Arne Slot has not held back in his criticism of Liverpool’s players following Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.
Callum Hudson-Odoi fired home in the 72nd minute to become the first player to score against Slott’s Liverpool, while Forest are the first team to take a point away from them this season.
The defeat came despite the Reds dominating the game with 70% possession and 14 shots attempted, compared to just five for Forest.
BBC pundit Chris Sutton described the defeat as the end of Slot’s ‘honeymoon period’ at Anfield, with the Dutchman now well aware of what it takes to get Liverpool back on track as title challengers.
Arne Slot reacts to the impact of Liverpool’s defeat
Slot himself gave a very honest assessment of his players’ misgivings on Saturday.
The former Feyenoord boss lamented the lack of quality chance creation despite Liverpool’s dominance, while also being unhappy with the way his side played in possession.
“The result is more frustrating and we can’t be happy with how the game went. It was a stop-start game and we hardly created any chances,” Slot said (via BBC Sport ).
“We only have to look at ourselves, we have to be better. Too many times we lost the ball in the area, it wasn’t good enough. We have to be better with the ball.
“Our decisions and execution were not good enough. In general we defended quite well but the two fast ones arrived and made it difficult. We risked a lot and in the end it was a very good goal”.
Next Tuesday for Liverpool will be a trip to Italian giants AC Milan in the Champions League.