{"id":216580,"date":"2025-12-05T10:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/216580\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:01:13","slug":"arne-slot-drops-hint-over-who-will-start-at-right-back-against-leeds-jamie-carragher-will-not-be-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/216580\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot drops hint over who will start at right-back against Leeds, Jamie Carragher will not be happy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Arne Slot needs to get his team selection right against Leeds or it could cost him his job.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week felt like a pivotal one for the Reds and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/arne-slot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slot<\/a>, with their three matches having a big impact on the future.<\/p>\n<p>They beat West Ham, which saved the Dutchman\u2019s job for another week, drew with Sunderland, and now face Leeds in a game that could be the end if it goes badly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mail.png\" alt=\"mail icon\"\/>Join our newsletter for news &amp; smart analysis.          <\/p>\n<p> Liverpool\u2019s all-time Premier League record vs Leeds is excellent <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1134491479-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United v Liverpool FA Premiership 2000\" class=\"wp-image-274228\" \/>Photo by Mark Thompson\/Allsport\/Getty Images\/Hulton Archive<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Played 30<\/li>\n<li>Won 18<\/li>\n<li>Drawn 7<\/li>\n<li>Lost 5<\/li>\n<li>Goals for: 69<\/li>\n<li>Goals against: 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Will Liverpool continue their good run at Elland Road on Saturday? <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>Of course, he will be doing all he can to put things right, and this starts with his team selection, with a big call needing to be made at right-back.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a bit of a problem position this season for the Reds, but Slot seems to have given an early sign as to who he prefers to start against Leeds in a potentially career-defining game.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Gomez looks likely to start at right-back again<\/p>\n<p>After losing Trent Alexander-Arnold, the pressure of filling the void was left to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/jeremie-frimpong\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremie Frimpong<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/conor-bradley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conor Bradley<\/a>, but neither of them have managed to do that just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Frimpong is currently injured and has barely featured, while Bradley too is on the road to recovery and could be back in time for Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>This had led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/joe-gomez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Gomez<\/a> being the preferred option in the last two weeks, something that has led to a mixed reaction.<\/p>\n<p>He was solid against West Ham and played a big role in keeping the clean sheet, although his attacking prowess has been questioned, specifically against Sunderland. <\/p>\n<p> Who is this former Liverpool and Leeds United player? \ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Liverpool-vs-Leeds-United-guess-the-player-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Liverpool vs Leeds United mystery player\" class=\"wp-image-274234\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Still stuck? I ended my career in 2018<\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/12\/03\/jamie-carragher-says-one-thing-still-doesnt-look-right-for-liverpool-against-sunderland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carragher believes Gomez worsens the balance of the team<\/a> due to this, indicating that he thinks he should not be starting out there.<\/p>\n<p>However, after saying he could not play three 90-minute matches in one week, Slot took him off on the hour mark on Wednesday night, suggesting he is planning to start him against Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Gomez is the right person to start against vs Leeds<\/p>\n<p>Going to Elland Road is never easy, but this one is a night game, while Liverpool are in bad form and straight after Leeds have just beaten Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>So, if they were not up for it before, they certainly will be now, suggesting the Reds could be under a lot of pressure throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p>A resolute backline is what is needed most in this case, and with Gomez providing much better cover in this department, it suggests it is the right call.<\/p>\n<p>They may lose a bit of attacking impetus down the right flank, but Liverpool have enough quality that they should, in theory, be able to manage.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arne Slot needs to get his team selection right against Leeds or it could cost him his job.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[2221,18,19,17,2359,26763,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-216580","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-arne-slot","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-jamie-carragher","13":"tag-joe-gomez","14":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115666386179682314","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}