Lost 2 goals in a row and almost failed! Liverpool s defense line turned into paper paste + 120 million marks down. Legendary: There is no chance to defend the title

In the opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season that ended in the early morning of August 16, defending champion Liverpool narrowly defeated Bournemouth 4-2 at home, achieving a good start. Liverpool won this game in a very thrilling way. In the game, Liverpool, which had a home advantage, once led 2-0, but perhaps because he felt that the victory was decided, coach Slot made consecutive substitutions, replaced two full-backs Flynnon and Kolkz who received yellow cards, allowing Japanese captain Endo to play the right-back. Then Slot took down the outstanding goal hero Ekitic and midfielder McAllister.

, and Liverpool also suffered because of these two substitutions. Semeno easily used counterattacks to break through the defense line led by Van Dijk, chasing 2 goals in a row, and tied the score at 2-2 at one point.

When Liverpool defended its title in the first game, Slot finally completed his self-salvation in the last substitution. The surprise player he replaced Chiesa completed the final victory, helping Liverpool take the lead again. In stoppage time, Salah's world wave finally secured the victory for Liverpool.

Looking at the whole game, although Liverpool won, the problems exposed made them unable to laugh. The first is the team's proud defense line. The Community Shield and the Premier League conceded 4 goals in two games in the first round, and they were both intercepted and counterattacked easily.

In addition, the "marker" Wilz, whose transfer fee is as high as 120 million euros, performed poorly in his Premier League debut. Although the German genius played very positively, he was not used to the Premier League, and he was repeatedly intercepted and counterattacked. He lost the ball 18 times before being substituted.

Liverpool legend Carragher said pessimistically: "Liverpool may be the most entertaining team in the Premier League. However, I do not want to see such a performance, because if they continue like this, it will be very difficult to defend the title. In my opinion, their defense is too open and vulnerable to the threat of counterattack. This is a problem that needs to be solved."

How to seek profit and avoid harm and use Wilz well and improve the stability of the defense line, these problems need to be solved as soon as possible in the future.