2025-12-06 12:30:33
Arne Slot is “proud” of the way Liverpool have coped with the passing of Diogo Jota.
The Portuguese forward – who died alongside his brother Andre Silva in a car accident in July – would have turned 29 on Thursday (04.12.25) and Slot says the loss puts the club’s troubled form this season into perspective.
Slot told Sky Sports: “The players and our fans and everyone connected to the football club… everybody has conducted themselves so well.
“Every game in the 20th minute the fans sing for him. And from the moment it happened until now, I think I’m proud of how everyone has handled the situation. As a club, as players, as supporters, in my opinion, we couldn’t have done better than we did.
“And I leave results completely out of this conversation.”
Slot has come under pressure due to Liverpool’s poor results in recent weeks but has been grateful for the club’s supporters during the tough times.
The Dutch coach explained ahead of their Premier League fixture at Leeds on Saturday (06.12.25): “First of all, my family is very, very, very supportive, as always, no matter if we win or lose, but maybe the more (when) we lose.
“And I think the same can be said about everyone in and around the football club, from ownership to Michael Edwards to Richard Hughes to press officers or whoever else.
“The staff members are very helpful, as they’ve always been. Very, very positive, trying to do even more than they usually do to get results going.
“So I absolutely don’t feel on my own. Of course, there are moments when it’s difficult and that you sometimes can feel alone, but generally speaking, I feel so much support.
“And the last one I definitely must not forget, because you were talking about scrutiny and about pressure and about this and this… But I think it’s been the last three games where maybe even more that I every time feel the support of the fans.”
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