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Arne Slot takes another unnecessary dig at one of his own players

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Sometimes he's too honest, though, as was the case when he was asked about Curtis Jones during his press conference for Sunday's home match versus Manchester City.Calvin Ramsay commentsJust last month, Slot offered a callous response when asked about Calvin Ramsay's potential role in the first team. "When someone is really unlucky with the injuries we are having, there's always a player that benefits from that and Calvin is one of them, so he's with us." Slot said.



"But I still think I have better options to play." Allowing for the fact that English isn't Slot's first language, there's a better way to say this. Labeling Ramsay inferior to other right back options, suggesting the only reason he's near the first team is an injury pileup — even if that's true — couldn't have helped Ramsay's confidence.

Slot's job is to build his players up, make them better. Slot doesn't have to appeal to the media.