Liverpool\u2019s season is slipping into crisis. After a record breaking summer spend and the expectation that the Premier League title would be defended with authority, the club now sit eighth, their form has collapsed and performances have become increasingly chaotic.<\/p>\n
A run of one win in five league games, a defence that looks permanently exposed and Mohamed Salah publicly questioning the manager<\/a> have all intensified scrutiny on Arne Slot. The question facing Liverpool now is simple; where has Slot gone wrong, and what must he do to repair the damage before the season becomes unsalvageable?<\/p>\n Liverpool\u2019s biggest error was misreading their priorities. The signing of Marc Guehi should have been completed immediately. It was the most obvious fix the squad needed. A reliable, dominant centre back to partner Virgil van Dijk was essential and delaying the deal until the final stages of the window allowed it to collapse. That miscalculation has defined the season.<\/p>\n Read More<\/b>: The Best and Worst Players to Wear Liverpool\u2019s Number 9<\/a><\/p>\n Giovanni Leoni was a smart long term signing and has been extremely unlucky to suffer a significant injury, but he was never intended to be the single centre back reinforcement. Once Hugo Ekitike arrived, the next step was straightforward. Secure Guehi first, then decide whether further attacking additions were necessary.<\/p>\n Instead, Liverpool pushed ahead for Alexander Isak, a luxury signing rather than a necessity. The result is an unbalanced squad with no defensive stability and two high value strikers competing for one position.<\/p>\n Liverpool now possess two elite central forwards, yet neither is being used properly. Ekitike has shown consistency and impact, including a standout brace against Leeds, while Isak has struggled to replicate his Newcastle form and looks increasingly disconnected within Slot\u2019s system. The problem is not the players, it is the structure.<\/p>\n Slot has at times forced Ekitike into a wide role, which wastes his strengths and disrupts the flow of the attack. Both are central strikers and both should be treated as such. Rotating them is wasteful and playing them out wide is counter productive.<\/p>\nLiverpool: Where Arne Slot Has Gone Wrong this Season<\/h2>\n
The Summer Window Failed to Address the Right Problems<\/h3>\n
Misuse of the Attack Is Undermining Liverpool\u2019s Strengths<\/h3>\n