Liverpool's Manager Provides Zero Justifications and Vows to Plot Way Out of Slump

Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “look at myself” following Liverpool suffered a 6th defeat in seven English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would discover a way out of the title holders' slump.

Nottingham Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, delivered the biggest win at Anfield in their history as the Merseyside club slipped to an eighth loss in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was again anonymous and Liverpool contended Murillo’s opener should have been disallowed for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s chalked-off goal against Manchester City before the international break. But Slot admitted the buck rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should look at myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the flow of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to score a strike. Later we barely generated any chances.

“Of course there is a path forward, particularly with the quality footballers we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from doubting yourself.

“I wish to emphasise I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are victorious but also liable when you are defeated. I can never come up with sufficient reasons for us to have the results we have. That is not acceptable and I am to blame for that.”

Liverpool’s display fell apart as the coach introduced several offensive substitutions when chasing the game. “It was the same on the road at Forest last season,” he remarked. “I took the French defender out and brought on the Portuguese forward and he found the net straight away to make it 1-1. At that time it was brave, currently it’s likely unwise.”

Liverpool last lost back-to-back at Anfield Premier League fixtures against Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in the mid-60s.

Slot commented: “It was very bad. Playing on home soil, losing 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible result. Unexpected if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I haven’t seen us producing so much in the initial half-hour maybe the whole campaign, and the first time they entered in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t against Manchester City, but in every other fixture we have been the controlling side and were able to create opportunities. Recently it is nearly consistently that we fail to convert our chances and the attempts we concede go in.”