Slot refutes suggestion FA Cup exit a positive for Liverpool | OneFootball

Arne Slot has refuted the suggestion that Liverpool’s FA Cup exit can be a positive in their season.

Liverpool lost at second-tier strugglers Plymouth Argyle in the upset of the fourth round on Sunday. It has been suggested that the early exit could benefit the Reds across the season’s run-in, with fewer games in a congested schedule.

Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Merseyside Derby at Everton, Slot dismissed that notion and said ‘nothing good comes from losing’.

“There was a wise man that once said to me, nothing good comes from losing a football game and I completely agree.

“We would definitely have prepared to play six games in 18 days or seven in 21 or eight in 24 because that’s the schedule we are in. Now with us losing this game, there is one moment that we have a normal week, but that is definitely not what we wanted when we went to Plymouth.

“It was difficult because the plan was to play with Joe [Gomez] for 60 minutes or longer. The plan was to start Curtis [Jones] but he came on Sunday and said he didn’t feel well enough to play so then all of a sudden we missed two important players. I think people know Darwin [Nunez’s] situation that he became a dad one or two days before the game and that happened in Spain so he came in a bit later.

“There were some circumstances that weren’t perfect when it comes to Plymouth. The idea was to play with an even stronger team but that team still should have been able to win that game and the fact that we didn’t and the fact that we didn’t against PSV as well also tells us that these players definitely need these games to get the best out of them.

“It is so difficult to get the best out of them if they hardly play any games and that’s again why it’s disappointing for them.”

Asked whether the loss will impact his players ahead of facing Everton, Slot added: “It should have impact because if you are working at a club like this, you should compete for every trophy, we’ve said this from the start.

“We beat Accrington Stanley but to lose to Plymouth is, of course, not acceptable. As a team and I think our fans are disappointed by that result.

“We have to show a different side of us tomorrow because it was not only the result but the performance was far from what Liverpool standards are as well.”

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