Brentford 3-2 LFC - Gutless Liverpool Lose Again
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Liverpool fall again, and the excuses are running out
The conviction has drained from this team like heat from an open wound. What was once instinctive now feels laboured, stitched together in hope rather than belief.
Against Brentford, Liverpool were exposed. Their physical inferiority was total. They were second to every loose ball, shaken by every throw-in, outthought at every moment of consequence. This wasn’t misfortune. This was surrender.
The collapse wasn’t tactical, it was spiritual. Set pieces weren’t just a weakness, they were an inevitability. A side built on ferocity now recoils under pressure. Mamardashvili, 6’6 in frame but 5’6 in presence, shrinks from his area like a man tiptoeing through landmines. He is not alone. There is timidity in the back line, confusion in the midfield, and anonymity in the attack.
Only Jones and Szoboszlai looked remotely prepared for a fight. The rest offered little but the hollow routine of professional footballers. And then there was Arne Slot, gambling with a system and substitutions that drained what little stability remained. Szoboszlai was pushed to right-back, Wirtz and Mac Allister were marooned in the middle, and the team collapsed through its own soft centre.
The most damning thing is the speed of this unravelling. A title charge turned eulogy before October’s end. To say Liverpool are not in the race is redundant. The race has long moved on. What’s left is 31 games of introspection, blooding, and rebuilding. The club cannot afford denial. To talk of character, fight and belief in the face of this mess is to mistake noise for resolve.
There will be no league title in a season that began with confidence but now flirts with humiliation. The team needs more than tweaks. It needs direction, resilience, and a rekindling of what once made it feared. Defeat is accepted far too easily.
At the final whistle, Brentford celebrated like they’d won something. In a way, they had. They reminded Liverpool of what they used to have, what they used to be.
Post-Match Podcasts
Gags Tandon is joined by Jack McIndoe to discuss Liverpool’s 3-2 loss to Brentford in London tonight.
Trev Downey is joined by Dave Hendrick and Jim Boardman on Post-Match RAW to provide their reaction to Liverpool’s fourth Premier League loss in a row as the Reds went down 3-2 to Brentford in London.
Liverpool Head Coach Arne Slot shared his thoughts on Liverpool’s defeat to Brentford.
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