It's hard to believe Liverpool have to swallow back-to-back defeats to a team they can beat on paper. I'm starting to smell something amiss inside the Reds. And it looks like Klopp is starting to lose the trust of his players. I used to think that Liverpool's decline in performance was due to many injured players, but now with a squad that can be said to be capable, they can actually be defeated by a small team who are struggling in the relegation zone.
If the situation does not improve, then Liverpool will be sinking. Before the World Cup break, the Reds will still face tough teams, Tottenham and Southampton.
It looks like what you're worried about doesn't really happen between Klopp and his players. I can still think about positive things about them even if you really want to speculate about the relationship between the coach and his players when the team lose points in 2 match in a row. Liverpool's bad form in their last 2 matches against relegation zone teams is not entirely Liverpool's fault, I mean why do you ignore the possibility of Nottingham and Leeds winning even if they look weak?
It never makes sense and it's never true if you always think that a top team like Liverpool will not lose a match whose opponent is weaker on paper but is too lucky and strong on the pitch.
Liverpool is just not playing well. They are facing some obvious problems. And I really don't think that these problems are going to be fixed anytime soon. Liverpool is not supposed to lose against these opponents. But somehow they are finding it really difficult to perform well and they cannot even imitate what they did in the last season.
Leeds United should be an easy opponent for Liverpool. But the problem is Liverpool is finding it very difficult to play consistently. Liverpool had a really good match against Manchester City. And that same Liverpool is losing against Leeds United. These things don't make sense to me for some reason.