‘I heard what Arne Slot said on title race – Arsenal and Chelsea should pay attention’

Given that Arne Slot is certain—or at least claims to be—how cautious should Liverpool be of Nottingham Forest?Later, the Reds travel to the City Ground for a matchup between two of the top three teams in the Premier League right now. At the beginning of the season, I didn’t anticipate penning that particular statement.This season, Forest has been the true surprise package. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team has surprised everyone by finishing just six points behind Liverpool, and the season is already halfway over. Slot claims that ought to be sufficient to take them into account when discussing the title.”I’ve always said you can judge the table best halfway through the season,” Slot stated during his press conference prior to the game tonight.

“That moment is there now, so if Forest is then up there with us, with Arsenal, Chelsea and [Manchester] City and all the others, then they definitely are a team that is in competition with us and with the other teams.”If you look at their performance and how they play, you can see that they should be handled this way. Because Slot’s remarks could be interpreted as mind games before tonight’s confrontation, his opposite number might be treating them with a grain of salt. Does the Liverpool manager have a point, though?

After all, Forest had been the only team to defeat Liverpool this season until last week.The only opponent the Liverpool manager has lost to is Nuno. Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, and Enzo Maresca have all been sent to the infamous “Arne Slot penitentiary.”The general opinion is that they will eventually fade away, and that has occasionally threatened to occur, particularly following crushing losses to Manchester City and Newcastle. But now, 20 games into the season, Forest is in a position to either advance to the Champions League the next season or even win it all.

Are they able to do it? Perhaps this is the season when they will surprise you the most, even if you wouldn’t think so. Naturally, City has deteriorated to the point where it will be difficult for them to be in the top four, let alone contend for the championship. With four months remaining, Arsenal’s present inconsistency threatens to ruin their season, while Chelsea’s campaign appears to have collapsed as well.

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