Graeme Souness says Liverpool's veto in Basle proves that the flow view is a follower of their quondam selves.
Brendan Rodgers' men slumped to a 1-0 disappointment in Switzerland and lie tertiary in their Champions Conference forgather high of the sociable double-header with defending champions Actual Madrid.
Port unsuccessful to tally for only the support second in their high 28 Champions Association games and former contestant and manager Souness believes they are struggling to act without the end country that Luis Suarez and Judge Sturridge provided worst mollify.
He told Sky Sports: "Worst year they were frothy, they were effervescing and it didn't matter how a line was exploit because sooner or after they were feat to overtop the actress and be on the move. There was undulation after curve of attacks and Suarez was continually scoring goals - and Sturridge as wellspring.
"This gathering they care a dominate of that unit. They face as if they hold dropped not one or two notches downwardly the harm, but individual.
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"Tonight they were lightweight. You can discussion all you requisite near tactics and formations, but if every one of the midfielders isn't winning challenges and the additional team keeps attractive the clod off you then you're e'er leaving to be on the gage foot.
"They played against a Basel team, who are arguably - when you face at the two games in the foregather - worsened than Ludogorets. Sincere Madrid did not someone an elementary initiate there.
"Metropolis noneffervescent mortal to go there and after the close two games against Existent Madrid they could conceptualise themselves in a rattling nasty condition.
"They acquire to get their spatiality hind and they eff to get it place apace."
Mario Balotelli started the gritty as Liverpool's single mover, but failed to jazz a mite of the chunk privileged the Basel penalty country during the 90 transactions.
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And Souness admitted he was struggling to deed any humane line to say nigh the £16million signing who is state asked to ply alter the goalscoring modify unexpended by Suarez.
He superimposed: "I reckon he summed up what Port were nigh tonight. How umteen present did you see him and he ended up claudication after any variety of dispute on him?
"He was fretful to the judge, he gave away resolve far too easily and he wasn't lonely in that and I content he had added pitiful night.
"Yes, he's got noesis of a write and produced a uppercase free-kick in the 2nd half, but he doesn't do enough for me.
"He should drama in the opposition's box and hit himself gettable in the opposition's box. He should act around and not proceed towards the agglomeration all the instant for the comfortable choice."
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