Liverpool did not build a new dynasty after winning the Premier League, instead producing a disappointing season. The team finished fifth in the league, made no meaningful domestic cup runs, and exited the Champions League again against PSG. Across all competitions, the club recorded nearly 20 defeats and earned only 60 league points, creating a harsh reality check. Fitness problems affected the squad throughout the year, with multiple players missing long spells, including Alexander Isak, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Wataru Endo, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitike, and Alisson Becker. Other absences included Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah, and more. Injuries were compounded by limited squad depth, leaving few reliable options and reducing opportunities for fringe players, with Rio Ngumoha standing out late in the season.
"Following their Premier League triumph in the first year post-Jurgen Klopp, the club spent huge money and looked set to take the world by storm once again. Unfortunately, the Reds did not come close to those heights, not even once. A pedestrian fifth place finish in the league, no deep domestic cup runs and another Champions League exit to PSG meant this was a harsh reality check for everyone associated with the club."
"Nearly 20 defeats across all competitions is a truly horrifying number to look at, and in combination with the meek 60 points picked up in the league, it would be fair to be more than a little upset. So, with that miserable setting in place, we're going to sort through the biggest issues that faced the club this season and how they contributed to the disaster of a campaign we all suffered through."
"We'll start with one of the biggest ones right away. Fitness issues hampered the club all season ranging from short-term nuisances to long-term hardships. Alexander Isak, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Wataru Endo, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitike and Alisson Becker are just some of the names that suffered lengthy spells on the sidelines, with some not returning at all. That's to say nothing of the games missed by Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah and others throughout the campaign."
"We all would have liked to see more chances for Federico Chiesa, Rio Ngumoha (More consistently) and other fringe players to have a proper run of games, but that never really happened. Rio was the only exception as his exciting skills made him impossible to ignore towards the end of the season. We never really got to se"
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