Arne Slot cut a figure dejected after a week of bruises, but the Liverpool head did not agree that the winners of the Carabao Newcastle Cup had been “more hungry” than their team to win the trophy.
Slot has lost two consecutive games for the first time in his career, with sad defeats of Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle, which means that the possibility of winning three trophies this season has vanished.
But the head of Liverpool refused to concentrate on the negatives and pointed out the fact that his team moved 12 points by Arsenal in the last week.
Slot said: 'He took us seven months to lose twice in a row and happened against two teams: one fighting for the places of the Champions League and the other is the PSG.
'At this time, the PSG is probably the best team in Europe, but I want to clarify, the week began very well by beating Southampton, so the leadership is 12 points. You know if you go to the tournaments that the opposition becomes stronger. And even Liverpool can lose games.
'70 years have passed since (Newcastle) won a trophy for the last time, but that is for fans. Players are 15 years old to play football and want to win every trophy for which they play, and that is also what we want.
Arne Slot lost the opportunity to win his first trophy as Liverpool Chief in Wembley on Sunday
Newcastle United defeated the leaders of the Premier League of Slot 2-1 in the Capao Cup final in London
Liverpool players seemed dejected after the final whistle at the National Stadium of England
At a press conference after the party, Slot's statements rejected that Newcastle had been “more hungry”
'They obtained some extra energy with the objective, which probably deserved, so I don't think there is more hunger for them. The game was as they wanted it.
When asked if Liverpool's deficiencies were physical or mental, the slots replied: 'Mentally is always difficult to judge. Were we (in that) on Tuesday? No, but this was a game that had nothing to do with running, so you couldn't judge if we were tired.
'There was nothing to press because they played about our press. Many pieces. The game was slow, not intense, so it is difficult to judge if we were physically ready.
'Mentally, I prefer to see how the game was exactly as they wanted, with many duels and a lot in the air.
“If we play 10 football games in the air, they win nine times, which led to the first goal and the second.”
Liverpool does not play until April again due to the international breakup. But Slot wants to be able to work and add: 'We are one of the world's biggest clubs, but it is not the first time they lose two games in a row. I would have loved to play next week.