Slot Rules Out Dominik Szoboszlai As Long-Term Right-Winger

Arne Slot has admitted “it isn’t good” to see Mo Salah on the bench, whereas ruling out Dominik Szoboszlai as a long-term answer on the best wing.

With Salah on the sidelines, Slot performed a 4-2-3-1 in possession with Szoboszlai on the best, dropping deeper when defending to create extra of a 4-3-3.

This labored effectively for Liverpool because the Hungarian’s function contributed to larger defensive solidity in entrance of Joe Gomez at right-back.

Nonetheless, Slot advised media together with the Liverpool Echo: “I don’t see Dominik as a right-winger for the long-term future on this membership.

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“Dominik is a midfielder who may assist us out as a full-back or as a winger if wanted, however he’s extra of a midfielder than he’s a full-back or winger.

“I don’t count on to be in February and March and each single recreation Dominik is enjoying there.

“A factor that was vital for me to do is that in another video games we had been going extra man-to-man than on this recreation, so the final line of 4 may keep extra in place.

“Dominik, as everyone knows, runs for 2 and that was useful in that recreation, [but] within the long-term future, we should always have wingers enjoying as wingers, midfielders enjoying as midfielders and defenders enjoying as defenders.”

Arne Slot admits “not good” to Mo Salah on the bench

For Liverpool’s journey to West Ham, Salah started a Premier League match on the bench for the primary time since April 2024, coincidentally additionally on the London Stadium.

This supplied a glimpse of how Liverpool may arrange whereas he’s at AFCON, which he leaves for after Liverpool play Brighton on December 13.

The Reds beat West Ham 2-0 however Slot insisted he nonetheless would “choose to see Mo on the pitch.”

Slot stated: “It’s not a pleasant factor for you, not for a Liverpool fan and never for me, a participant that has been so vital for us – you need to see him on the pitch.

“I choose to see Mo on the pitch, scoring his objectives and doing one thing particular, fairly than the digital camera being on him when he isn’t within the recreation.

“He has been so vital for us for thus a few years and he shall be vital for us within the coming days, as a result of it’s days as he goes to the AFCON.”