Arne Slot has a big problem on his hands right now that, so far, he has not had a solution for.

The Reds are going through an incredibly tough period right now but do not have much time to think about things due to how thick and fast fixtures are coming at them.

Defensively they have been poor, they have been far too open in midfield and their attack is not firing on all cylinders, showing just how many issues they have.

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Slot is the only man who can solve these, though, with the Dutchman needing to do it sooner rather than later before serious questions are starting to be asked of him.

However, there is one thing that Tim Sherwood believes that he is doing that is only making things harder, with teams using this to their advantage.

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Managers often like to keep their cards close to their chest, ensuring that their tactics or weakness cannot be exposed.

Slot used to do this last season, but ever since things have started going wrong, he has been a little more open in the things he discloses.

One of them is that he has admitted Liverpool...