Liverpool head coach Arne Slot speaking on Thursday
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot speaking on Thursday
Arne Slot has vowed to "fight on" as Liverpool manager amid his toughest spell in charge. The 4-1 defeat by PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in the Champions League on Wednesday night came on the back of a 3-0 loss against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and leaves the Dutchman under the pump.
Pressure has been piling onto Slot, whose side have now lost nine of their last 12 games in all competitions. Defeat by PSV meant three successive losses by a three-goal margin.
Liverpool are 12th in the Premier League on 18 points after 12 matches. They have lost six of their last seven matches in the competition ahead of the trip to West Ham on Sunday.
Speaking in a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Slot was asked whether he had spoken to sporting director Richard Hughes since the PSV defeat. He replied: "We had the same conversation since I've been here.
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"I'm not sure if I said last night, but we fight on try to improve. The conversations have been the same as for the past one and a half years."
Asked if he felt let down by his players, Slot responded: "No, not at all. Although I do agree with you that out standards have not been up to the standards that we're used to and we want. But last year when we did really well there was a focus on certain individuals, but I've always said it's about the group."
He vowed to "keep fighting, no matter how difficult it is, we need to fight together".
Liverpool manager Arne Slot
Liverpool manager Arne Slot is under mounting pressure ( Image: Simon Stacpoole/Getty Images)
Slot is no stranger to pressure, but the dial has certainly been turned up recently, with Liverpool stuck in a rut. "A lot of pressure if you work at a top club, even more so if you losing more than this club is used," he said.
"There is always pressure, last year it was to win the league but now it is a different pressure. Maybe my job is easier because I don't have to play. It's hard for every player, when we go down after five minutes and play well first half and then we concede second half, so we get knock after knock after knock.
"So we keep fighting. It is what we did so well last year and it is the minimum we expect over 90 minutes."
Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool looks dejected during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between Liverpool FC and PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool were hit for four by PSV on Wednesday evening ( Image: Offside via Getty Images)
Asked what he could do differently, Slot said: "It's not easy to say what I can do different. If you win, lose or draw you reflect on decisions you do in the week, maybe you do it more if you lose.
"We try to find the answer we need to win a game. In the end it's about doing what this club is about - keep fighting, we have to fight together. It would also be nice if we reward ourselves in the moments we play well, because there are large parts when we do. Every small mistake or error leads to us conceding a goal. "
“I feel I am okay with my position,” Slot said after the humiliating PSV defeat. “I’ve been feeling safe. I’ve got a lot of support from above. They are helpful to me but they don’t phone me every single minute of the day to tell me they trust me. I feel the trust but I haven’t spoken to them after this game.”
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