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Arne Slot insisted Liverpool confirmed why they’re champions this afternoon regardless of a below-par performance in losing 3-1 at Chelsea.
Reds boss Slot made six adjustments to his aspect 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 fairly happy regardless of setback
Regardless of struggling simply their third league defeat of the season, Slot felt there have been moments of promise from his aspect.
He instructed BBC’s Match of the Day: “For a lot of issues I didn’t see a drop off. Immediately, we might see why now we have received 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 surrender, however I’ve mentioned earlier than margins are small.
“In some moments a couple of percentages weren’t there.
“It’ll all the time be a troublesome sport to play right here, however for us to play the best way we did tells me additionally why we received the league, but it surely additionally tells me in case you have a small drop off within the ultimate third you may concede or not rating.
“A smart man as soon as mentioned to me ‘nothing good comes from dropping 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 can be taken from the performances of his squad gamers, including: “They need to play these video games as a result of they’ve educated 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 on daily basis on the coaching floor and within the moments that they play for us.”
Slot received the title regardless of making only one signing final summer time, that of Federico Chiesa who has hardly featured.
And the Dutchman admitted he could look to freshen issues up earlier than Liverpool try to retain their crown subsequent season.
Requested if followers can count on an enormous summer time forward, he instructed Sky Sports activities: “It’s already an enormous summer time as a result of we prolonged Virgil [van Dijk] and Mo [Salah] and for big components 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 proud of the squad now we have. We’ll see what the summer time brings however typically it may be good to convey contemporary vitality. [But] Provided that we see somebody in the marketplace who can enhance us.”
Pleased 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 group’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 group [Liverpool] confirmed why they’re so good. They compelled us to defend deep which we don’t like.
“We deliberate the sport to be aggressive, enjoying the best way we would like they usually compelled 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 positive, Chelsea has to combat for Champions League and hopefully sooner or later we will combat for one thing extra necessary. On this second we’re there and hopefully we will end there.”