Arne Sloter analyses the reasons why Liverpool have conceded more goals recently

Liverpool are about to play the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham. Coach Arne Slaughter analyzed the reasons why Liverpool has conceded more goals recently.

At the beginning of this season, Liverpool performed well and conceded few goals, even if they did, it was only one or two goals. However, in recent games, Liverpool has conceded more goals. Slot believes that the main reason for the loss is luck and the quality of the opponent.

At the pre-match press conference, reporters asked about the recent increase in goals conceded. Sloter replied: "I said at the beginning of the season that when we only lost one or two chances, it might be a bit of luck or because the goalkeeper performed well that we didn't lose the ball."

“I don’t think we’ve conceded more goals than we have in the past, we kept a clean sheet recently against West Ham, even though they hit the post and the crossbar, but that’s part of football.

"Another factor is the players you play against. If you play Newcastle away, I think that's a difficult away game for every team. So we conceded three goals and we conceded two against Fulham.

"But it's normal to concede a goal against Manchester United, they are a very strong team in the league. I know everyone looks at the league ranking to determine the strength of the team, but the ranking is far from their actual strength, which is also part of the season."

"Sometimes the opponent has several chances but doesn't score, but sometimes they can score. This has happened more recently. Although you don't want to see goals conceded, I still see the same work ethic from the players as at the beginning of the season."