{"id":865101,"date":"2025-08-14T21:14:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/slot-winning-the-league-will-be-harder-than-before\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:14:18","slug":"slot-winning-the-league-will-be-harder-than-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/slot-winning-the-league-will-be-harder-than-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Slot: Winning the league will be harder than before"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The upcoming Premier League campaign will be \u201ceven harder than before\u201d, according to Liverpool boss Arne Slot, who addressed the challenge of going back-to-back ahead of the champions\u2019 2025-26 curtain-raiser against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

Following Sunday\u2019s Community Shield defeat to Oliver Glasner\u2019s Crystal Palace, the Reds will be looking to begin their Premier League campaign on a winning note, going unbeaten in their last 12 opening-day fixtures since a 3-0 loss to West Brom in August 2012.<\/p>\n

They haven\u2019t successfully defended the top-flight title for over 40 years, with the last coming in 1983-84, having finished third in 2020-21 after their 2019-20 title triumph under Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n

Over the last nine seasons, teams have required 84 points or more to stand a chance of having their name etched on the prestigious Premier League trophy, with Liverpool\u2019s title-winning tally last season (84) the lowest since Leicester City\u2019s 81 in 2015-16.<\/p>\n

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Arne Slot is excited by the start of the new Premier League season and ready for the challenge of the Reds defending their title<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Reflecting on Liverpool\u2019s ambitions and the realities of the new campaign, Slot didn\u2019t sugarcoat the difficulty of the challenge ahead: \u201cThe main reason that it is so difficult is because there are so many competitors who can win the league.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable if you are able to do it in this league. This year will be even harder than before. Every season and pre-season has its challenges. We have lost many starters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe start with Bournemouth, probably the most intense team in the league last season, in running and playing style. Afterwards it\u2019s Newcastle and Arsenal. We have lost five to six players who played quite a lot of minutes last season, and brought in four, so it\u2019s normal there is adaptation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liverpool, who go into the new season as favourites to retain their crown, have enjoyed an active summer in the transfer market, acquiring six new faces including record signing Florian Wirtz.<\/p>\n

Discussing Wirtz, Slot said: \u201cFactually, we can see him as a young player, but I don\u2019t see him as one.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe won the cup and league in Germany, and his mentality is his biggest strength. That says a lot, because when you see him play he is so creative. He is mentally strong, he doesn\u2019t get distracted by a transfer fee or anything else.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood players always find a way to play well in good teams. He has to adjust to England, the league and the intensity, and his team-mates. His adjustment has already gone quite well, more than we expected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slot also commented on Liverpool\u2019s pursuit of Parma defender Giovanni Leoni: \u201cThe clubs have agreed a deal, but he hasn\u2019t signed for us yet. The moment he has signed for us, I can go into more detail.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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