Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones has hit out at the team’s performance after their poor form continued with an embarrassing 4-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven in the UCL on Wednesday night.
The Premier League champions suffered a second consecutive defeat at Anfield and a ninth from their last 12 matches in all competitions.
It also marked a first time in 72 years that the club had lost three consecutive matches by a three-goal deficit, after defeats to Manchester City, Nottingham Forest last weekend and now to the Dutch side.
Speaking after the defeat, Jones criticized the team’s performance, demanding improvement as they look to salvage a faltering campaign.
“I don’t have the answers. Honestly, I don’t. I’m saying that to everybody. It’s just unacceptable.
“I don’t even have to wait to think about it. I’m past being angry inside. I’m at the point now where I just don’t have the words”, the Liverpool midfielder admitted.
“It’s hard because I’m playing for the team I support. I’m a fan, and I’ve seen this club all my life.”
Ivan Perisic opened scoring for the visitors from the penalty spot after a handball by Virgil Van Dijk, although Dominik Szoboszlai hit back almost immediately for the hosts.
Guus Til put PSV back in front, before Couhaib Driouech scored twice including in stoppage-time to seal a shock 4-1 win
“In a long, long time, I haven’t experienced a Liverpool team going through a period like this with results like these”, Jones continued.
“But at the end of the day, we still have that badge on our chest. And until that badge is gone, we’re always going to fight.
“We’re going to try and get this team back to where it needs to be, show everyone again what this club is about and why people call it the best team in the world”, he added.
“But right now, we’re in the s*** and it needs to change.”
Liverpool face relegation-threatened West Ham United in the EPL this weekend, as they battle to end their losing run.
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