Liverpool coach Arne Slot reflects on loss to Crystal Palace in Premier League clash, 'We can only blame ourselves...'

Liverpool’s head coach, Arne Slot, was candid in his assessment of his team’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace in their recent English Premier League (EPL) clash. The defeat at Selhurst Park ended Liverpool’s impressive five-game winning streak, and Slot didn’t pointed the finger at his team’s shortcomings.

“We can only blame ourselves for defending the way we did,” he said in his post-match press conference.

“They deserved to be up two or three goals in the first half,” Slot admitted, acknowledging Palace’s creation of four clear chances. Liverpool struggled to find their rhythm, unable to match the intensity of Oliver Glasner’s side.

The second half, however, painted a different picture. Liverpool improved, creating several scoring opportunities, with Federico Chiesa eventually equalizing in the 90th minute. For a moment, it seemed Liverpool might claim a point. But Palace’s substitute, Eddie Nketiah, had other plans, scoring a last-gasp winner that stunned the visitors.

Slot pinpointed a defensive error in the ending moments. He noted, “One of our players ran out because he wanted to play a counter-attack, which was of no use because time was up, so it was only about defending.”

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