"After winning the league and spending more than half a billion dollars on transfers this summer, they're in 12th place. They've conceded 20 goals. They have a negative goal differential. Only four defending champs have ever had fewer points at this stage of the season. They're 11 points back of first -- and seven points clear of the relegation zone."
"Despite the same center backs, the same midfielders, and a pair of new fullbacks who were supposed to be defensive upgrades on the guys they replaced, Liverpool have allowed fewer goals than only the four teams at the bottom of the table. And despite assembling what seemed like perhaps the deepest collection of attackers on a club not owned by a sovereign wealth fund, they've failed to score 20 goals in the first 12 matches for the first time in 10 seasons."
"Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz are the two most expensive-to-acquire players in English soccer history -- and they have combined for zero goals and one assist. They've been so bad that Hugo Ekitike seems to be Liverpool's one bright spot of the summer transfer window ... and he's a center forward who has scored just three goals. Yesterday was Thanksgiving -- that's how far we are into the season!"
Liverpool sit 12th after winning the league and spending more than half a billion dollars on transfers, having conceded 20 goals and holding a negative goal differential. The club is 11 points behind first place yet seven points clear of relegation, with only four defending champions ever having fewer points at this stage. This is the most goals conceded through 12 Premier League matches since 2008-09. Despite maintaining core defenders and midfielders and adding new fullbacks, Liverpool have allowed fewer goals than only the four bottom teams and failed to score 20 goals in the first 12 matches for the first time in a decade.
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