5 European teams who are going through a mid-season slump

We are in February and the race for the title in the major leagues across Europe is heating up. In the Premier League, Leicester and Tottenham are defying the odds by occupying the first two places.The Serie A is becoming a two-way battle between Napoli and Juventus with the difference between them only being a point. Barcelona are slowly pulling away at the top of La Liga but the Madrid clubs aren’t too far behind. But there are several teams who were in a good position or even competing with teams at the top of the league but have lost some ground due to a bad start to the new year. Here are five teams who are currently facing a mid-season slump.

#1 Liverpool

Liverpool have been an inconsistent side over the last few years. They have made the top four only once in the last four years, a season where Luis Suarez was scoring for fun. But since losing him to Barcelona and with Sterling switching Merseyside for Manchester, they seem to lack players with genuine match-winning quality.

Their defense have also been leaking goals which has not helped their cause. In December though they had an upturn in form managing to win three out of their five league games. One of those wins came against current table toppers Leicester City.

But in January, they managed only a solitary win against Norwich, a game that ended with an astonishing scoreline of 4-5 to the Reds.

They started 2016 with a disappointing 2-0 loss to West Ham. After drawing at home to Arsenal, their final game in January was against eternal rivals Manchester United. Despite dominating the game United came away with a 1-0 victory thanks to the defensive fragility of Liverpool’s backline

The Merseysiders didn't start February well either losing their first game against Leicester and then giving up a 2-0 lead in the last quarter of the game against Sunderland to draw 2-2.

Liverpool currently sit in ninth position, twelve points behind Manchester City who occupy the last Champions league place. It looks like the Reds are set for another disappointing season in the Premier League.