🔗 Share this article The Merseyside club Will Not Change Forward-Thinking Philosophy In the Face of Poor Run of Form, Declares Slot The Dutch manager has revealed that the team leadership agree with his assessment regarding the team's slump and he has no intention of discarding their attacking style in quest for a turnaround. The manager acknowledged that six losses in seven games was unacceptable ahead of Aston Villa's visit. Pressure Mounting During Difficult Period Slot accepted the scrutiny was intense before his altered lineup suffered Carabao Cup elimination against Crystal Palace. However, he insisted that this pressure to arrest the slide is not coming from the team's proprietors or football administration following a summer transfer outlay of almost £450m. "Our views align," stated the Liverpool boss, whose squad will encounter the Spanish giants in the Champions League and play against Manchester City in the English top flight. Player Depth Remains Unquestioned The coach is convinced his team "boast a remarkable roster if they are all fit and completely set for the schedule ahead". He mentioned that the summer investment in talents including Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, who is probably unavailable again against Villa through fitness issues, had left the club "in an excellent position for the short-term future and the years to come". Gelling Difficulties When asked why his team were having difficulty blending, he answered: "You don't really help me. 'What are the reasons?' I give an explanation and people say I'm making justifications. I can come up with several explanations why we are struggling for victories or experiencing losses as we do but, as I always emphasize, there are never enough excuses to have a performance streak as we had now." No matter if I could identify multiple factors When you are Liverpool you cannot lose Unfortunately six defeats in seven games Defensive Statistics Only the Clarets (21) have faced more big chances from open play this season than Liverpool (19). The first-place team, the North London club, have allowed just two. Yet Liverpool's coach rejects the champions have been too open and asserts there is no reason to abandon offensive philosophy for a more pragmatic style after ten fixtures without a shutout. "From my perspective we don't allowing many opportunities so I see no justification to alter our approach totally but we must improve in keeping clean sheets," he said. Particular Cases "When facing United, how many chances did we concede? Against Eintracht Frankfurt when we were leading 3-1, we barely allowed a shot on target. In each fixture we have played so far we haven't given up a numerous openings. Not at all. We do give away a somewhat more than last season but that has to do with us being behind early so you become more adventurous. But overall I don't think that our problem is that we concede too many chances. Our challenge is we don't score the openings we produce."