PSV surprised and defeated Liverpool 4-1 on Wednesday (26), at Anfield, home of the Reds, in the fifth round of the Champions League league stage.
— the worst streak since the 1953-54 season. The bad phase generated questions surrounding the future of coach Arne Slot.
“It’s a shock for everyone. For the players, journalists, for me… it’s all very unexpected if we look at the quality we have presented”, said the .
“Was it a lack of trust? I don’t think solooking at the first part of the game. Of course it’s difficult to react to an early goal, but we created chances and stayed in midfield”, he continued.
“Emotions are very negative and disappointing“, said Slot. “I also expected a better performance, because the performance was far below what we are used to, even when we lost, our performances were better.”
The poor start of the current Premier League champions comes even after the club invested around 446 million euros (approximately R$2.7 billion) in reinforcements.
The squad featured the arrival of big names, including the striker. The scenario worsens with the low performance of striker Mohamed Salah, who now lives in the shadows of the player who was the Premier League’s top scorer last season.
Faced with the third consecutive defeat, the coach took over.
“If things go well or badly, it’s my responsibility. We weren’t able to create enough opportunities. I tried to adjust some things, but it didn’t work. We almost didn’t manage to score a goal. You never know in this stadium, if you score a goal, things can get better,” he concluded.
Liverpool are 12th in the Premier League table and 13th in the Champions League. The Reds’ next game will be against West Ham, in the English Championship, on Sunday (30).
