"The crisis affecting Liverpool deepened with a calamitous 4-1 Champions League home defeat to PSV Eindhoven leaving head coach Arne Slot under huge pressure after a ninth loss in 12 matches. In fairness the Dutchman cannot be held responsible for inexplicable individual errors from his players but he is struggling to arrest a slide which is now threatening domestic and European success."
"Ibrahima Konaté completely missing the ball leading to the third goal was entirely predictable based on the woeful form he has shown this season; captain Virgil van Dijk conceding a ridiculous sixth-minute penalty was not however. But when confidence is so low it does not take much for things to turn sour quickly but after Dominik Szoboszlai equalised Ivan Perisic's spot-kick within 10 minutes it seemed the hosts were back on an even keel."
"The omens had not been good with Van Dijk having the worst 20 minutes of his Liverpool career, beginning with the penalty conceded and culminating in a yellow card for an uncharacteristic lunge at Ismael Saibari. How the Liverpool captain could argue against the spot-kick was baffling with his right arm so vertical when Joey Veerman's corner hit it he looked like he was hailing a cab."
Liverpool suffered a calamitous 4-1 Champions League home defeat to PSV Eindhoven, marking their ninth loss in 12 matches and increasing pressure on head coach Arne Slot. Individual defensive errors, including Ibrahima Konaté's complete miss and Virgil van Dijk conceding an early penalty, contributed heavily to the collapse. Confidence appears dangerously low, with three consecutive matches conceding three or more goals for the first time since September 1992. Moments of brief resurgence, such as Dominik Szoboszlai's equaliser, were undone by avoidable mistakes. The team's inability to establish rhythm early in matches and repeated defensive lapses are threatening both domestic and European prospects.
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