Curtis Jones spoke bluntly about the run of results that has engulfed his boyhood club. His four-word assessment captured the mood inside and outside the dressing room: “We\u2019re in the s—.” That comment followed a European defeat that left Liverpool with nine losses in 12 matches, a sequence described in the original coverage as the club\u2019s worst run of form since the days of Winston Churchill\u2019s reign as U.K. prime minister.<\/p>\n
Arne Slot offered little in the way of a public explanation for the downturn. Jones did not attempt one either. He told CBS Sports, “I don\u2019t have the answers,” he sighed to CBS Sports. “Honestly, I don\u2019t. I\u2019m saying that to everybody. It\u2019s just unacceptable. I don\u2019t even have to wait to think about it. I\u2019m past being angry inside. I\u2019m at the point now where I just don\u2019t have the words.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s hard because I\u2019m playing for the team I support. I\u2019m a fan, and I\u2019ve seen this club all my life. In a long, long time, I haven\u2019t experienced a Liverpool team going through a period like this with results like these.<\/p>\n
“But at the end of the day, we still have that badge on our chest. And until that badge is gone, we\u2019re always going to fight. We\u2019re going to try and get this team back to where it needs to be, show everyone again what this club is about and why people call it the best team in the world. But right now, we\u2019re in the s— and it needs to change.” <\/p>\n
Former players and pundits responded with concern rather than calls for immediate dismissal. “Liverpool\u2019s not a sacking club,” Jamie Carragher warned. “Liverpool, I think, are different from almost every club in European football where the manager is the king. The managers get time.” He added, “You\u2019re watching [Virgil] Van Dijk now, [he\u2019s] not the same player and Mo Salah looks like his legs have gone,” Carragher sighed. He also called Van Dijk “a normal centre back, like me.” <\/p>\n
Steven Gerrard urged reflection while rejecting abrupt action. “Crisis is a very strong word and disrespectful to some of the players that have delivered for this football club, and for the manager that\u2019s delivered three months ago,” he pointed out. “It doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s Mo Salah or anyone, you can\u2019t get beat in a dribble in this situation,” the former Liverpool captain moaned when looking at PSV\u2019s second goal. “[Milos] Kerkez to me is out of position for the majority of the game. ]”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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