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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says he has tried to affect referees throughout matches this season however admitted that his efforts haven’t yielded any outcomes.
Talking at a information convention on Tuesday, Slot defined his strategy to making a siege mentality at Anfield, hoping it’d sway officers to favour his group in sure conditions.
“You attempt to affect as a lot as you’ll be able to,” Slot mentioned.
“The error I’ve made two occasions already right here, and one or two occasions in Holland, is usually you suppose that creating an environment that the entire world is in opposition to you’ll be able to result in some optimistic choices on the finish of the sport.
“However right here, till now, within the Chelsea recreation and the Fulham recreation for the entire 90 minutes it stayed the identical.
“It wasn’t like after I attempted to affect issues a bit, the referee abruptly gave us one or two free kicks.
“No, he simply stored the entire recreation the identical. I do know that it doesn’t work, however generally you suppose: ‘Can I affect {that a} bit?’ Nevertheless it didn’t assist in any respect.”
“They make extra good choices than the referees do” 😂
Arne Slot admits referees make him lose his cool greater than Liverpool gamers do 😂#LFC pic.twitter.com/XAuFoPlDUJ
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 17, 2024
Slot, who succeeded Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool’s supervisor in the summertime, will serve a touchline ban throughout Liverpool’s Carabao Cup conflict in opposition to Southampton on Wednesday.
The suspension comes after Slot gathered three yellow playing cards in his first 17 video games in English soccer.
The Dutchman mirrored on his disciplinary file, noting that it’s uncommon for him, although he admitted that feelings can generally get the higher of him throughout matches.
“You at all times replicate, however I believe, usually, I’m calm,” Slot added.
“I don’t know whether it is sensible to say this, however there’s additionally a restrict for me – let’s put it that approach.
“After which I can get emotional and, sadly, that restrict is just reached by refereeing choices or the selections my gamers make.”
In Slot’s absence, his assistant, Sipke Hulshoff, will take cost on the sideline as Liverpool face Southampton.
The Saints are coming off a 5-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, a loss that additionally noticed them half methods with head coach Russell Martin.
