Klopp’s successor
Liverpool crisis – expert sees reason that no one is talking about
Updated 11/27/2025 – 5:41 amReading time: 3 minutes
After the 1:4 home defeat against PSV Eindhoven, coach Arne Slot is more criticized than ever. The media and a club legend judge harshly.
Liverpool FC’s crisis has worsened further after the bitter 4-1 defeat in the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven. Coach Slot’s team had made up for an early deficit, but then experienced another home debacle a few days after a 3-0 defeat in the Premier League against Kellerkind Nottingham Forest. “This is a shock, for the players, for the journalists, for me, for all of us,” Slot said after the game. “This is very, very, very unexpected when you look at our quality.”
Former Premier League player and current TV pundit Mark Bosnich said on Stan Sports: “It’s obvious that the team lacks self-confidence. They made several extremely expensive signings, they won the championship by ten points, but now it’s just not right.”
The English press also immediately attacked the 47-year-old coach and successor to Jürgen Klopp after the debacle. “The horror game at Anfield plunges Arne Slot into a full-blown crisis after another embarrassing disaster – it’s obvious his Reds stars have nothing left to give,” wrote the Daily Mail. The Telegraph headlined the worst crisis in 72 years and spoke of a humiliation that was much more than a crisis.
“The nightmare series continues,” wrote ESPN. And the specialist portal “goal.com” speaks of a “depressing low point” and a “horror show” that Liverpool’s defense in particular delivered. In particular, team captain Virgil van Dijk and defender Ibrahima Konaté got their fat off. These would have presented a completely unacceptable performance.
The coach, who was criticized, was also able to find positive things in the defeat. “We got back into the game and had enough chances to make it 2-1 – I think at half-time no one expected us to lose 4-1,” said Slot, who again had to play without the injured German international Florian Wirtz, on “TNT Sports”.
A Liverpool legend saw the game less positively. “They concede too many goals, they are too open, they are vulnerable and unstable,” said Steven Gerrard. “Anfield tells a story. The seats are empty,” he said, referring to dissatisfied fans who left the stadium early last weekend when Liverpool lost 3-0 to Nottingham Forest. “Liverpool’s problems are getting worse, the pressure is increasing,” said Gerrard.