Liverpool 0 3 Nottingham Forest Arne Slot under pressure and Liverpool crisis explained

set piece defending is shambolic too. feels like every game there is one free header or second ball in the six yard box. free goals for anyone who shows up brave.
 
tactically it is a mess but confidence is gone as well. one goal down and they just fade like 0ttoChriek said. no real response, just vibes and hope someone wins a duel.
 
the LimeyLemmon comments hit. tactical naivety plus low confidence is a nasty combo. team looks shocked when they go two down instead of angry.
 
and you can tell fans are split. some want to ride it out because there is no obvious replacement, others feel like we are past the point of no return already.
 
question about whether this gets fixed in time for Champions League spots is the big one. if they miss out on Europe after this spend, season is a write off regardless of cups.
 
different competitions change the story a bit, but missing Champions League money and pull, right after a title, would be catastrophic planning.
 
also that Dortmund bus comparison shows how long trauma can echo. performances were off for ages after that, and people initially acted like it was no excuse.
 
the crisis club thing also applies to Real and Barca in the comments. those fans calling three bad games a disaster while still top of everything is peak drama.
 
Madrid fan saying hello my crisis brother to Liverpool lot made me chuckle though. different levels of 'crisis' going on here.
 
forest supporters absolutely loving this, as they should. battering the champions 3 0 away while everyone calls it slotball meltdown is top tier narrative.
 
people begging for a behind the scenes documentary are sickos but I would absolutely watch Arne Slot all or nothing collapse season on loop.
 
soberdonkey plan is so simple yet correct. if you cannot score right now, at least tighten up at the back. stop the bleeding first, then worry about Wirtz freedom later.
 
the weird thing is they did defend in a more compact way last season. wide forwards tracked all the way back, deep banks, it was ugly but effective. now that identity is gone.
 
you see the same patterns from Klopp's bad season, just with different faces. too many attackers allowed to chill, midfield and back line running themselves into the ground.
 
someone asked if they even have the personnel to press properly anymore and that is a fair question. not everyone has the legs or mentality to do 90 minutes of organized chaos.
 
Slot maybe overestimated how much he could change post title, moving away from the ugly deep shape too quickly without having the right pieces.
 
Once the fixture run turns kinder they might quietly put a streak together though. long season, narratives swing fast if you win 7 on the bounce.
 
PSG example is fair, they looked panicked before Christmas and then were suddenly best team in Europe by spring. patience exists in other leagues more than England.
 
Klopp had stretches where people said he was figured out too. difference is he had enough credit in the bank and enough high points to silence it. Slot does not.
 
I like the Liverpool fan who just admitted none of them really know what is going on, they just know it looks awful every week. sometimes that is all you can say.
 
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