Liverpool striker Alexander Isak has expressed confidence that the team will recover from their recent poor form, emphasizing that the international break offers a valuable opportunity to address the small details that have hampered them recently.
The Premier League champions slipped to a third consecutive defeat for the first time under Arne Slot after a late 2–1 loss to Chelsea, increasing concerns around their early-season struggles.
While Slot attributed the run to misfortune, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk publicly disagreed, suggesting that there are deeper issues within the side.
For Isak, who joined Liverpool in the summer for £125 million, the start has been far from ideal with only one goal in six appearances since he arrived at Merseyside.
Despite the criticism surrounding his performances, Isak remains upbeat, backing both himself and the squad to rediscover their form after the break.
“We know the quality in this team,” Isak said. “It’s about focusing on the small things and coming back stronger. We’ll use this time to reset and make sure we respond in the right way.
“Game by game we have to improve, of course, if we want to achieve the things we want to,” Isak continued reflecting on the Chelsea defeat. “I think we started off pretty badly and we worked our way into the game pretty well.
“We came out second half and really gave everything to get a result. In the end, it’s obviously tough conceding in the last minute like that. We were speaking [about] details in our press and also on the ball, the spaces to find to be able to hurt them.
“I think we created chances, enough to score and it just wasn’t enough. In the same way that winning like this is the best feeling, it’s the worst to lose in this type of way. It’s pretty normal. We just have to keep working hard, bounce back and get back to winning ways.
“I think the belief is there that we can [bounce back]. This team has shown that many times. It’s never easy of course, but hard work and working on details and getting back to our best… we have that belief.”
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