Journalist spots what Arne Slot did after watching back Newcastle's second goal on the big screen
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Liverpool put in one of their worst performances of the season in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.
The Reds looked tired during Tuesday’s gruelling loss against Paris Saint Germain and compounded that with a pathetic showing at Wembley.
It was always likely that the PSG penalty defeat was going to weigh on Liverpool’s mind during the Carabao Cup final.
However, with five days in between the games, it should have been expected that Liverpool would have the game out of their system.
Instead, the Reds turned in an genuinely embarrassing display against an energised Newcastle.
If the first-half was not bad enough, Liverpool came out for the second in poor form, too. Soon, the Magpies were 2-0 up, Alexander Isak scoring an instant finish. And after going 2-0 behind. Reds boss Arne Slot gave his reaction.
Arne Slot unimpressed with Liverpool defending
Tiredness obviously came into it here, but there’s no way Liverpool should have been as bad as they were on Sunday.
You have to show up for a final. Newcastle did, Liverpool absolutely did not.
Credit should be given to the Magpies, they ran all over Slot’s team. But both goals looked preventable.
The second came after Newcastle got in too easily down the Liverpool right. Andy Robertson was beaten by a header at the far stick and Isak swept home.
“Arne Slot shakes his head as he watches a replay on the big screen,” journalist Lewis Steele reported on X.
“Andy Robertson beaten too easily at the back post and then a prolific finish from the clinical striker Alexander Isak.”
No positives to take from Wembley defeat
Slot may have been disappointed by what his team served up on Sunday, but the truth of the matter is that his chickens finally came home to roost.
The Liverpool head coach has done so many things right this season. But his lack of rotation during the earlier parts of the season cost Liverpool at Wembley.
The Reds have been slowly looking more and more tired into the final part of the campaign. That’s a result of Slot failing to put trust in fringe players over the course of the season.
The Dutchman did finally stick the likes of Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott on for decent game time at Wembley, but it was too little, too late.
A bad week for Liverpool who must pick themselves up and be better after returning from the international break.
