Arne Slot has admitted Liverpool’s recent form was ‘scandalous’, highlighting what’s changed to turn it around.
[Soccer News cover comments](https://www.soccernews.nl/news/slot-wijst-na-winst-tegen-real-madrid-opeens-naar-feyenoord/) from him today, made on Ziggo Sport following the 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League.
The Reds were comfortable winners against their Champions League rivals on Tuesday evening. Alexis Mac Allister’s goal proved to be the difference in a dominant display from the home side.
It was a big result for Arne Slot and his men, who appear to have rediscovered their lost form. This win came on the back of an equally impressive win over Aston Villa last weekend.
It’s put a firm end to a six-match winless streak across all competitions that had seen them beaten by the likes of Crystal Palace, Brentford and Galatasaray. Indeed, they had lost six out of their last seven before the win over Villa brought that to an end.
Questions were naturally being asked, particularly given the Reds had started the season in fine form. They won their first five in a row, beating the likes of Newcastle and Arsenal on the way.
Slot also came into question, but things are now back on track, and he thinks an extra rest has solved many issues.
Liverpool problems made worse by lack of rest
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“We’ve lost far too much in recent weeks, of course, for a club of our level,” he said.
“It was a challenging schedule with many away games, with hardly any rest in between. Tonight, we played against a team that also had two days off, but at our own Anfield.
“It’s fantastic when you play a match like that and then win. Tonight showed once again how important set pieces are in football these days. In the Premier League, we’ve now conceded four like that, but in the Champions League, we’ve now scored four like that and conceded zero.
“No, I was never worried, but when you lose often, as a manager you’re constantly thinking about where you can make adjustments. But you’re also aware that many things are going well. Losing so often was scandalous, far from our level.”