The long-awaited return from the worldwide break didn’t pan out how Liverpool had hoped, with Alisson admitting his aspect lacked high quality at each ends of the pitch.
Arne Slot‘s begin to life at Liverpool was as promising as we might have hoped for, however he was dealt some harsh classes in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
Seven of his beginning XI performed most minutes for his or her nation in the course of the break, and you might really feel the lethargy from the aspect as they struggled to get on the identical wavelength.
All momentum had been halted and Forest took benefit, with Alisson unsighted for Callum Hudson-Odoi’s winner – a objective that had been coming within the face of Liverpool’s sloppiness.
Talking after the match, as quoted by BBC Sport, Alisson is aware of dropping three factors was pointless, however the workforce solely have themselves guilty.
“It was a disgrace, dropping factors at house will not be good in any respect however the opponent in the present day solely needed to defend and play for the lengthy ball,” he mentioned.
“We gave them that too simply after they scored, it was poor defensively from us.
“We couldn’t create a lot, we had a scarcity of high quality in the present day, we would have liked extra vitality. It’s three factors we’ve got misplaced in the present day unnecessarily.
“All of the alternatives we had weren’t clear sufficient they usually defended nice, they threw themselves in entrance of the ball.”
Liverpool dominated statistically, however not the place it mattered most – on the scoreboard.
The Reds had 5 photographs heading in the right direction to Forest’s three however managed an xG of simply 0.87 – they had been toothless and saved the door ajar for the guests.
Because the Brazilian famous, Forest “defended nice” having received the duel (55-44) and sort out depend (15-9), along with making 29 clearances, as per FotMob.
It was not a day for eye-catching soccer from Liverpool however, fortunately, we are able to all transfer on rapidly as the beginning of the Champions League awaits on Tuesday.
Liverpool 0-1 Forest
