Liverpool striker Alexander Isak insists the squad are confident they will bounce back from their recent slump by using the international break to focus on the little things that have proven challenging in recent weeks.
A late 2–1 defeat to Chelsea saw Liverpool fall to a third successive defeat for the first time under Arne Slot, who insisted his side had simply been unlucky on their recent run—a suggestion disputed by Virgil van Dijk.
Amid a wider issue plaguing the entire team, summer signing Isak has managed just one goal in his first six games. The £125 million ($168 million) has battled a lack of match fitness after missing pre-season with former employers Newcastle United, but has not escaped criticism during Liverpool’s slump.
“Game by game we have to improve, of course, if we want to achieve the things we want to,” Isak reflected on the Chelsea defeat. “I think we started off pretty badly and we worked our way into the game pretty well.
“We came out second half and really gave everything to get a result. In the end, it’s obviously tough conceding in the last minute like that. We were speaking [about] details in our press and also on the ball, the spaces to find to be able to hurt them.
