Champions suffer another heavy home loss while Arne Slot says recent form is “far from good enough.”
Liverpool’s problems grew deeper at Anfield after a shocking 3–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest, a result that exposed the team’s rapid decline and left head coach Arne Slot openly acknowledging the crisis.
Forest, who arrived fighting relegation, left with their biggest-ever win at Anfield. Liverpool, last season’s Premier League champions, have now lost six of their last seven league matches and look far from the side that dominated English football just months ago.
The visitors scored through Murillo, Nicola Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White, punishing Liverpool’s shaky defending and lack of confidence. It was also the second straight home match Liverpool have lost by three goals, something that had not happened since 1965.
Slot did not hide from the result. Speaking after the match, he said he could not blame referees, decisions or bad luck when the performance was so poor.
“No one wants to hear me talking about refereeing decisions if you lose 3–0 at home to Forest,” he said. He added that with results like this, excuses do not matter. “That is far from good enough and I am responsible for that.”
Slot accepted that Liverpool’s problems run deeper than missed chances or defensive errors. The team looks unsure, unbalanced, and unable to recover when things go wrong. “Lately it is almost constantly that we miss our chances and the ones we concede go in,” he said, pointing to the lack of control that has hurt Liverpool in recent weeks.
The defeat has also put pressure on several of Liverpool’s big signings. Alexander Isak, who joined for £125 million, struggled again and was substituted after offering little threat. But Slot placed the blame on himself rather than individuals, saying the overall structure is not working.
For the supporters at Anfield, the performance was worrying. The intensity and confidence that defined Liverpool last season have faded. Forest exploited the gaps with ease and took full advantage whenever Liverpool left space.
Slot believes Liverpool can recover but admits the situation is serious. “Of course there is a way out, especially with the quality players we have,” he said. “But the results are not good enough.”
Liverpool now sit in mid-table, far from the title race and slipping out of the Champions League positions. With pressure growing, Slot must find solutions quickly to stop a collapse that has come faster and harder than anyone expected.
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