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Arne Slott Has responded to speculation that he may soon face the sack liverpool boss and admits he is in shock The club is having a disappointing performance – Their worst performance in over 70 years.
If things are looking bleak after a hardship 3–0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest Over the weekend, they only got worse when psv came to town on Wednesday evening Champions League and served 4-1 Anfield humiliation.
Liverpool outclassed by their Dutch opponents as they slip up for another defeat With barely a whimper – a ninth defeat in their last 12 games ensured the club’s worst 12-game run of losses since the 1953–54 season, when, for context, Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of the UK.
Having lost 3-0 straight away to both Man City and Forest before this 4-1 defeat, Slott has now suffered three consecutive defeats by the Reds by at least a three-goal margin for the first time in 72 years.
Despite winning the Premier League title only six months earlier, Liverpool were booed by their fans end of psv conflict and slot job is coming Under increasing scrutiny.
He admits that speculation about his situation is justified but claims that he does not feel under pressure, although he is shocked by how things have turned out.
“It’s a shock for everybody, for the players, for me, it’s very, very unexpected,” Slott said. “I feel safe though, I am fine.
“It would be nice to turn it around and get wins but if you are working as a coach and not performing well then it is normal that questions are asked.
“If any manager around the world loses a football match, no matter how many we have lost, it is absolutely normal that people have an opinion about it. If it is fair or unfair, that is for other people to decide. Is that normal? I think it is. If you lose that many times, people start talking about it.
“I’ve got a lot of support from the top. I’m fine with my situation. They.” [the board] Don’t call every single minute of the day to say he trusts me, but in our normal conversations I feel trusted.’
Liverpool looked lifeless at Anfield – and have already lost more times this season than last campaign – while overall performances, rather than results, are what concerns the boss most.
“The sentiment is very negative and disappointing,” Slott said. “I was also hoping and expecting a better performance, because the performance was far from what we are used to, even though we are losing, our performance has been better.
“Even when we don’t play well, (we’re) able to score two goals and create more chances. But you can’t even compete… because we just concede too many goals.
“I think it’s always about the team and I think we can all do better; you’re talking about individuals, but that applies to everyone, including me. I don’t think this is the time to emphasize individual errors.”
Although Slote did not want to emphasize individual errors, those mistakes led to Liverpool’s defeat against PSV, Virgil van Dijk handled the ball unnecessarily to give away a penalty for the opening goal, Mohamed Salah and Milos Kerkez both lost their players for the second goal and Ibrahima Konate missed the ball giving the Dutch team a chance for the third goal.
and midfielder curtis jones Summed up the gloom currently hanging over Anfield.
“I’m a fan and I’ve watched this club my whole life,” Jones said. “In a very long time, I haven’t experienced a Liverpool team going through something like this with results like this. Right now, we are in trouble and that needs to change.
“At the end of the day, we still have that badge on our chest and until that badge is gone, we will always keep fighting. We will try and get this team back to where it should be, show everyone again what this club is and why people call it the best team in the world.
“It used to be a place where you didn’t like to come, with the fans, with us, how we played. How we pressed, we were absolutely dogs and then we have the ball and play. Now, we hardly play. There are times when we play but the off-the-ball things, that’s the thing that has to change.”