{"id":431510,"date":"2025-12-07T18:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/431510\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T18:21:14","slug":"daniel-farke-hints-at-liverpool-being-soft-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/431510\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Farke Hints at Liverpool Being Soft Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds<\/a> manager Daniel Farke says he was \u201calways confident\u201d about troubling Liverpool from set pieces, suggesting the Reds are easy to exploit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farke\u2019s side battled their way to a 3-3 draw on Saturday night, with Ao Tanaka equalising from a corner deep into stoppage time.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media after the game, the Leeds<\/a> boss admitted he had belief in his team causing Liverpool problems from set-piece situations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that we ourselves spend so much attention on set pieces, and we all know that we are quite physical and can score in these situations,\u201d Farke said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spend so much time on the training pitch in order to do this, so for that I was always confident.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd against the top side, it\u2019s always crucial \u2013 not just against Liverpool \u2013 that you are dangerous in this situation because you can\u2019t dominate games against this type of opponent with 80 percent possession.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is difficult to win any headers against Van Dijk and Konate, but nevertheless, we are still confident and back ourselves that we can score.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Are Liverpool the Premier League\u2019s softest touch?<\/p>\n

\"Liverpool<\/p>\n

When Liverpool are in moments of adversity this season, they arguably feel as easy to play against as anyone in the Premier League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even when Dominik Szoboszlai<\/a> put the Reds 3-2 up late on at Leeds<\/a>, an equaliser for the hosts still felt more than possible, which is damning.<\/p>\n

Liverpool are a far cry from mentality monsters that Jurgen Klopp<\/a> created, and Slot last season for that matter, with opponents never feeling like they are out of games.<\/p>\n

Slot himself discussed Liverpool\u2019s set-piece issues after the match, struggling to put his finger on what is going wrong.<\/p>\n

\"LEEDS,<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any team in the world that can be in a higher league position than we are if you concede 10 set-pieces and have not scored in the Premier League<\/a> once unless you count that Dominik free-kick [against Arsenal<\/a>],\u201d Slot said. <\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe one at West Ham<\/a>, a second-phase throw-in. Then it\u2019s hardly possible to be in a higher position or having more points than we have if you concede so many of those. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s not the setup, because it\u2019s the same setup as we had last season where we hardly conceded, or not concede at all, in the first half of the season. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn this setup, there are a lot of similar players that are mainly important. So, tell me what it is. If I tell you now it\u2019s bad luck, then you probably say that\u2019s a bit too much after 15 games.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Only Nottingham Forest (11) have conceded more goals from set-pieces in the Premier League this season (excl. penalties) than Liverpool (10). <\/p>\n

It\u2019s more than the Reds shipped from set plays in the whole of 2024\/25 in the league (9). ? https:\/\/t.co\/5oKDU45HD4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) December 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Liverpool are ultimately a soft touch this season, as the Premier League<\/a> table suggests, and it has to change for Slot\u2019s sake. <\/p>\n

The Reds have now conceded stoppage-time goals against Crystal Palace<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a> and Leeds<\/a>, as well as an 84th-minute one at home to Man United<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Liverpool used to be the hardest team to face, in and out of possession and from set-pieces, but that is a distant memory right now.<\/p>\n

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