"A couple of weeks ago, Liverpool seemed on course to win the Premier League for the second season running and probably the Champions League too. The Reds' run of winning without being that good made it feel inevitable. Winning when not at your best is, after all, a sign () of a title-winning side, Clive. But then Liverpool continued playing not particularly well and started losing."
"Does three defeats in a row constitute a crisis? As with any football debate it depends entirely on your definition of the key word in the sentence. Is Paul Scholes world class? What do you mean by world class? Are Aston Villa a big club? What does big mean? Are Manchester United back? OK, well, we know the answer to that one. But for a club of Liverpool's size, given how good they were last season, mini-crisis seems about right."
Liverpool looked set to win the Premier League and possibly the Champions League after an unconvincing but effective run of results. The team then continued to play poorly and began to lose, allowing Arsenal—with a strong defence and quality across positions—to narrow the gap. Form can change over a season, and waiting until the end would avoid premature judgements, although pundits will dissect results throughout. Whether three defeats equal a crisis depends on definitions, but for Liverpool, given last season's standards, the situation reads as a mini-crisis. Former striker Neil Mellor suggested six defeats would trigger panic; Liverpool are halfway there. There are clear problems.
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