🔗 Share this article

Liverpool's head coach stated he had to “examine my own performance” following Liverpool endured a sixth loss in seven English top-flight matches at home to Forest and insisted he would find a solution from the title holders' poor run.

Forest, in the relegation zone before kick off, delivered the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as the Merseyside club fell to an 8th loss in eleven matches in every tournament. The British record signing, the Swedish striker, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for similar reasons to the captain's disallowed effort against Manchester City before the national team pause. But Slot admitted the buck stopped with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wishes to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you are defeated 3-0 in your own stadium to Nottingham Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself first and my team, but it does show you how a goal can alter the momentum of a match. Earlier I was just waiting for us to net a goal. Afterwards we barely created any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, particularly with the talented footballers we have. No matter if you triumph or lose when you look back you are always considering: ‘In which areas can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is different from doubting yourself.

“I want to stress I am accountable for the current defeats. You are answerable when you are winning but also responsible when you are defeated. I can not come up with enough excuses for us to have the results we have. That is not good enough and I am responsible for that.”

Liverpool’s performance unravelled as the coach introduced multiple attacking changes when chasing the game. “It was the identical away at Forest the previous campaign,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on the Portuguese forward and he scored straight away to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, now it’s likely stupid.”

Liverpool last lost two successive home Premier League games by Nottingham Forest in the sixties. The last time they lost consecutive top-flight matches by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Competing at home, conceding 3-0 regardless of which team you encounter is a terrible result. Surprising if you look at the opening 30 minutes of the match. I did not witness us creating so many chances in the opening half-hour perhaps the whole season, and the initial occasion they entered in our box they scored.

“It did not happen against Manchester City, but in all other game we have been the controlling team and were capable to create opportunities. Lately it is nearly constantly that we fail to convert our chances and the ones we concede find the net.”