Liverpool will not change attacking style despite recent slump, says Slot

<ul><li><p>‘But we need to do better in not conceding goals’</p></li><li><p>Liverpool host Villa after six defeats in seven games</p></li></ul><p>Arne Slot has said the Liverpool hierarchy share his views on the reasons for the team’s slump and he will not abandon an attacking style in search of a way out. The head coach admitted that six defeats in seven games was unacceptable before Aston Villa’s visit on Saturday and denied making excuses for Liverpool’s worst domestic run in 72 years.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/29/arne-slot-defends-liverpool-selection-for-crystal-palace-carabao-cup-tie">Slot accepted the pressure</a> was on before his makeshift team <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/29/liverpool-crystal-palace-carabao-cup-fourth-round-match-report">exited the Carabao Cup</a> against Crystal Palace on Wednesday. That pressure to arrest the slide, however, is not, he insisted, coming from Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, FSG’s chief executive of football, Michael Edwards, or the sporting director, Richard Hughes, after a summer transfer outlay of almost £450m.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/31/arne-slot-liverpool-aston-villa-premier-league">Continue reading...</a>