Liverpool manager Arne Slot has conceded that he may need to stop discussing low blocks so frequently, after club legend Steven Gerrard advised him to focus on solutions rather than excuses. Gerrard, speaking after Liverpool's 3-0 Champions League win over Marseille, said Slot's repeated references to opponents' defensive tactics were unnecessary.
Slot responded by acknowledging Gerrard's point, stating: 'I can only agree with him, that I speak a lot about low blocks - because we face a lot of low blocks! And if people ask me after the game my opinion about the games I have to describe something.' He added that he might 'try to find other words or just simply not talk about it anymore.'
Gerrard, who covered the Marseille match, said: 'He needs to stop talking about low blocks. Low blocks have been happening against Liverpool ever since I played... The key is you have to find the solutions.' Slot noted that Gerrard himself was a player who could unlock such defences.
Liverpool have struggled against lower-ranked teams this season but extended their unbeaten run to 13 games with the Marseille victory. Slot's side face Bournemouth next, a team he described as 'very intense to play against.'
