Liverpool's Confidence in Arne Slot Ahead of PSG Clash
The bruises from Manchester still show, but inside the Liverpool camp the message is clear: Arne Slot is not up for debate.
Florian Wirtz underlined that point with a calm certainty that cut through the gloom of recent weeks. For him, the proof is already on the board: Slot is the coach who delivered the Premier League title to Anfield last season, and that, Wirtz argued, should be enough to steady any nerves.
Confidence, he insisted, should not be fragile.
“We would have liked things to be even better, but it is what it is,” Wirtz admitted, acknowledging the obvious dip. The performances this season have been “many good,” as he put it, but not enough to avoid scrutiny. “Yet we still have goals. All I can say is that we believe in the manager and want to give our best tomorrow.”
The reality is harsher. Liverpool arrive in Paris with just one win from their last five competitive games. The 4-0 humiliation in the FA Cup quarter-final at Manchester City still hangs over them like a storm cloud, a result that questioned not just form but conviction.
Wirtz refused to flinch.
“We believe in ourselves; we have a good squad with great characters and players, and a good manager who is trying to prepare us well for the match,” he said. There was no grand speech, no dramatic rallying cry, just a steady restatement of faith at a moment when doubt would be the easier option.
Now comes the test that will either reinforce that belief or rip it open.
At the Parc des Princes, against the defending champions, Liverpool know exactly what is required. No tactical jargon. No caveats. Just raw effort.
“90 minutes full of energy and dedication,” Wirtz demanded. “Otherwise we don’t stand a chance.” If they fall behind, the instruction is just as stark: “We must stick together and not lose faith.”
The scars of last season’s encounter with PSG have not fully faded. Liverpool won 1-0 in France, lost 1-0 at Anfield, and then watched the tie slip away in a 4-1 penalty shoot-out. A narrow, bitter exit, decided from twelve yards.
This time, with form wobbling and criticism circling, the stakes feel heavier. Belief in Slot has been publicly nailed to the mast. The question now is whether Liverpool can match those words with 90 unforgiving minutes in Paris.
