Liverpool’s training sessions clearly aren’t working after worrying Arne Slot admission

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Liverpool seem to be repeating the same errors game after game.

The Reds find themselves in a predicament right now as performances just do not seem to be improving no matter what they try.

Arne Slot has made multiple changes in terms of both personnel and systems, but nothing appears to be working.

Brentford proved just that as well after beating them 3-2 on Saturday, with the final result not telling the full story.

There was a key area, though, that Brentford kept on targeting to great success, and this will be a massive worry as Slot has insisted that Liverpool had been working on it in training.

Liverpool are being targeted for their aerial weakness

The defence has been a huge issue so far this season, but the biggest problem seems to be when the ball is not on the floor.

Many Premier League clubs seem to have abandoned their tiki-taka approach and a lot more focus has been put on being more direct, something Liverpool cannot handle.

Brentford are one of the best teams at doing this, with their long throw-ins something they are becoming synonymous with.

This is something Slot recognised early on, suggesting that they would be able to mitigate it to good effect, but despite practising in training, they could not deal with it on the night.

“Come on yeah, that’s the only thing we did on the training pitch yesterday,” Slot said in his press conference after the game when asked if Liverpool were ready for their set pieces.

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“They are known for set pieces and counter attacks.”

This would suggest the training sessions are not perhaps adequate enough as throughout the night, Brentford looked like they were going to score every time they had a chance to launch it into the box.

Liverpool need to start winning the first balls

Liverpool simply have not been good enough aerially, something that should not be the case given the stature of their centre-backs.

Every time a team launches a ball into the box, the Reds look shaky and very often fail to win the first header, with this then causing chaos.

So, one way or another, Slot needs to find a way to solve this as teams are starting to target it game after game, with it costing them every time.

Liverpool themselves may also have to go a little more direct, as when they did so against Frankfurt, it led to them looking far more convincing.