Arne Slot admits he doesn’t blame Liverpool fans for venting their frustration after his team were booed off at Anfield.
And the Reds boss has challenged his players to make amends for another dismal performance when they attempt a Champions League comeback against Galatasaray in midweek.
Liverpool allowed a lead to slip late on once again as they were held to a 1-1 home Premier League draw by struggling Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.
Dominik Szoboszlai had put Slot’s side ahead on 18 minutes only for former Everton striker Richarlison to equalise in the 90th minute having earlier spurned a number of chances.
The final whistle was greeted with jeers from the Anfield faithful who sounded their displeasure at another disappointing result and performance.
And Slot accepted the boos made “complete sense” as he looked ahead to Wednesday’s European clash with Liverpool looking to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit.
“I think it's understandable for fans to be frustrated because it has happened so many times that they have seen the home team not picking up the points they are expecting, us conceding goals in the last minute," said the Reds boss.
“Now it is up to us to bring that frustration to Wednesday and come up with a big performance because we are all frustrated. That is completely clear.
“It is now up to me and the players to take that frustration to Wednesday evening and show the fans the performance and the result they deserve because they have been supportive throughout the whole season to us.
“If it happens so many times that they are frustrated in the end of the game or after the final whistle, that makes complete sense to me.”
Liverpool have actually moved up to fifth in the table and are now just two points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa in the battle for Champions League qualification.
But Slot admits the draw was a significant setback in keeping with much of his team’s shortcomings in the Premier League this season.
“Of course it is damaging but how many times has this been damaging for us (this season),” he said
“We don’t help ourselves at all. It is so many times this season we have created much more xG or chances than the amount of goals we score. Usually in the Premier League you see a lot of teams outperforming their xG but that definitely is not what we are doing.
“Then the game stays tight until the end and we struggle to keep clean sheets. We haven’t had as many clean sheets as you would want if you want to go higher up in the table.
“That’s a bad combination for picking up the amount of points we want to pick up.”
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