Not Only About Liverpool's Defeat Against PSV, Arne Slot Faces Threat Of Dismissal

Liverpool manager Arne Slot is in danger of being sacked after a 4-1 defeat against PSV Eindhoven. (UEFA)

JAKARTA - The 4-1 defeat at Anfield seemed to be the culmination of Liverpool's slumping streak. Arne Slot's manager faced a potential threat after Liverpool were humiliated by PSV Eindhoven in a Champions League match on Thursday. November 27, 2025 in the morning WIB. However, the matter of dismissal was not just a case of a landslide defeat against PSV.

Slot actually said, 'Everyone was surprised [at the defeat].' However, an analysis of Liverpool in the Daily Mail questioned Slot's surprise.

The reason is, Liverpool have been slumped over the past two months. A 2-0 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League and then beating Real Madrid 1-0 in the Champions League did not help restore players' confidence.

Evidently, the Reds were again trapped. They not only lost 3-0 against Manchester City. Even a team like Nottingham Forest who was struggling to brew from the relegation zone could embarrass Liverpool at Anfield.

Unmitigated, Forest, who has fired two managers, Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou, when the new competition begins, they can win 3-0.

Slot still believes Liverpool will rise against PSV. Moreover, they played at home. But what happened did not match the expectations of this former Feyenoord manager.

Never mind winning, their goal was broken by PSV players up to four times. Even the fans left Anfield after getting tired of booing Slot because Liverpool could no longer catch up with goal. Moreover, Liverpool conceded again so they lost 4-1.

Slot may have admitted that he was surprised and did not expect Virgil van Dijk et al to lose badly. "Until the first half, we actually played well. I think we had the opportunity to turn 2-1 up. So, I didn't expect us to lose 4-1," said Slot as quoted by the UEFA page.

Only that bad result extended Liverpool's record of defeat this season. They have lost nine of their last 12 matches in various competitions. In the Champions League, Liverpool have been knocked out of the top eight and they are stuck in 11th place in the Premier League.

It doesn't stop there, the Slot squad is in danger of being incomplete because it will lose Mohamed Salah who will defend Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations in the coming weeks.

According to FourFourTwo, club officials have run out of patience with the downturn of Liverpool. Moreover, Slot seemed to have bought almost all the players wrongly.

Those who were imported at high prices, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitike, and Alexander Isak did not make any significant contribution to The Pool. Ironically, Liverpool spent 400 million pounds to buy players who instead thwarted the team's efforts to defend the league title.

Even Isak's transfer had experienced a saga because Newcastle United could not release it. Although the purchase broke the Premier League transfer record, the Swedish national team striker actually sat on the bench more often.

Not only about buying the wrong player, but also the foundation of Slot's tactics. The manager is considered to have no tactics so he seems unable to do anything when the team is slumped.

No wonder an analysis emerged of him being able to bring in a league championship team last season because Slot only continued what Juergen Klopp had formed. This means that whoever coaches, Liverpool's chances remain great.

In addition, Slot is said to be less able to establish a relationship with the players. He is still having trouble bringing together new players and those who have been the team pillar. Including Salah's accusations that 'like being hostile' to Wirtz.

Last season, Salah made a big contribution when Liverpool won. However, this season, he also slumped. When trying to get up, rumors circulated that Salah seemed to want to sacrifice Wirtz by not allowing the player purchased from Bayer Leverkusen to develop optimally.

When asked about the pressure from management on Liverpool's poor results, Slot believes club officials will continue to support him.

"Obviously, they don't need to talk to me every minute. They won't say, 'We support you, we support you, we support you'. That's how it keeps going. We discussed a lot for a long time when we won games or lost," said Slot.

They really helped me and the team. But they don't need every minute contact me to give support. Moreover, they really believe in me. It's just that I've never spoken to them again after this match," he said.

A media outlet in England has also dared to predict the future of Slot, which will be even darker if he reaps bad results in the next match against West Ham United.

A number of his successors have been mentioned, including Klopp himself. In addition, there are Andoni Iraola, Postecoglou to Antoine Semenyo who successfully wrote Bournemouth.