Steven Gerrard has urged restraint over calls to dismiss Arne Slot, arguing the former Feyenoord coach should be allowed time to resolve Liverpool\u2019s problems despite a run of poor displays.<\/p>\n
There have been widespread calls among Liverpool supporters for the club to sack the ex-Feyenoord coach, but Gerrard has issued caution over parting ways with a manager that helped the Reds clinch only their second ever Premier League trophy.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has [got credit in the bank] with me because more than anyone on the planet, I know how difficult it is to win a league,\u201d Gerrard told the Stick to Football podcast . \u201cAnd for him to come in and win a league in his first season, being asked questions in the media a long time, what do you think, does it need to change and blah, blah, blah … He\u2019s got a lot more credit with me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know how difficult it is. Jamie [Carragher] will tell you, the Liverpool demand, they expect to win it every year. So I think he needs the opportunity to sort of play himself out of trouble and fix the issues and try and get himself back in a good place.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 45-year-old added: \u201cI think someone who\u2019s won a league deserves at least a full season to try and get out of the problems and the issues that they\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m certainly one of those people, but I have to understand what the fans are saying as well, because it has been dire in certain games and performances. Really dire.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool will hope the March international break offered a reset after the Reds were beaten by Brighton & Hove Albion just before the hiatus. The need for a swift recovery is underlined by a testing week ahead that could shape Slot\u2019s immediate future.<\/p>\n
Liverpool begin by visiting Manchester City in an FA Cup quarterfinal on Saturday. Defeat at the Etihad Stadium eliminates another route to silverware, and the Reds then travel to reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie. As Liverpool know all too well from last season, PSG are a formidable foe, and a hefty defeat at the Parc des Princes would leave Slot\u2019s side on the precipice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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