Slot: No new pressure amid Liverpool's 6-of-7 slide

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Liverpool is currently enduring a difficult run of form, marked by a slide of six losses in seven matches across competitions, leading to considerable challenges within the team and mounting pressure around their performance. Despite this slump, Liverpool’s players and management maintain a stance of no added external pressure, emphasizing a focus on internal resolution and belief rather than panic.

The root causes of Liverpool’s downturn are multifaceted: defensive weaknesses have been notable, especially in the center-back partnership of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté, who have been criticized for lapses contributing to goals conceded. Manager Jurgen Klopp has underlined the need for the defense to improve markedly, with Van Dijk himself admitting the team must “look in the mirror” and rectify issues from the back. Liverpool’s midfield also lacks some stability, partly due to key absences such as Ryan Gravenberch, and newcomers Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have yet to consistently meet expectations on the pitch.

Despite these struggles, there have been occasional positive signs, such as a commanding 5-1 UEFA Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt, which ended a four-match losing streak. Mohamed Salah still shows sparks of brilliance but has not yet consistently delivered at the level that propelled Liverpool last season.

Analytical insights show that players like Wirtz have been creatively active, leading chance creation statistics, but the team’s finishing has faltered — highlighted by missed big chances from strikers including Isak and Salah. This combination of defensive vulnerability and offensive inefficiency has catalyzed their current crisis.

Overall, Liverpool finds itself in a challenging phase but remains committed to resolving its issues internally without yielding to panic or undue external pressure, focusing on re-establishing defensive solidity and effective attack to restore their competitive edge in the Premier League and Europe.