Liverpool's Manager Provides Zero Justifications and Vows to Plot Route Out of Slump

Liverpool's head coach declared he had to “look at myself” following the Reds suffered a 6th loss in 7 English top-flight matches at home against Nottingham Forest and affirmed he would find a way from the champions’ poor run.

Forest, fighting against the drop before kick off, produced the biggest win at Liverpool's stadium in their history as Liverpool fell to an eighth defeat in 11 fixtures in every tournament. The most expensive domestic acquisition, Alexander Isak, was once more anonymous and Liverpool contended the defender's first goal should have been ruled out for comparable grounds to Virgil van Dijk’s disallowed effort against Manchester City prior to the international break. But Slot admitted the responsibility rested with him and offered no alibis.

“No one wants to listen to me now talking about officiating calls if you lose 3-0 in your own stadium to Forest,” stated the Reds' boss. “I ought to look at myself initially and my squad, but it demonstrates you how a goal can alter the flow of a match. Earlier I was just hoping for us to score a goal. Afterwards we hardly generated any chances.

“Naturally there is a way out, especially with the talented players we have. No matter if you win or lose when you reflect you are always thinking: ‘Where can we improve, in what aspects can we make changes?’ but that is something else from questioning your abilities.

“I wish to stress I am responsible for the present losses. You are responsible when you are winning but also liable when you are losing. I can not come up with sufficient excuses for us to have the outcomes we have. That is far from acceptable and I am responsible for that.”

The team's display fell apart as the coach made multiple offensive substitutions when chasing the match. “It was the identical on the road at Nottingham Forest last season,” he said. “I substituted Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté] off and put on [Diogo] Jota and he found the net immediately to equalize at 1-1. Then it was brave, currently it’s probably unwise.”

Liverpool previously were defeated in two successive at Anfield league fixtures against Forest in 1963. The most recent occasion they lost consecutive league games by a 3-0 scoreline was in 1965.

The manager commented: “It was extremely poor. Playing at home, losing 3-0 regardless of which opponent you encounter is a very, very bad result. Surprising if you consider the first half-hour of the game. I did not witness us producing so much in the initial half-hour perhaps the entire campaign, and the initial occasion they arrived in our box they scored.

“It wasn’t at City, but in every other fixture we have been the dominant side and were able to generate chances. Recently it is almost constantly that we miss our opportunities and the ones we concede find the net.”