Isak Struggles Highlight Liverpool’s Rocky Run and Rising Pressure

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Liverpool’s title defence has hit a perilous patch, with Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest underlining just how far from last season’s standards the champions have fallen. Amid the chaos, Alexander Isak’s struggles have become emblematic of a summer spending spree that promised so much but has delivered uneven returns.

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00:00Liverpool's title defence has hit a perilous patch with Saturday's 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest,

00:07underlining just how far from last season's standards the champions have fallen.

00:12Amid the chaos, Alexander Isak's struggles have become emblematic of a summer spending spree

00:17that promised so much but has delivered uneven returns.

00:21The £125m striker was intended to spearhead Liverpool's attack,

00:25but after 68 minutes against Forest, he contributed little.

00:29No shots on targets, no duels won and barely a presence in key moments.

00:35We're placing Darwin Nunez, who combined work rate with moments of brilliance despite flaws.

00:39Isak's impact has been minimal.

00:42Questions are now being asked about his fitness, adaptation and whether the lofty price tag was justified,

00:48with fans and analysts wondering where the forward will began to show his true value.

00:53The broader squad picture is equally concerning.

00:57Arnie Schlott's Liverpool, after a bright start to the season,

01:01have since collapsed into habitually panicked performances.

01:06Defensive lapses, set-piece vulnerabilities and a loss of composure

01:09have all contributed to six defeats in seven league games.

01:13Even captain Virgil van Dijk, normally a pillar of calm,

01:16admitted the side have become gripped by a sense of panic

01:19and must collectively take responsibility for the slump.

01:24Liverpool's owners will be scrutinising the summer acquisitions with increased concern,

01:30leaving the Anfield hierarchy and supporters questioning

01:33whether the new additions can adapt quickly enough to justify their fees.

01:40Van Dijk urged focus rather than despair.

01:42We've let ourselves down, but we have to help each other out

01:45and get out of this mess as champions.

01:48We can't be in this situation, but it's a fact and we need to turn it around

01:52and that's the mentality everyone needs to have.

01:55Schlott faces the dual challenge of integrating expensive recruits

01:59while restoring confidence across the squad.

02:02Liverpool are to remain competitive.

02:03Their marquee players must start delivering

02:05and soon all the intense of unease around Anfield

02:09may deepen as the Premier League season unfolds.

Isak Struggles Highlight Liverpool’s Rocky Run and Rising Pressure

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