{"id":1091903,"date":"2019-06-03T12:05:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T11:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1091903"},"modified":"2019-06-03T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T11:11:33","slug":"arsene-wenger-liverpool-improve-major-weaknesses","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsene-wenger-liverpool-improve-major-weaknesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsene Wenger explains why Liverpool might not want to improve one of their major weaknesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has explained why Liverpool shouldn&#8217;t look to improve upon their technical ability this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Merseyside club defeated fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Champions League final to claim their sixth title in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7273460-five-things-we-think-will-happen-in-the-2019-champions-league-final-and-in-the-europa-league<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beINSPORTS\/status\/1134945688947634176\">beIN Sports<\/a>, the former Gunners boss spoke in-depth about the position the club now find themselves in on the pitch. Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side will look to improve upon their fortunes this season, however, this shouldn&#8217;t be at a cost to their vital &#8220;fighting strength&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Wenger said:\u00a0\u201cThey are in a position now where they want to improve the team but without destroying your strong point.\u00a0They need maybe to dominate European football to improve the technical level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they might lose what is their strength at the moment, that solidary and fighting strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are always between that in our jobs. We know we need to improve the team. But by improving one aspect, you destroy what makes you win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kylian Mbappe\u0301, Luka Jovic\u0301, Daniel James TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_qmKEpdo0xk?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><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An early penalty from Mohamed Salah and a late strike from semi-final hero Divock Origi secured Liverpool&#8217;s triumph over Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s side, who were making their first appearance in the competition&#8217;s final in their history.<\/p>\n<p>The win will go some way to helping the club recover from their narrow Premier League title race with Manchester City, a race which they lost by a single point come the end of the 18\/19 campaign, with City picking up 98 points to Liverpool&#8217;s 97.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"e6926cc4-8cca-4943-8b6f-9d29bf3c09de\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has explained why Liverpool shouldn&#8217;t look to improve upon their technical ability this summer. 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