Liverpool 'got complacent and thought they were invincible' - brutal verdict puts big names in their place

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(Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media, Imago) Mon 15 December 2025 21:00, UK Arne Slot is still under pressure at Liverpool and doubts are lingering despite the club having no plans to part ways with him at this time.That is according to former Man United and Blackburn chief scout Mick Brown, who remains very well-connected within the game, as he exclusively told Football Insider that should Liverpool lose another game or two, they will be back to “crisis mode”.Football Insider revealed on 25 November that Liverpool’s hierarchy are backing Slot to turn things around despite what has been a nightmare campaign so far.The boss has handled recent situations with a lot of composure, earning him high praise, but he is not out of the woods yet as results continue to stutter.Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at the weekend, going some of the way to turning around their fortunes, but they must string together a run of results to avoid new sack calls.Credit: ImagoLiverpool’s stance on sacking Arne Slot revealedBrown told Football Insider on 8 December that Liverpool are backing Slot despite recent frustrations in the fall-out of his bust-up with Mohamed Salah.The former scout, who has a wealth of experience working closely with elite-level managers including the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson for over a decade at Man United, insisted that the pressure has not entirely eased despite their current stance. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES “Liverpool are no different to any other club,” he told Football Insider.“They’ve had a bit of a lesson that what happens to other clubs can easily happen to them, I think they got complacent and started thinking they were invincible.“Slot has done a lot to ease these concerns initially, but the problem now if they lose one or two games, they’re back into crisis mode and the pressure is back on.“The way they’re playing at the moment, they feel vulnerable and a lot of clubs will pounce on that and be up for that game thinking they can grab some points.“I think Slot has handled the pressure as well as can be expected, because there will always be people who start calling for him to be sacked and all of that.“When things start to go wrong, he’s the one who people point their fingers at, so of course that pressure isn’t going to go away until they start winning again.“But for now it has eased and he’s done well in the mean time even if results are still not amazing.”Liverpool plan to back Slot in JanuaryBrown told Football Insider on 4 December that Liverpool could spend big again in January to back the manager and revive their ambitious plans for the season.As a result of their string of underwhelming displays, there are key areas of the squad that Slot would still like to improve as he targets the January transfer window.This comes despite Brown warning Football Insider that Slot’s squad overhaul has led to Liverpool’s struggles as it has disrupted the togetherness in the side.Credit: ImagoLiverpool spent a record-breaking £446.5million during the summer transfer window, including huge deals for the likes of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz.However, Slot is not content with his squad in its current form and hopes to add to it again as he scrambles to turn around their recent fortunes.For more Liverpool and exclusive news, follow us on Facebook or join our brand new WhatsApp Channel for instant updates to be sent straight to your phone.