Slot Provides Zero Justifications and Pledges to Plot Way From Slump

Liverpool's head coach stated he needed to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th defeat in 7 English top-flight matches at home against Forest and insisted he would discover a way from the title holders' slump.

Forest, fighting against the drop prior to the match, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool slipped to an eighth loss in eleven fixtures in all competitions. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was again unnoticeable and the home side contended the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to the captain's disallowed effort against City before the national team pause. But the manager conceded the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to hear me now talking about refereeing decisions if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I should examine myself first and my team, but it demonstrates you how a goal can change the momentum of a match. Before I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Later we barely created any chances.

“Of course there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. Regardless if you win or are beaten when you reflect you are always considering: ‘Where can we improve, where can we adjust?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not provide enough excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is not acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive changes when pursuing the match. “It was the same away at Nottingham Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted the French defender out and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to make it 1-1. Then it was courageous, now it’s likely stupid.”

The Anfield side previously were defeated in two successive home Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they suffered back-to-back league matches by a three-goal scoreline was in the mid-60s.

The manager said: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad outcome. Surprising if you look at the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so many chances in the initial 30 minutes maybe the entire season, and the initial occasion they arrived 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 chances. Lately it is nearly consistently that we miss our chances and the attempts we concede find the net.”