Liverpool are going through their worst period under Arne Slot. From being predicted to sweep the entire tournament after a summer spending nearly 500 million pounds, the defending champion dropped to 12th place after a 0-3 loss to Nottingham right at home. The last two matches were both losses with a score of 0-3 and the 6th defeat since the beginning of the season, The Kop should probably stop trying to defend their title.
Looking at Liverpool's lifeless play against Nottingham, I see that this team currently has no direction, and Arne Slot is like a lost captain. The defending champion was too weak in defense and had no playing style when attacking. Ahead of the match against Nottingham, Florian Wirtz and Conor Bradley's injuries have not been given much attention because if they were on the pitch, things would probably still be the same. Liverpool have lost 6/7 of their most recent matches in the Premier League.
Since the 1-4 loss to Man City in February 2021, Liverpool have only lost 3 goals at Anfield and things may not have stopped.
Ibrahima Konate is a burden
Liverpool's defense has problems and the worst player is Konate. From physical strength, judgment and regulation, all are not good for the French midfielder. Konate's contract with Liverpool will expire at the end of the season and now is the time for the team's fans to gradually think of alternative options.
Before FIFA Days in November, Konate showed countless signs of instability. Liverpool's first goal against Nottingham came from a freshman error by the 26-year-old centre-back. After passing the opponent's striker, his one-touch receiving caused the ball to run out of bounds. Liverpool suffered a corner kick and conceded the first goal.
Joe Gomez was sidelined for the whole game and saw Konate play poorly throughout the game. Perhaps the English midfielder also wondered why he had to sit on the bench like that and witness the home team being defeated? Liverpool's two subsequent goals were not Konate's fault, but it seemed to sink the centre-back into crisis.
Alexander Isak has no effect
Isak played 68 minutes and did not have any impact on the match. The Swedish striker has not scored, has not assisted, has not had any shots and has lost all of his one-on-one challenges. Once again, the £130 million star showed how foolish Liverpool were when they swung their attack to sign him.
Isak's starting position has been a surprise in the context of Hugo Ekitike still doing better. Witnessing his student playing poorly throughout the first half, Arne Slot still did not make any substitutions. Perhaps, the Dutch coach is "telling to eat sticky rice" because he advised the owners to buy the most expensive contract in Premier League history and then in the end the disappointment accumulated over time.
With a £130 million signing and only 1 goal against Southampton in the League Cup since the beginning of the season, Isak is the heaviest signing in Premier League history. The former Newcastle star has not played a full match since the beginning of the season and does not know what he has done throughout the past summer.
With Liverpool's intense performance (6 matches in the next 21 days), Isak is likely to be used because Arne Slot needs to rotate. However, seeing what has happened since the beginning of the season, will the crisis at Anfield be handled or will it get so serious that Arne Slot has to pay the price with the hot seat he is sitting in?
