This loss comes just days after another home defeat to “Nottingham Forest” by three goals to nil in the English Premier League.
“Liverpool” has lost nine of its last twelve matches in all competitions, equaling its worst losing record in twelve matches since the period from November 1953 to January 1954. The team has also lost three consecutive matches by a three-goal margin or more for the first time since December 1953.
The “Reds” have suffered defeat in four of their last six home matches in all competitions, the same number of defeats they suffered in the previous sixty-nine matches.
In light of these negative numbers, “Slot” said after the defeat against “Eindhoven”: “I am not worried, and my focus is on things other than worrying about my fate with the team, and of course things need a better assessment, I know that.”
The Dutch coach added: “I am of course talking with Liverpool officials, but they do not contact me every minute of the day to confirm their confidence in me, but rather we have normal conversations, and I feel confident, I have not spoken to them after this match, and let’s see what happens.”
Regarding the defeat against “Eindhoven,” “Slot” said via (TNT Sports): “Of course, the feelings are negative and very disappointing, especially because of the way we conceded the first goal to fall behind 0-1, and I want to be optimistic about the players’ reaction when we fell behind by a goal, we came back into the match and we could have taken the lead with a score of 2-1, and I don’t think anyone expected us to lose with a score of 1-4.”
The Dutch coach explained that his compatriot “Virgil van Dijk,” the captain of “Liverpool,” was subjected to a slight push that made him lose his balance, which led him to raise his arm and touch the ball with his hand, so the referee awarded a penalty against him.
He continued: “After the break, we fell behind with a score of 1-2 with a very early goal, and we had enough chances to equalize 2-2, then we conceded a third goal a quarter of an hour before the end of the match in a way that is difficult to accept.”
“Arne Slot” tried to find some positives, saying: “After we conceded the first goal, I saw a reaction that I hope to see, the mentality that I saw after that was as I wished, and we tried to realize the equalizer, but unfortunately we lost in the end with a big score.”
“Slot” repeated: “I liked our reaction in the first half, but for example, Ekitike’s performance and the ferocity he showed in the first half were not the same in the second half.”
“Arne Slot” confirmed: “We must face ourselves to know the reasons for our current situation, we must fight hard, and the feeling that I have is how to think after each half about how to advance in the score and not seek to equalize, and that the reaction befitting a player wearing a Liverpool shirt.”
With this second defeat in the Champions League this season, “Liverpool” has dropped to thirteenth place out of thirty-six teams competing in the league stage, having collected nine points. The team has three matches remaining, including two strong matches away from home, as they will face “Inter Milan” of Italy, the runner-up of the past edition, on December 9 at the “San Siro,” then they will be guests of “Olympique Marseille,” the winner of the title in 1993, on January 21 in the seventh round.
The English team concludes its journey in the league stage with a home match against “Qarabag of Azerbaijan” on January 28, 2026. “Liverpool” needs to win these three matches if it wants to qualify directly for the round of sixteen among the first eight clubs in the standings, and avoid more difficult matches in the play-off stage.
In addition, “Liverpool” has five matches remaining in the English Premier League before the end of the current year, which will also be decisive in the team’s journey, which has been severely shaken by receiving four defeats in the last five matches, which led to the title holder’s decline to twelfth place in the standings after twelve rounds of the “Premier League,” which weakens its chances of winning the title again.
“Liverpool” will begin its series of domestic matches by facing “West Ham United” next Sunday, and four days later it will host “Sunderland,” then it will go out to face “Leeds United” away from home on December 6, then it will go out to face “Inter Milan” three days later, then it will host “Brighton” and go out to face “Tottenham,” and host “Wolverhampton” on December 13, 20 and 27.
