The first shocking loss of Arne Slot era has happened. Nobody expected Liverpool to have even have a chance that they would lose to Notthingham Forrest but it did happen and that's the sad part. I think it's clear that we are going to end up seeing this situation change quite a lot and I believe that we are going see many more of these happen in the future as well, feels like Liverpool definitely looks not that much worse since Klopp left, but not suddenly a great dominant team neither.
It would have been ideal for them if they lost to some bigger club but in the end they would have lost eventually so they just got that out of the way. Same week, we see United and Chelsea both get a win, two teams that are dealing with a lot of chaos right now, so it's definitely a good thing for them without a doubt. Specially United, who looked quite convincing while they were winning as well.
In the last few seasons of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, there was one big problem we could see in the games. The problem was the same that we saw on Sunday when Liverpool went up against Nottingham Forest at home. If you have watched enough games of Liverpool, you know what I'm talking about, and if you haven't, the problem is how poor the team plays against a low block. This set of players always goes through a really difficult time against a team who are just majorly defending and trying to get done with a draw or a very scrappy win.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/14/big-setback-arne-slot-says-liverpool-fell-below-standards-in-forest-defeatAs Arne himself said after the game, this was the first time he faced a low block with this Liverpool team, and I might sound weird, but I'd say this loss is a good thing because this lets them to learn from how to play against a low block team, and now Arne can build the team from the loss. Nottingham Forest did not do anything crazy tactic wise, but I also felt that the Liverpool players were not giving their all on the pitch. They looked a bit careless, a bit slow, and not at their best. This also played a big role on them not being completely effective and lead them on to a loss. They need to bounce back from this immediately, as they face AC Milan in the midweek and have difficult league games ahead.