Liverpool -Manager Arne Slot has warned his players that they will be chased for decades if they do not secure the Premier League title from this position.
The Reds will return from the international break with a 12-point lead on the second Arsenal placed with nine more games.
No team has ever lost the title with such a lead in this phase of a season, but the mood at Anfield is not what it was a few weeks ago.
The team from Slot was eliminated from the Champions League by PSG before PSG was defeated in the Carabao Cup last days later.
“I know how it works,” the Dutchman said in a new book that describes his journey to the club. 'If you do not include trophies as a manager or as a player, it can chase you for decades.
“There are different ways to be remembered. Look at the Holland team in the 1974 World Cup. Everyone saw that World Cup as the tournament where Holland came out as winners. But they didn't come home with the cup. It was about their playing style.
'Of course I want to win as many games as possible – but I also want to stay in memory of people. In my opinion, that is a trophy in itself.
'I think it's great when people describe me as the coach who always thinks in an attacking style. As long as you keep attacking, you improve the opportunities that you come out as the winner.
'Take as many risks with your team as you want, because that brings you more rewards than when you make choices that are fed by fear. I will lose in my life in my life in the future – but I will never lose them by having a defensive mindset.
Slot added: 'I am not afraid if I do my team talks nowadays. I am confident that all my attacking ideas will succeed. I have no room for fear or nerves. I make my decisions based on logic and what I see.
'The only time I may feel a bit nervous is when Pep (Guardiola) was in the same room and looked over my shoulder! I want my teams to play in such a dynamic way that we are really difficult for our opponents to analyze. '
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