Liverpool manager Arne Slott said today that Premier League matches are "no longer a pleasure to watch", with goals from stoppage time dominating the competition.
Premier League leaders Arsenal have specialised in scoring from set pieces this season, with both goals in yesterday's 2-1 win over Chelsea coming after corners.
Slot's Liverpool had scored three of their five goals in a 5-2 win over West Ham the day before, also after corners.
"Do I like it? My football heart doesn't like it. For me, most Premier League games now are not a pleasure to watch," Slott said ahead of Liverpool's game against Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow.
Slott said that stoppages are one of the reasons why the Premier League is so competitive, where smaller teams can pull off big surprises. However, he also pointed to the lenient English refereeing compared to the Dutch league, where Slott worked before joining Liverpool.
In England, "you can almost punch a goalkeeper in the face" and the referees will still let the game go on, Slot said.
"Maybe in five or ten years things will change again, but it wouldn't surprise me if you went to an under-16 game and saw teams completely focused on interceptions. That's the new reality," Slott said.
Liverpool will visit Wolverhampton twice this week, first tomorrow in the Premier League and then on Friday in the FA Cup, before another away match on March 10 against Galatasaray in the Champions League.
Slott said that footballer Florian Wirtz will miss both games against Wolverhampton due to a back injury, but that he hopes he can return to the field next week.
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