Steven Gerrard: Liverpool are not going through a ‘crisis’, saying that is disrespectful | OneFootball

Liverpool lost 4-1 to PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in the UEFA Champions League following an under-par performance by the home team.

Liverpool have now lost nine of their last 12 games, their worst run in 71 years.

The Reds face a fight on their hands to turn the tide, and with each passing game, it is looking increasingly unlikely for manager Arne Slot.

However, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard refuses to believe that his former side is in a crisis.

The 45-year-old believes they have not been good enough, but does not think they are at that point (of it being a crisis).

The former Liverpool captain said the word is better suited to a team that has struggled for a long time and cannot climb out of its rot.

Gerrard said the word crisis is ‘disrespectful’ to the players and manager who just won the title months ago.

He said (via TNT Sports), “With each defeat, it gets closer to being a crisis. I don’t think Liverpool are at that (yet). Crisis is too strong.

“There are no excuses for a performance like that at this football club. You cannot deny that the team is struggling massively.

“They are on a terrible run. Their confidence is at an all-time low. They are wide open.

“Unless the manager can find answers and stability in his team, then this situation is going to continue.”

Liverpool are running out of answers

Gerrard’s stance is measured, but even he concedes that Liverpool are heading into dangerous territory.

The club cannot keep leaning on past achievements while the present continues to unravel at this pace. Slot needs solutions, and he needs them fast.

For now, Liverpool remain a team searching for structure, belief, and a foothold in a season that is slipping away.

More setbacks, and even Gerrard’s insistence that “crisis” is too strong a word, may no longer hold.

The coming weeks will reveal whether this is a temporary wobble or the beginning of something far more damaging.