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In July, he offered a chastened tone, promising reform and delivering a rock-bottom projection for 2025 adjusted earnings per share of at least $16.

Instead, a trail of defaults and currency devaluations often left foreign lenders chastened—at least until the next set of promised reforms and the potential for juicy returns lured them back again.

But he had clearly found Norris' pace a chastening experience.

For Slot and Liverpool, this was a chastening experience and further disappointment could follow should Arsenal beat Crystal Palace on Sunday to increase the gap between them to seven points.

There were also chastening defeats by the world's elite on the Grand Slam stage and a frustrating conclusion in Asia with illness, a bad back and missed match points.