Liverpool boss Arne Slot insists his team are still capable of achieving something “very special” despite enduring a disappointing campaign to date.
The Reds have virtually relinquished their Premier League title as they sit sixth in the table, 14 points adrift of leaders Arsenal.
The Merseyside outfit have failed to win any of their last five top-flight matches, although they are still in the UEFA Champions League and FA Cup.
Liverpool can secure a top eight position and a spot in the last-16 of the European competition when they host Qarabag on Wednesday night.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Slot said his side need to be more clinical in the box as well as tighter at the back in order to succeed in the final four months of the season.
Arne Slot: Liverpool can still do ‘very special things this season’
“It is going to be really difficult to quiet outside noise with the position we are in in the league,” the Dutchman said.
“It’s impossible to shut down the noise at a club like this if you are not competing for the league.
“In between the boxes we are a very, very good team. The way we play out from the back and bring the ball towards promising positions – so, so many times against Bournemouth we were in positions I want my players to be in.
“Taking it from promising positions to chances and being clinical to finish them off we have to improve.
“In the other box, other teams arrive there three, four times a game. Too many times when they arrive it leads to chances and sometimes goals. There is an unbalance between us and other teams.
“If we can improve in both boxes we can do very special things season. If we can improve in one it will be an acceptable season. If we can’t improve on either there will be a lot of noise.”
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