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Liverpool’s Slot criticises ‘reckless’ Van de Ven deal with on Isak

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has described the problem from Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven which broke Alexander Isak‘s leg as “reckless.”

Isak was injured within the technique of scoring Liverpool’s opening purpose of their 2-1 win over Spurs in opposition to Spurs on Saturday, with Van de Van sliding in with a heavy problem contained in the penalty space.

Thomas Frank’s facet had been diminished to 9 males within the capital following crimson playing cards to Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero, although Van de Ven’s deal with went unpunished.

Isak efficiently underwent surgical procedure on a damaged ankle and fibula on Monday, and Slot mentioned he’s anticipated to be sidelined for “a few months.”

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“Essentially the most accidents we’ve aren’t associated to overloading,” the Liverpool boss mentioned. “If you have a look at Alex’s damage, it has nothing to do with overloading the participant. It is the identical with Wataru Endo.

“After all, there are one or two which may need to do with overloading — Cody Gakpo has a muscle and the identical with Joe Gomez. Yeah, [Isak’s injury] was a reckless problem. I’ve mentioned quite a bit concerning the deal with of Xavi Simons, which for me was fully unintentional. I do not assume you’ll ever get an damage out of a deal with like that.

“However the deal with of Van de Ven, for those who make a deal with like that 10 instances, 10 instances there’s a likelihood the participant will get a severe damage.”