Poulsen: Liverpool are in big crisis

The Reds have amassed just six points from their opening seven Premier League games and Poulsen insists the club cannot hide from the situation.

“There is a lot of talk about crisis at Anfield,” Poulsen was quoted as saying in The Sun.

“Especially after the Blackpool defeat, it is difficult to argue with it. Liverpool are a big club and should be taking three points against sides like Blackpool and Sunderland, particularly with home advantage.

“But we only managed one point from two games, and that shows you we are in a big crisis.”

The Danish midfielder arrived on Merseyside from Juventus for a fee of around £4.5 million in August.

“I was taken off because I was playing badly and also because we were 2-0 down and needed another attacker to try and get back into the game,” Poulsen explained.

“I know there were loud cheers, but I didn't think that was aimed at me. I felt it was because another striker was going on, rather than the fact that I was playing very badly.”

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.