Key points

Liverpool FC was predicted by most to win this season's title. Instead, they have collapsed.

Losing their teammate to a tragic accident, it is possible many of the players are experiencing grief.

Grief can impact cognitive performance, and teams can suffer team-specific manifestations.

Liverpool Football Club (LFC) strolled to victory in last season’s English Premier League (EPL). It was a win that was as assured as it was unexpected, having changed coaches the summer prior, a change that births a testing transitional period. They started this season flying—picking up five wins out of five—before sinking to an almost unthinkable deterioration with eight losses from their last 11 games. Expectedly, analysts and pundits have suggested a galaxy of explanations as to why this ha

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