasaray.
“I agree with a lot of things Jamie has said this season, but this particular one I disagree with,” Slot stated.
“I don’t see this, as I said after we conceded the 1-1. After so many disappointments we have had this season. It wouldn’t have been completely strange or weird if the players had given up, but they didn’t.
“But I can show you and you can find yourselves, that they had a counterattack where seven or eight of our players were back in the 18-yard box, which led to their corner, where we blocked that shot and that corner led to a transition all the way to the other side, where Hugo Ekitike had his big chance”, the Liverpool boss added.
“A team that has given up, a team of individuals a team that doesn’t work together, doesn’t show that resilience after our 120th setback this season.”
Liverpool welcome Galatasaray to Anfield on Wednesday, hoping to overturn a one-goal deficit from the first leg of their Round of 16 encounter.
The Reds need to score twice without reply in the encounter and will be wary of the Turkish side’s threat, as they have already lost twice to the same team this season.
“That’s exaggerated but we’ve had many. I don’t know why he said it or what he meant with it or what examples he used to say this”, Slot continued in response to Carragher’s remarks.
“Again, he’s said things this season that I agree with. I see similar things, I cannot always say them but I see similar things but this one i disagree with him.”
The winner of the clash will face European champions Paris Saint-Germain in the last eight of the competition, after the French side defeated Chelsea 8-2 on aggregate in their Round of 16 clash.
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