‘Vulnerable and unstable’ – Gerrard, McManaman STUNNED after Liverpool thrashing
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But those hopes were dashed by Ivan Perisic’s early penalty and, though Dominik Szoboszlai’s equaliser meant it was all square at half-time, the second-half capitulation consigned Liverpool to their ninth defeat in 12 games, a run spanning two months.
“It’s not (acceptable),” Gerrard said on TNT Sports’ coverage from Anfield. “They’re conceding so many goals, they’re wide open in transition, look very vulnerable and unstable as soon as the ball turns over.
“Anfield tells a story: the seats were empty with 10 minutes to go. As soon as the third went in, the game was over.
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Highlights: Liverpool thrashed as PSV hit FOUR at Anfield
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“PSV were excellent, really comfortable here tonight. They’ve come here and enjoyed themselves, grew into the game and totally deserved the victory.
“Liverpool’s problems become deeper, the pressure intensifies even more and there needs to be a lot of soul-searching tonight for sure.
“The substitution of Konate was huge as well. You look at the back four you finish with – Curtis Jones, (Ryan) Gravenberch, (Virgil) Van Dijk, (Milos) Kerkez – that’s not a Liverpool back four. That never will be.”
McManaman questions Liverpool’s desire
The pressure on Slot now ratchets up ahead of a run where Liverpool do not face any of the current Premier League top five until their trip to Arsenal in January, playing four matches against the bottom four in that spell.
So Slot can ill-afford to continue in this rut with increased questions about his job security, as Liverpool great McManaman said the performance was as big a problem as the result.
“In the end, I felt that some players were working hard, the effort was there,” McManaman said. “They were honest enough, but some of them were hiding, some of them didn’t want the ball in the end, they were running away from it.”
“Conceding three against Nottingham Forest and effectively losing 3-0 in the second half, the way they finished the first half, we thought they’d come out and dominate the second half. It was far from it, they looked legless in the end, tired, out of position.
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‘Complete nonsense’ – Gerrard, McManaman on Rooney’s Liverpool criticism
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“So it will hugely intensify against the manager and unfortunately, rightly so. The buck stops with him, there were loads of (mistakes) again tonight.
“The first goal was a handball, the second goal was easily stoppable, but it was just a lack of movement, running that extra couple of yards and getting your body positioned the right way. The third goal by Konate, who’s having an awful time at this moment in time, but seemingly there’s nobody available to replace him”
“Whether he’ll go with Joe Gomez… He’s on the bench consistently enough, so you presume he’s alright, but they need a change of personnel. The right-backs need to get fit as soon as possible. Andy Robertson needs to come back in the team.”
