Arne Slot given some home truths as his attitude blamed for Liverpool slump - 'You're not back'
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They have been beaten in six of their last seven matches but did claim one victory during this time, a 5-1 Champions League win against Frankfurt.It is the club and manager Slot's attitude after this sole victory that ex-Everton defender Joleon Lescott thinks has caused Liverpool's downfall. He believes they were left with a false sense of security after this midweek European win."I think winning the Frankfurt game slightly forced Liverpool to think that's how you think you need to win against Brentford," said Lescott, speaking on In The Mixer, brought to you by Sky Bet."They were like, 'We have won that game and we're back.' You're not really back, like, you can get humbled pretty quickly in the Premier League.ALL OUT FOOTBALL ON YOUTUBE: Subscribe now to be the first to watch the latest episodes of In The Mixer and other original shows, brought to you by Sky Bet.
Follow All Out Football on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X."I still think there's an understanding that you need to take and it's sort of, 'That's the way we win in Europe, but to beat teams like Brentford, it's not going to be the same, it's going to be ugly, it will be an Arsenal style victory.'"Lescott also thinks that while Liverpool are being forced further out of the title race both they and Manchester City are still firmly in the running and are perhaps just feeling the pressure of being a top English side."I don't think City and Liverpool are that bad," he continued. And like we've seen last season, I think everyone wanted Nottingham Forest to do well and potentially get top four."Then you get to the last eight games and it's like, now you're on TV every week.
Liverpool losing that many is always too much," he said."Our performance against Brentford, two days after we played Frankfurt away, I saw a team that struggled with playing three games in seven days."I don't think it's possible that if you lose five out of six, that losing six out of seven there is even more pressure. If you play for Liverpool or manage Liverpool you know the pressure is there.