Liverpool are enjoying a good start to the season but that is not true for everyone at the club, one former Red player has said after a difficult few days.
After watching his team lose 5-0 to Sturm Graz, Pep Lijnders told redbullsalzburg.at: “Their pressing caused us a lot of problems and they scored when they had the chance.
“Sturm were very efficient and deserved the win. It was definitely the worst match I’ve ever seen.
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“It’s a long season and a lot of things are already going well. “I wonder why we are, at this moment, shadows of our true selves.”
Given that this defeat came at a title rival, the pressure is mounting on our former head coach as his side sit in fifth place despite Champions League progression with two games remaining.
A 4-0 defeat at home to European side Brest earlier this week damaged their hopes of progressing in the continent’s top flight and has put the 41-year-old under pressure.
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It feels like a very timely international break for Jurgen Klopp’s former right-hand man and there will be hope that this is his chance to reset and get going again.
Stefan Bajcetic, Bobby Clark and Vítor Matos are with their former coach in Austria and will all be looking for a quick response to a terrible week.
We hope they can all come back but with the Spanish midfielder still on our list it is of utmost importance that the loanee learns from this and returns stronger.
Arne Slot’s reign at Liverpool is set to turbocharge as the Reds enter a rollercoaster fixture sequence.
