JAKARTA - Arne Slot said Liverpool's luck this season has been so bad that it even affected new player Jeremy Jacquet, who suffered a shoulder injury ahead of his move to Anfield in the summer.
Liverpool agreed a deal worth 60 million pounds to sign Jacquet from Rennes on the final day of the transfer window.
However, the centre-back may now require shoulder surgery after suffering the injury while playing for the French side at the weekend.
"It feels like that, that's for sure. Even if we sign a player and he doesn't even play for us, he's injured."
"Sometimes it feels like that, but when you start to feel that it's all bad luck, it's most likely that it will also happen to you."
"So, we have to stay away from it as much as possible and focus on performance and what we can do to improve it."
"However, the number of goals we conceded in the final minutes of extra time was much more than usual. The question is whether it is bad luck or we who are to blame?"
"I have tried many different things. I have made defensive substitutions and the ball goes in. I have continued to play the same players and the ball goes in."
"We have tried a lot of things. I can honestly say that we were unlucky, that's true."
"The question is whether we are unlucky or it is part of us? It is something we can only know in the next three to four months," Slot said when asked if Liverpool were unlucky this season.
Jeremy Jacquet is just one example of the Reds' misfortune in terms of player purchases. Fortunately, Liverpool can breathe a little easier because the 20-year-old will only join at the end of the season.
So, there is still time for Jacquet to recover and find his performance before officially coming to Anfield.
However, it happened to Alexander Isak who broke the transfer record at the start of this season. Not yet getting the best performance, Isak has had to step aside because of injury.
More tragic fate was experienced by Giovanni Leoni. Brought from Parma on August 15, 2025, he has not played a single minute for Liverpool because he was immediately hit by a ligament injury.
Apart from the misfortune in the transfer, Arne Slot also further admitted that this was the most difficult season in his career.
He revealed that failure to secure Champions League football this season could affect Liverpool's transfer business in the summer.
"If we don't qualify for the Champions League, it's obviously not an acceptable season. When I arrived here and only brought Federico Chiesa, it was after the Europa League season."
"It has had a huge impact on the way this club is run. I am fully aware of that. Yes, it is fair to say (this is the hardest season of his career)."
"It's much more difficult. Because, all the other seasons I've handled, there were only positive things. I think I've never lost two games in a row (before this season)."
"This is an exception for me this season as it is for the players. The players are not used to losing a lot or playing a lot of draws. I am not used to it either," he said.
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