"Last season I made the decision that some players needed to rest in the FA Cup because you cannot play every player every single time, Slot said. But it's obvious that we're not in the League Cup anymore and the FA Cup has always been very important for us, but sometimes in a season where you are still competing for the League Cup, for the Champions League and the league, with the amount of players we had last season and have this season,"
"Slot changed all 10 outfield players for the fourth-round tie at Home Park and was punished as Plymouth, then bottom of the Championship, produced a huge shock to win 1-0. He compounded his selection risk with an inexperienced bench that included only two senior players; Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez. Slot stands by his decision on the basis Liverpool were challenging for four trophies at the time."
Arne Slot vowed not to repeat the wholesale rotation that led to the FA Cup shock defeat at Plymouth, and he plans to select the same outfield players who faced Arsenal when Liverpool host Barnsley. Conor Bradley will undergo knee surgery and is likely to miss the remainder of the season. Slot defended past rotation choices when the squad was contesting multiple trophies, but said the current reduced fixture pressure changes selection priorities. Liverpool's squad was already stretched before Bradley's confirmed long-term absence, having made extensive changes in recent cup ties.
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