Arne Slot has as soon as once more known as on Liverpool followers going to Anfield this afternoon to play their half in hopefully serving to the Reds to safe a twenty first Premier League win of the season.
The Merseysiders shall be heavy favourites to select up three extra factors at house to rock-bottom Southampton, even with a decent turnaround from a hard-fought victory away to a robust Paris Saint-Germain facet lower than 72 hours in the past.
The 46-year-old pleaded with supporters to take their seats no less than half-hour earlier than kick-off right now and convey the identical degree of noise and backing that they usually would for a do-or-die European fixture.
Slot reiterates plea to Liverpool followers amid stark Southampton reminder
In his programme notes for this afternoon’s match, Slot reiterated that message to the followers to play their half and warned that, regardless of the 58-point hole to Southampton within the Premier League desk, a win can’t be mechanically assumed.
He wrote (by way of liverpoolfc.com): “It’s clear that given the efforts that the gamers put in on Wednesday night time, we are going to want our supporters right now.
“In soccer, it’s typically straightforward to have a look at the fixture checklist and predict when there shall be an enormous ambiance however typically it’s as a lot concerning the want and the second. This, I’d say, is unquestionably a type of events.
“Southampton are a crew who’ve given us an enormous take a look at already this season. Our fixture at St Mary’s was very tight, because the outcome demonstrated, and it was yet one more event when the energy of the Premier League was proven as a result of we had been pushed all the way in which, even when expectations outdoors of ourselves had been that it’d be a way more easy sport.
“That have will assist us right now however provided that we use the knowledge in the proper means. We should always anticipate Southampton to combat each inch of the way in which as soon as once more.”
Slot isn’t simply being diplomatic about Southampton
Ordinarily when prime performs backside at house within the Premier League, a complete victory is to be anticipated, significantly when the guests are a Southampton facet who’ve misplaced 12 of their final 14 top-flight video games by an combination scoreline of 40-9.
Nevertheless, Slot’s programme notes warning to Liverpool isn’t mere diplomacy on his half. Though we’ve crushed the Saints twice on their very own turf already this season, each victories had been solely by the odd purpose.
The Reds needed to work laborious for a 2-1 win within the Carabao Cup quarter-finals in direction of the top of 2024, and on their earlier go to in November they had been trailing by that scoreline within the sixty fifth minute earlier than two targets from Mo Salah secured a removed from easy three factors.
For all their woes this time period, the south coast facet have proven that they’ll bother the Premier League leaders, whose perspective will must be spot-on in the event that they’re to keep away from being on the unsuitable finish of a shock outcome right now.
Let’s hope that the followers heed Slot’s plea to deliver the noise at Anfield, and that the gamers tackle board his sage recommendation about treating Southampton with the utmost respect. If that’s the case, ideally Liverpool’s high quality will shine by means of they usually’ll go to mattress tonight with a 16-point lead over Arsenal.
