It's hard to imagine that Liverpool, who were competing for the title on the fourth tier a month ago, collapsed without warning in just four days, and it all came so quickly, after a 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, the Premier League and Europa League were in a hurry. To make matters worse, the mental outlook of the Liverpool players is completely off-line and their morale is extremely low.
Just four days ago (in local time), Liverpool faced Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-finals, losing 3-0 at home, and although there was still a second leg to play, it basically meant being out. And today's game, Liverpool suffered almost the same script, Eze gave Crystal Palace the lead after 14 minutes, and if it wasn't for Robertson's goal-line save, Klopp's side would have conceded more goals. The two games also had one thing in common, not only did they lose at home, but neither of them managed to score, even though the Reds had already weathered their injuries.
As we all know, Liverpool have suffered a serious injury wave in the past period, with as many as 10 players lying on the sickbed at one point. After a long period of suffering, Liverpool's recent injuries have finally improved, with Alisson's return, basically full of players are back, only Matip and Thiago are still recuperating from injuries. What's more, with Jota's return in the Europa League, Liverpool's top five are all in place, with Salah, Nunez, Jota, Dias and Gakpo all available, and they have all reached double figures for the season. Liverpool suddenly collapsed just when they seemed to be strong, losing 3-0 and 0-1 at home to Atalanta and Crystal Palace, putting a series of proud records for the Reds to date.
The last time Liverpool suffered two consecutive home defeats was back in 2021 and ended a run of 28 consecutive Premier League home defeats. It should be noted that the last time Liverpool lost to Crystal Palace was in April 2017, when the Reds lost again after 13 consecutive meetings without defeat. In fact, Liverpool's defeat to Crystal Palace was a bit like a combination of a 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea and a 3-3 draw at home to Crystal Palace in the closing stages of the 2013-14 season, when Steven Gerrard slipped in the game, and now Van Dijk slips, the only difference is that Robertson saved the ball on the goal line. After 10 years, Liverpool was once again fiercely blocked by Crystal Palace on the way to the Premier League title.
Looking back at Liverpool's recent games, if there is a watershed, then in the 2-2 draw away to Manchester United, Kwaanza's own goal assist was the starting point of the Reds' sharp turnaround, when Liverpool comprehensively suppressed Manchester United in the double red meeting, but his pass caused Liverpool to lose the goal and even almost lose the game. In other words, Liverpool's collapse was not 4 days, but a week, with 3 games, 1 draw and 2 defeats, announcing that the Reds lost everything.