One of the biggest controversies surrounding the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Liverpool (3:2) has been the stoppage time of the second half. The Reds' head coach, Arne Slot, didn't hide his dissatisfaction with just 4 minutes of added time by referee Michael Salisbury.
Notably, the Merseyside side conceded the decisive goal in the 5th minute of stoppage time. For this reason, after the game, journalists asked Slot what he talked about with the referee, and the Dutch specialist spoke openly about it.
The Slot emphasizes that first of all, it is necessary to look for fault not in others, but in themselves. He believes that in the last 10 minutes of the match, the opponent created more dangerous chances than Liverpool. In the end, the team conceded a goal after a seemingly ordinary episode - a throw-in from an out.
At the same time, the coach firmly stated his position on the issue of extra time:
"I think 4 minutes is too little for such a match. But in the end, this also lost its significance, as the opponent scored the decisive goal. If we had more extra time, we would have had another 2-3 minutes. It's not right to add just four minutes in such a game. Just one free-kick took two to three minutes, VAR checks were done, and substitutions were made. "This is what I told the judges: 4 minutes is not enough," - said Slot.
In short, the Liverpool manager didn't attribute the defeat solely to time, but maintained the opinion that extra minutes should have been more considering the pace of the game, stoppages, and VAR interference.
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