The Dutch manager has stated that the team leadership share his views regarding the team's slump and he will not abandon their attacking style in pursuit of a turnaround. The head coach conceded that six losses in seven matches was below standard ahead of the weekend fixture with Villa.
Liverpool's coach recognized the scrutiny was intense before his rotated squad exited the Carabao Cup against the London club. However, he maintained that this pressure to arrest the slide is not coming from the club's ownership or executive leadership following a substantial investment of approximately £450 million.
"They say similar things," commented the Liverpool boss, whose squad will encounter Real Madrid in the European competition and visit the Citizens in the domestic competition.
Liverpool's manager thinks his team "have an unbelievable squad if they are completely available and all ready for the schedule ahead". He mentioned that the transfer window acquisitions in players such as the attacking midfielder and the forward, who is expected to be sidelined again against Aston Villa through injury, had left the club "in an excellent position for the near future and the long-term future".
When asked why his team were struggling to integrate, he answered: "That's not particularly helpful. 'Why, why, why?' I offer insights and people say I'm coming up with excuses. I can come up with multiple factors why we are not winning as much or suffering defeats as we do but, as I say every time, there are inadequate reasons to have a run of form as we had now."
Only the Lancashire club (21) have allowed more significant openings from open play this season than the Merseysiders (19). The league leaders, the North London club, have faced two. Yet Liverpool's coach rejects the defense has been too vulnerable and asserts there is no basis to compromise forward-thinking approach for a more pragmatic style after ten matches without a shutout.
"In my view we're not giving up numerous openings so I see no justification to alter our approach completely but we have to enhance in preventing goals," he said.
"Versus the Red Devils, how many openings did we give up? Against Eintracht Frankfurt when we were ahead by two goals, we hardly conceded a effort at our net. In every match we have played so far we haven't allowed a lot of chances. Absolutely not. We do give away a somewhat more than last season but that stems from us being behind early so you take a bit more risk. But typically I don't feel that our challenge is that we concede too many chances. Our challenge is we are unable to finish the openings we produce."
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