Slot acknowledges “Creating anger with players” during the victory of Liverpool over Southampton

Arne Slot admitted that he had to “create anger” with his players at halftime while Liverpool came from naked down to win the bottom of Southampton to cross 16 points of clear at the top of the Premier League.

The Reds refined their return to the second half to secure a 3-1 victory over the fighting saints at Anfield, the kindness of Mohamed Salah Brace and Darwin Nunez after Will Smallbone gave visitors a shock.

The victory comes only three days after the PSG attack in Paris prevailed in PSG to gain a slim advantage of 1-0 by entering the second-to-not-in-law of its Champions League Conflict 16.

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– Liverpool FC (@lfc) March 8, 2025

A visit to Southampton, at least on paper, presented a completely different challenge for the Slot team, but the Dutch manager still felt the need to make three changes in the attempt to return to the game at halftime.

Slot revealed that he had warned his memory detachment before starting and talking about the creation of “anger” in the locker room at the break was needed to release his players.

“I think I tried everything before the game,” Slot said after the game.

“So in the media, at my meetings, to clarify (players) how difficult this is.

“But in the end, I had to make some difficult decisions at halftime to create a certain anger with the players. And those who, again, were very important for us and who helped us to bring victory over the line.”

Liverpool’s leadership at the top could be reduced to 13 points if Arsenal beat Manchester United on Old Trafford on Sunday.

The following for the slot -O’s team is the second calculation with PSG. Two teams meet at Anfield on Tuesday with a place in the last eight European elite club competitions.