"Arne Slot afforded himself a little smile when he admitted that this was the toughest season in his career "by a mile" on Tuesday. No matter what Slot achieves across the rest of his managerial days, this campaign has pushed the Dutchman to new limits. After romping to the Premier League title in his first season in charge at Liverpool, the second has seen Slot and his side face a barrage of "setbacks", "hits" and "bad luck" as he mentioned during his news conference."
"The raw numbers do not make for good reading. Since winning their first five league matches at the start of the season, Liverpool have taken just 24 points from their next 20 games. For context, Roy Hodgson won 25 points from 20 games before he was sacked as Liverpool boss in 2010-11. In 2026 alone, Liverpool have won just one of their seven league games and earlier this season, nine defeats in 12 games was their worst run of form in 71 years."
Arne Slot described this as the toughest season of his career amid a run of setbacks, hits and bad luck. After winning the Premier League in his first season, Liverpool have taken just 24 points from 20 league games following an initial five-match winning start. The side recorded one win from seven league games in 2026 and endured nine defeats in 12, their worst run in 71 years. Heavy summer spending of £450m contrasts with these results, and Slot said failing to qualify for the Champions League would be unacceptable.
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