Arne Slot insisted Liverpool confirmed why they’re champions this afternoon regardless of a below-par efficiency in shedding 3-1 at Chelsea.
Reds boss Slot made six modifications to his facet for the journey to Stamford Bridge, giving a number of fringe gamers the prospect to impress with Liverpool having wrapped up the title following their 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham final weekend.
However they didn’t gel and a Cole Palmer-inspired Chelsea cruised to a throughly deserved three factors.
Slot moderately glad regardless of setback
Regardless of struggling simply their third league defeat of the season, Slot felt there have been moments of promise from his facet.
He advised BBC’s Match of the Day: “For a lot of issues I didn’t see a drop off. At this time, we may see why we have now gained this league – we introduced the ball out from the again very well.
“We got here again after being 2-0 down and we didn’t hand over, however I’ve mentioned earlier than margins are small.
“In some moments a number of percentages weren’t there.
“It is going to all the time be a troublesome sport to play right here, however for us to play the way in which we did tells me additionally why we gained the league, nevertheless it additionally tells me when you have a small drop off within the remaining third you’ll be able to concede or not rating.
“A clever man as soon as mentioned to me ‘nothing good comes from shedding a soccer sport’ and that’s how we expertise it.”
A Jarell Quansah personal aim doubles Chelsea’s lead! 🫣 pic.twitter.com/fLCvzxHs2k
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Slot backs fringe gamers
Slot mentioned not an excessive amount of could be taken from the performances of his squad gamers, including: “They need to play these video games as a result of they’ve skilled so laborious this season. Each time they did so properly in order that’s why I feel they deserved to play this sport. We don’t decide them solely on this sport, we decide them daily on the coaching floor and within the moments that they play for us.”
Slot gained the title regardless of making only one signing final summer season, that of Federico Chiesa who has hardly featured.
And the Dutchman admitted he could look to freshen issues up earlier than Liverpool try and retain their crown subsequent season.
Requested if followers can count on an enormous summer season forward, he advised Sky Sports activities: “It’s already an enormous summer season as a result of we prolonged Virgil [van Dijk] and Mo [Salah] and for giant elements of the season, I don’t assume everybody anticipated that.
“For us to maintain them is an enormous factor. I’ve mentioned already that I’m pleased with the squad we have now. We’ll see what the summer season brings however generally it may be good to deliver recent vitality. [But] Provided that we see somebody in the marketplace who can enhance us.”
Glad Maresca praises spectacular Chelsea
Chelsea’s win moved them on to 63 factors, the identical as Newcastle and only one fewer than third-placed Manchester Metropolis because the race to safe qualification for the Champions League intensified.
Blues boss Enzo Maresca was delighted along with his workforce’s show.
“I’ve very impressed with my gamers” 😃
Enzo Maresca reacts after Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Liverpool 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/finTdvIa4a
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He mentioned: “Crucial three factors, particularly at this stage within the season. This workforce [Liverpool] confirmed why they’re so good. They pressured us to defend deep which we don’t like.
“We deliberate the sport to be aggressive, enjoying the way in which we would like they usually pressured us to make use of a distinct plan. The gamers tailored fairly properly. For the quantity of possibilities that we created, we deserved to win the sport.”
As for his or her top-five aspirations, he added: “For certain, Chelsea has to battle for Champions League and hopefully sooner or later we will battle for one thing extra essential. On this second we’re there and hopefully we will end there.”
