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Slaughter on substitution selection: When you re trailing, people focus more on errant passes

5:02am, 20 October 2025【Football】

Hupu News on October 20th Premier League, Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United. After the game, Liverpool head coach Arne Slott was interviewed by BBC's "Match of the Day".

further talked about the positive impact brought about by the adjustment of the three substitutes, saying

"I think everyone seems to have forgotten that we have created a lot of opportunities when we were behind at halftime. When the team is behind, people will pay more attention to those missed passes, but in the first half, Isaac had a chance to face the goalkeeper alone. Gak Bo also hit the goalpost twice - in fact, we had a chance to draw the score to 1-1 at that time. "

"This is indeed the case in the second half. As the opponent's physical fitness becomes worse and worse, we create more opportunities. This happened against Crystal Palace and Chelsea, and it is the same today."

"Of course, now. There are definitely concerns. If you lose four games in a row, you have to face the problem, but we also know that as long as we can continue to perform like this, we have a good chance of winning more games. If we can do better in some details, the winning rate will be even higher. But no one can 100% guarantee that we will create eight, nine or even ten clear scoring opportunities in the next game. "

"Besides, these players persisted for so long when trailing 1-0 and still tried their best to equalize the score. As long as you maintain this mentality, there will be many positive factors to build on in future games. However, the impact of four consecutive losses on a team is undoubtedly huge. "