Liverpool fans share how worried they are after losing to Monaco in second successive friendly defeat
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Liverpool throw away a two-goal lead for the second game in succession… How concerning is this? Nothing looks to have changed from last season 😒 Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC Clearly, there are plenty of mitigating factors, and, again, it would be wrong to draw too many conclusions from either Sunday’s defeat or the 4-2 loss against Leeds.Nevertheless, football is not a patient sport in 2026, and having had such a poor season last year, Liverpool fans are not in the mood to watch their team lose more games.
That’s the question Rousing The Kop posed to fans on social media immediately after full-time at Anfield.Liverpool fans offer mixed reaction to Monaco defeatFootball fans are not a homogeneous group, and the feelings of one supporter can be totally different to that of the person sitting next to them in the ground.This was the case amongst fans on RTK‘s Facebook page, where some fans seemed worried by another defeat, others shared frustration at the state of the squad, and more declared themselves unbothered until the real action starts.READ MORE: Liverpool player ratings vs Monaco as Reds throw away Andoni Iraola’s debut at Anfield“Work in progress people. Lack of direction.”“Just a friendly match,” said another fan, while a fellow supporter suggested: “Liverpool are not ready.”“I don’t know the concern majority of the fans got… this is preseason for God sake,” someone else commented.
Frimpong, Kerkez, Elliott, Chiesa need to be replaced.”“We don’t release the ball to the strikers and wingers on time, we play back a lot and end up losing the ball,” another supporter added. “Release the ball so we can’t miss and miss and miss and eventually score more goals, rather lose the ball while trying to score then playing back and losing the ball in dangerous areas.”“Defence needs sorting otherwise we will have same problems like last season,” was another view.