{"id":107851,"date":"2025-05-17T02:12:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T02:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/107851\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T02:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T02:12:23","slug":"arne-slot-reveals-the-reasons-behind-federico-chiesas-lack-of-liverpool-game-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/107851\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot Reveals the Reasons Behind Federico Chiesa’s Lack of Liverpool Game Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liverpool\u2019s 2024\/25 campaign has already been written into the history books. Under new manager Arne Slot, the Reds clinched the Premier League title with weeks to spare, showcasing a revitalised brand of football that kept fans dreaming from August through to April.<\/p>\n

Yet, even as champagne corks popped and the squad jetted off to Dubai to celebrate, one subplot has continued to bubble beneath the surface \u2014 the puzzling omission of Federico Chiesa.<\/p>\n

Signed to considerable fanfare and widely regarded as one of Europe\u2019s most dangerous wide attackers, Chiesa\u2019s role this season has been anything but central. In fact, he has yet to start a single Premier League match for Liverpool. For a player of his pedigree, the lack of minutes has been a source of frustration for supporters and pundits alike.<\/p>\n

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Arne Slot finally addresses Chiesa\u2019s role<\/p>\n

Back in front of the media ahead of Liverpool\u2019s penultimate game of the season, Arne Slot was inevitably pressed on the Chiesa question. Calm and composed, as ever, the Dutch tactician offered insight into his thinking \u2014 though not necessarily reassurance for the Italy international or his admirers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of the quality he has he would deserve more playing time at this football club because he has the quality to play for us,\u201d Slot acknowledged. \u201cBut unfortunately for him he\u2019s in competition with Mo Salah on the right and Cody Gakpo and Lucho Diaz on the left. I don\u2019t think I\u2019m wrong in saying all three of them have had a great, great, great season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That admission goes a long way toward explaining the conundrum. Slot has leaned heavily on Salah, D\u00edaz and Gakpo throughout the campaign, and with Liverpool firing on all cylinders, there was little incentive to tamper with a winning formula.<\/p>\n

Fitness setbacks and fierce competition<\/p>\n

Slot also cited fitness issues as a major factor in Chiesa\u2019s limited role: \u201cHe was also starting 1-0, or even 2-0 or 3-0 down because he was by a long way not as fit as the other players. That doesn\u2019t help in the beginning and by the time he was fit, there was not a lot of reason for me to change and then being in the squad even becomes difficult because Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota are there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The manager\u2019s remarks paint a picture of a player caught between untimely setbacks and an intensely competitive frontline. Even at full fitness, Chiesa found himself on the outside looking in, with Liverpool\u2019s attacking depth proving both a blessing and a curse for the No. 14.<\/p>\n

What comes next for Chiesa at Anfield?<\/p>\n

While Slot was clear in praising Chiesa\u2019s quality, he notably stopped short of offering any guarantees about the player\u2019s future. There was no suggestion that next season will bring increased opportunities, nor any indication that the former Juventus star figures prominently in Slot\u2019s long-term plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs he good enough to play for us? Yes he is. But I\u2019ve always felt that Lucho Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Mo Salah deserved the confidence I had in them and I hardly ever changed that set-up,\u201d Slot said, underlining the consistency in his selection policy.<\/p>\n

With just two league matches remaining, the prospect of Chiesa featuring from the start appears slim. And while supporters may hope for at least a farewell cameo, the reality is that Liverpool may well be preparing to part ways with the 27-year-old come summer.<\/p>\n

Sources close to the club suggest Chiesa is \u201chighly likely\u201d to leave Liverpool in the upcoming transfer window \u2014 a move that would bring to an end a curious chapter that, for all its promise, never truly got going.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s a tactical mismatch, bad timing or simply poor luck, Chiesa\u2019s Anfield adventure looks set to close before it ever fully opened. And for Liverpool, it raises the question: was this a misstep in recruitment, or just a case of wrong place, wrong time?<\/p>\n

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