Arne Slott has warned Liverpool fans that they should not expect to see the best from winger Federico Chiesa so soon after his return from injury.
Summer signing Chiesa came off the bench On Wednesday, they beat Southampton 2-1 Making his only fourth appearance this season, after spending the past three months out of action due to various injury problems.
It has been a mixed offer from Chiesa, but Slott insisted that is to be expected from a player still finding his pace.
“I don't know if we've seen the same thing, but I think what you've seen is what you can expect,” Slott said. “If a player is out for five or six months, you can't expect (too much).”
“I've seen ups and downs. I've seen some really good moments and I've seen some moments where I felt like, 'OK, you can do better than this.' For me, this is completely normal if a player has been out for a long time and is playing his first match in five or six months.
“I've said before that it makes it very difficult for me because usually in pre-season, a player plays three, four or five games in particular and then is only out for four or five weeks. Instead, he's been out for a long time.” So getting him back to his best level is not easy, but it was good to see that he actually showed some quality today.
“But it's the same for him as a young player. It's not enough to play at this level. You have to compete with Mohamed Salah, Cody Jacobo, Lucho (Luis Diaz), Darwin (Nunez) and Diogo (Jota). But it's good to see that he's back and that he had some good moments in the match.” .
Chiesa's next chance to impress could come LiverpoolThe clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday – a fixed match for them He lost controversially last season After Luis Diaz's goal was incorrectly ruled out for offside.
