"I don't think we do things different. I do see teams doing a lot of things different to us, Slot said, as quoted by Liverpool's official site. So, the first part of last season Jurgen gave me a lot of gifts but one of the gifts he also gave me was ending up third the year before and fifth the year before and him being so well known that a new manager came in and everybody thought, Oh, let's start to play against Liverpool'!"
"Somewhat worryingly, Slot has now told a press conference that he thinks teams perhaps took him a bit lightly when he first took over from Jurgen Klopp. The former Feyenoord manager says he noticed this in the second half of last season, with opponents now taking his Liverpool side more seriously. He feels he now needs to work out how to adapt to this, and it's perhaps a concern that he hasn't managed to do already given that he noticed this a few months ago."
Opponents initially underestimated Liverpool following the managerial change from Jurgen Klopp, prompting different tactical approaches in the opening months. That tactical shift reversed after Liverpool rose to the top of the Premier League and Champions League positions, with teams adapting to nullify Liverpool's strengths. Liverpool have lost consecutive matches to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray and showed signs of defensive fragility and reliance on late winners. The team conceded an increased number of goals before the recent defeats. The manager recognizes that opponents now take the side more seriously and that tactical adjustments are required to counter new opponent strategies.
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