{
  "id": 9522853,
  "title": "‘Stop making excuses’ – Dominik Szoboszlai issues no-nonsense rallying call to Liverpool teammates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/stop-making-excuses-dominik-szoboszlai-issues-no-nonsense-rallying",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T08:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/stop-making-excuses-dominik-szoboszlai-081500366.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dominik Szoboszlai, a Liverpool midfielder, has called on his teammates to stop making excuses and demonstrate real progress on the pitch during the 2025/26 season. The previous campaign was one of transition for the club, with several key players leaving and new head coach Arne Slot taking over from Diogo Jota. Although Liverpool managed to secure a Champions League spot, they struggled to match the success of the previous season. Szoboszlai believes that while the club must acknowledge the challenges, they cannot rely on transition as a justification for underperforming. He emphasizes that it's time for the team to show tangible improvement and compete at the highest level, acknowledging the expectation placed upon them by Liverpool fans.",
  "summary": "Dominik Szoboszlai has said that Liverpool need to ‘stop making excuses’ about being a club in ‘transition’ and show a demonstrable improvement on the pitch this season.The 2025/26 campaign wa...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}