{"id":6374,"date":"2026-05-09T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6374"},"modified":"2026-05-09T09:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:00:20","slug":"slot-claims-he-knows-how-chelsea-will-line-up-against-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6374","title":{"rendered":"Slot claims he knows how Chelsea will line up against Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Arne Slot has been speaking about what he expects from Chelsea in tomorrow\u2019s game at Stamford Bridge.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Arne Slot has just taken his press conference ahead of Chelsea\u2019s game against Liverpool tomorrow in the early kick off.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds\u2019 have not been in great form either, but they\u2019ve found a couple of wins of late, and according to their manager they know what to expect from the Blues.<\/p>\n<h2>McFarlane \u201ccloser to Maresca\u201d than Rosenior<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAll managers have their idea about football. They\u2019ve had three managers his season. I think (Calum McFarlane) is a little closer to what Enzo Maresca usually did. So he has a very clear identity in how he plays. It\u2019s exactly clear what to expect,\u201d Slot said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s usually the three, box midfield, three they\u2019re playing with, although it depends a little bit on what players they\u2019re playing with, how they fill in the positions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a very clear identity, as they did under Rosenior, but they also have a clear identity under this manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bit of a word salad, but we get what he means. Given our injuries, it will be harder than usual to predict our actual team.<\/p>\n<p>You can see Slot speaking in the clip embedded here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Chelsea have a very clear identity under McFarlane.&#8221; \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>Arne Slot assesses what his Liverpool team have to expect against Chelsea \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E1igcr2OfM\">pic.twitter.com\/E1igcr2OfM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hayters TV (@HaytersTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaytersTV\/status\/2052739908977000772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Moises Caicedo has signed a new deal at Chelsea, and he remains \u201cconvinced\u201d that this was the right call.<\/p>\n<p>We think Liam Delap is almost certain to start tomorrow \u2013 although there are certainly more popular options among fans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Chelsea Reporter Lloyd Canfield joins the show!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7UP6ox8d4pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Arne Slot<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Getty-Images-8-190x127.jpg.webp 190w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Getty-Images-8-245x163.jpg.webp 245w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Getty-Images-8-320x213.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Getty-Images-8-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Getty-Images-8-630x420.jpg.webp 630w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 250px, (min-width:1020px) 20vw, (min-width:920px) 290px, (min-width:680px) 30vw, (min-width:394px) 130px, 33vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Getty-Images-8.jpg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-118315 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"Arne Slot pictured during Liverpool's win over Real Madrid. 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