Ex-Liverpool star baffled by 3 Arne Slot decisions vs Tottenham — 'Help me understand'

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Liverpool plumbed new depths with a hapless draw against struggling Spurs, and Arne Slot's decision-making has come under fire from a former Champions League finalistArne Slot's decisions in Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Spurs have been questioned(Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)Jermaine Pennant has every right to have a bee in his bonnet about managerial decision-making. In that respect, it was an unusually exciting teamsheet, with Rio Ngumoha given his first Premier League start, and the pace of Jeremie Frimpong employed down the right.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher questions Arne Slot's use of two Liverpool players after Tottenham woeREAD MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai tells teammates to 'wake up' after Liverpool booed off vs TottenhamFew could argue with the Ngumoha call.

Slot has been managing the young star very carefully, and relying on him to see out the result with a full 90 minutes in his very first league start may not have been the wisest move.The way that Ngumoha has been built up to this moment actually deserves credit. Hopefully, it will stand him in better stead to make a long-term impact on the team, starting with Galatasaray in midweek.Rio Ngumoha shone against Tottenham, but Arne Slot took him off midway through the second half(Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images)On another day, there's little doubt that Ekitike could have found the net from the bench and settled the contest; he spurned a couple of opportunities to do just that.

Maybe on some level, he was guilty of thinking he could get past Spurs without the help of his only in-form goalscorer.But injuries happen, and Slot should have been able to trust his forward line to deliver in Ekitike's absence, especially against such a makeshift Tottenham defense. And it's probably fair to suggest that this was something of a turning point.Jeremie Frimpong was taken off against Spurs, and Slot's resulting reshuffle proved ill-advised(Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)With all due respect to Frimpong, the issue was not so much with his withdrawal, although his pace down the right had been giving Liverpool a welcome new dimension.