JAKARTA - Liverpool manager Arne Slot described the tackle from Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven, which caused Alexander Isak's broken leg, as a careless act.
Isak was injured while scoring Liverpool's opening goal in the 2-1 win over Spurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025 WIB, after Van de Ven made a hard tackle inside the penalty box.
Thomas Frank's side played with nine men in London after Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero were sent off despite Van de Ven's tackle going unpunished.
"The most common injuries we experience are not related to excessive load. If you look at Alex's injury, it has nothing to do with overloading the player. The same goes for Wataru Endo."
"Of course, there is one or two that may have something to do with overloading the players. Cody Gakpo has a muscle injury and so does Joe Gomez."
"Yes, (Isak's injury) started from a careless tackle. I've talked a lot about tackles against Xavi Simons, which I think was completely unintentional. I don't think you'll ever get an injury from a tackle like that."
"However, the tackle against Van de Ven, if you do a tackle like that 10 times, there is a possibility that the player will suffer a serious injury," said the Liverpool coach.
Isak underwent surgery on his ankle and broken fibula on Monday, December 22, 2025 local time. Arne Slot said he was expected to be out for several months.
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