"Slot" offers a new excuse explaining why Liverpool finished only 5th in the Premier League standings.
On 27 May 2026, Arne Slot, Liverpool's manager, spoke about the team's conclusion of the English Premier League 2025-26 season, officially ending with a 5th-place finish and securing a UEFA Champions League spot as the minimum goal.
However, Arne Slot faced heavy criticism after spending over £400 million on top players, including Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Jeremy Frimpong, and Milos Kerkez, yet the team's performance fell far below the standard compared to last season when they won the Premier League.
Arne Slot explained the key reason for Liverpool's underperformance compared to what the "Reds" fans expected: "Many factors. I may not be perfect myself, but I would give the same answer even in the year we won the league."
"As a manager, you can never be perfect, and neither can the players. But every decision I made throughout the season came from one principle: thorough preparation."
"So, none of my decisions came from thinking, ‘Oh, I’m out of time, so I’ll decide this way.’ No, I thought carefully. And as you know, not every decision has to be right."
"It would be foolish for me to claim that all my decisions were correct, but before deciding, I felt they were the right choices."
"Often, I didn’t need to make any decisions or choices at all. For example, in the final game (Liverpool drew Brentford 1-1), it might have been the first time this season with no academy players on our bench, and that was an exception."
"So, if you ask me for one word to describe this season, I would say ‘injuries.’"