Captain Virgil van Dijk questioned Liverpool’s need after they had been thrashed 3-0 by Nottingham Forest at Anfield this afternoon.
The strain ramped up on boss Arne Slot along with his aspect capitulating to their sixth defeat in seven Premier League video games due to objectives from Murillo, Nicolo Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White.
Liverpool at the moment are eleventh within the desk and Van Dijk admits it’s not ok.
Van Dijk aggravated by sloppy Liverpool
The Netherlands worldwide informed PLP: “We concede too many simple objectives. They scored clearly from a set piece once more. You possibly can ask if he was in entrance of Alisson, nevertheless it counted, so we’re 1-0 down. We weren’t good by way of battles, challenges, the struggle, too rushed. It’s a really tough scenario in the meanwhile.
“There was nervousness after we conceded, however not earlier than. We tried to hurry issues and that’s human if you’re in a tough second. We don’t get out of it by simply talking about it. It would take lots of exhausting work.”
Liverpool host PSV Eindhoven within the Champions League on Wednesday and Van Dijk is on the lookout for a greater show.
He added: ”It’s an issue. Everybody within the crew has to take accountability as properly. Soccer is a crew recreation and everybody has to take accountability. We have now to digest this and take it on the chin. We have to work tougher. We have now to maintain going.
“Everyone seems to be disillusioned, like they need to be, as a result of shedding at residence to Nottingham Forest is, in my eyes, very dangerous. That’s the least I can say about it. These objectives we conceded are far too simple and all of us should look within the mirror. I’ve been at this membership so lengthy now and we’ve been by adversity. We are going to bounce again nevertheless it doesn’t occur in a single day. I’m not a quitter and we are going to maintain going.”
It’s on me says Slot
Slot instructed his aspect misplaced their early self-belief after falling behind to Murillo’s objective.
“One other massive disappointment,” he admitted. “We began off fairly properly for the primary half an hour. We conceded the 1-0, and we weren’t in a position to play the best way we did within the first half hour.
“We created and had been ready for us to attain a objective. The set piece modified every little thing, and so they scored two.
“If issues go properly or issues go dangerous, it’s my accountability. We weren’t in a position to create sufficient. I attempted to regulate a couple of issues, nevertheless it didn’t work out. We had been unable to attain a objective. You by no means know on this stadium, for those who rating a objective, then issues can work out.”
Savona’s strike inside a minute of the restart set Liverpool again additional and the house followers had been streaming in the direction of the exits lengthy earlier than Gibbs-White compounded their distress.
“After all, it was damaging,” Slot stated of Forest’s second objective. “It was already exhausting to be 1-0 towards a crew blocking every little thing.
“In a couple of days, we’ve got to play within the Champions League once more after which play three Premier League video games in a brief area. Maintain your head up and work extremely exhausting. We are attempting each single day.
“It’s at all times useful to have skilled and high quality gamers. It’s not understanding at this second.”