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05 Mar 2026 09:37:44
In response to the "Slot tried to mimic PSG's CL winning team". My concern is that we are starting to imitate Arsenal, before they have won the League.
Arsenal are like Wimbledon's crazy gang but minus the crazy and replacing it with time-wasting and players who drop to the floor like they are made out of tissue paper. Not a good blueprint for a Liverpool side.
Someone have a word with McAllister, it's embarrassing!
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05 Mar 2026 12:07:19
It is sad to see the Premier League in a state where the league leaders are time wasting against Brighton when defending a 1-0 win. I can't remember the least league winner who would go 1 up and try to defend it out rather than sticking it to the opposing team.
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05 Mar 2026 12:10:42
My take on it is that Arsenal have set the blueprint on how to have success in the new Premier League, and that everybody has to try to incorporate a bit of what they get away with on a regular basis, on the grounds that it gets results and the referees allow it.
While our set piece approach of late is certainly bearing fruit, I don't really like some of the means employed to make it work either.
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05 Mar 2026 12:40:53
Football on a world level is poor at the moment; there is a lack of top tier managers, and the tactical aspect of the game has died a death.
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05 Mar 2026 12:41:28
Interesting article on Sky that provides evidence that Arsenal did not waste as much time compared to other games/teams in the Premiership.
It also evidenced that Brighton are the second fastest team (as in they do not waste time), so kudos to them.
Probably because they got rid of McAllister lol.
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05 Mar 2026 12:42:00
PatrickBurgher,
I couldn't disagree more. Arsenal have outstunk their way to the title this season. And by that, I mean Man City have been rank average while everyone else has been abysmal, least of all, Liverpool, who are currently rivalling Spurs as the worst underperformers in the league.
Arsenal still struggle to score from open play, and as soon as teams figure a way to stop the set-piece nonsense (it won't happen for us under Slot), Liverpool and, probably, Man City will overtake Arsenal again.
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{Ed025's Note - i totally agree Lowe mate..
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05 Mar 2026 12:47:36
I've been bored of football this season in the PL, more specifically.
But the truth is I don't pay substantial money to watch other teams play, I don't change work patterns, or have to put overtime in to allow me to watch other teams play, and I don't prioritise other teams over certain aspects of my social calendar, etc. However, I do do all that for Liverpool.
I don't care what other teams are doing, and as much as I want Slot to succeed, he's currently not, and it doesn't look like it's improving or going to.
He's not the only one in the firing line, mind, because the majority of the players should hang their heads in shame. But we all know that it's the manager that goes out on his shield.
Football as a whole is struggling, but as I said, I don't care about the rest. I care about Liverpool Football Club struggling.
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{Ed025's Note - i cant be bothered watching half the time JK the standard of football especially from the top teams has been awful mate, and i cant be doing with all this wrestling at corners and set plays plus all the diving and rolling around that goes with it..RIP football..
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05 Mar 2026 13:04:20
Exactly, Lowe1FC. What blueprint is that, exactly? Cheating, diving/flopping to the ground at every turn, play-acting and time-wasting, sometimes during the middle of the first half of games, with their manager acting like a petulant child because he did not get a decision? Miss me with that rubbish.
If LFC played that way and did all those reprehensible things, many of us would not accept it, even if that meant we won the title. That is just a fact, so let's not get sloppy here and start praising a team for doing crap we would never accept if our team did them.
Also, there is no way anyone can convince me that, had this manager simply implemented the system we played all last season, we would not be a lot closer to Arsenal, esp.
if you agree that the league is more boring than it was last season.
Let's face it: the Arsenal of this season is literally Big Sam's Bolton with a near one billion pound price tag. They are extremely dire to watch, and already can't create nor score goals from open play, and are called Corner FC for a reason.
Shoot, we score more goals and create more clear chances from open play than they do, and we are as feckless a team as they come this year. Again, miss me with that rubbish. Just my take.
P/S: And Macca can join them with his pathetic play-acting & diving anytime.
05 Mar 2026 06:50:55
Hey Eds, any chance the Liverpool Transfer Rumours page, could be, you know, reserved for posts related to Liverpool Transfer Rumours?
Maybe the Banter/ Discussions page is more suited to the endless sounding off about how bad the manager is. At least that way readers who want to know if there is any word about staff coming/ going can avoid the mindless carping and insults about how bad the manger is.
The site has become tedious since the passing of Ed002.
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{Ed025's Note - the thing is mate that if you reply to a post on banter then the post can only be answered on banter, and its the same with the Discussion, match posts and Rumour pages...its just the way it works, apart from changing the whole set up just for you there is not a lot we can do, heres an idea for you, how about just skipping the posts you dont like?...or you could just use another web site that caters for fussy sods who have nothing better to do than moan about a free service that tries to air the views of its readers...i hope that helps..
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05 Mar 2026 10:15:46
Or, better still, D-day, don't put a post out moaning about people moaning.
It's all a bit of fun, mate - I enjoy different people's perspectives on the one thing we all collectively care about.
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05 Mar 2026 09:43:50
Here here Ed1
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{Ed001's Note - that was Ed25.}
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05 Mar 2026 11:18:51
The site has survived and thrived for 25 years.
I think the Eds are doing something right, despite the challenging times we live in.
Thank you Eds on behalf of myself and the vocal majority 👍
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{Ed033's Note - Thanks.
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05 Mar 2026 11:26:59
Here here Ed001 + Ed025
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05 Mar 2026 11:53:25
Oh my comment has been changed. It was meant to be tongue in cheek.
Never mind, my new comment looks like I'll be taking brown noser of the day today.
Apologies to the normal brown nosers whose toes I've stepped on.
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{Ed033's Note - There is no Ed24.
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05 Mar 2026 09:29:55
Ed025, drop that mic any harder and the DJ will be sending you an expenses form.
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{Ed025's Note - sometimes you just have to tell it like it is MK.. :)
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05 Mar 2026 09:42:19
Ed025, I think that told him! Hope you're well, mate. Fine day for 19 holes.
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{Ed025's Note - hi Rome, i might have a go on Sunday mate if my legs are up to it and the Buggies are back on, i hope you are good yourself my friend..
05 Mar 2026 08:27:30
Took the words right out of my mouth, mate. I agree with everything you said 100%. There are no excuses. It's all down to Slot, our fitness, and players' attitudes.
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05 Mar 2026 08:35:23
Stopped reading at "Klopp's second league title in all but name."
What a load of nonsense.
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05 Mar 2026 10:02:25
I think injuries, players dropping form like Konate and Van Dyke, changing lots of players, buying quality rather than caring about squad depth are also factors to be taken into consideration.
The change in formation with the actual squad vs previous squad is also a factor in the performance.
We had Trent with long cross balls, gone.
We had Diaz with speed and helping the left side of defence, gone.
We had Nunez with his speed and ability to help in defence, gone.
Needed time for Kerkez to adapt to our playing style.
Salah had to adapt to new colleagues' playing style.
Barcola was promised in place of Diaz, but that did not happen.
We literally killed the game with no fast players in the squad.
Fans wanted this and that player; we got them, but they need time to adapt.
Now they want this or that manager, and then will still complain if Alonso does not perform to the expectations and will say give him 1 year to adapt.
In that case, just give Slot that 1 year to correct things which went wrong.
There are ups and downs in football and bad luck too.
I would keep Slot as he knows what is wrong and will make those changes.
We knew we needed a defender in Jan, but still did not buy one for Jan, only for July.
Letting so many youngsters go to balance the books has depleted the squad. Most of them were homegrown and would not have been a problem.
Thank you.
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05 Mar 2026 10:08:36
I'm with you on that, 6 Gold Stars.
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05 Mar 2026 10:17:42
6 Gold Stars and Rome, that's my only beef with the article. I find that dig a bit low because even Klopp would be livid with that dig towards Slot.
Now, all the rest? I fully agree with.
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05 Mar 2026 10:58:32
That's just not a very thought out piece in general.
You call Slot the worst manager in our history, yet before Shankly came along we were languishing at the bottom of the old 2nd Division. Surely there were worse managers back then?
Souness took over a title-winning team and took them backwards.
Evans was entertaining, but never really challenged.
Houllier won a treble, but in truth never got close to a title.
Rafa won number 5, but his boring football ultimately cost us (he should've won a title in 2009 but drew too many games with his conservative football).
Hodgson was truly awful at everything, but it was a difficult time for the club.
King Kenny steadied the ship.
Rodgers nearly cracked it, but his ego cost us a title (he just needed a draw at home against Chelsea and blew it), and then he fell off a cliff.
Klopp won 1 title and 1 CL; our best manager since King Kenny, first time around.
Slot won the title in his first year at the club.
So you see, just looking at our Premier League managers, Slot cannot be considered anywhere near the worst because there is only 1 other manager who won the league and only 1 other that even came close.
You're also not taking into account anything that happened in the summer in your somewhat biased assessment of his reign.
You're just annoyed that we haven't won as many games as you'd like and are looking for someone to blame for your bruised ego.
In truth, there are many reasons for this season, and yes Slot is one of them, but he's far from the worst manager we've ever had in our history.
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05 Mar 2026 11:13:38
Liverpool hadn't won the title when Souness took over.
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05 Mar 2026 11:38:06
Technically he did. LFC won the 89/90. He took over in the 90/91 season.
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05 Mar 2026 12:10:44
91/92 mate.
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05 Mar 2026 12:21:58
Got you now Pbn. Souness took over in April 91. 👌
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05 Mar 2026 13:05:21
To be fair, Kenny left an aging squad for Souness, who then bought the wrong players.
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05 Mar 2026 13:07:03
Even if what you say were true in terms of results, the league was very different when Rodgers and Hodgson were managers. Can we seriously sit here and say that the Norwich that Suarez would single handedly knock the stuffing out of every time we faced them was anywhere near the level of a Forest, West Ham, Wolves today? Spurs are 17th in the league, they are also in the last 16 of the Champions League.
The Premier League is awash with money and the fact that every single team bar maybe Burnley (though Esteve is a decent player) has a player that a top team would contemplate picking up if they went down is very revealing of where the league is at right now. Can we honestly say that Forest, West Ham, Wolves, Bournemouth, Brentford, Fulham, Leeds wouldn't make it through the Champions League playoff stages to get into the groups if they were seeded there? I genuinely think they would beat pretty much any team in the qualification stages, Prem teams are just that much more athletic, physical and defensively organised than teams elsewhere because of the massive budgets. It used to be that Stoke would be a banana skin for teams because of their physicality and specialisation at set pieces, well, now every single team is like Stoke City with frightening pace on the counter and a hundred times the financial budget.
That's what makes the suggestion that Slot is the worst and luckiest manager in our history absolutely ludicrous, and I find it a bit appalling that anybody could agree with that. The Premier League now presents unique challenges and with the massive amounts of money involved and the desperation to minimise risks given the money involved, has assumed a form that few of us anticipated and even fewer of us enjoy as a spectacle.
I find it a bit odd that the narrative keeps being pushed on here that Slot has an idea of football that he wants to advance and force on the team, that his idea has repeatedly failed but he keeps trying to thrust it down the throats of the players and the fans.
To me the reality is very different. It's rather that he had an idea of how he expected us to play given his expectation of the league, that idea was rudely shown to be inadequate, and he has tried throughout the season to try and adapt and pick up points at the expense of whatever philosophy he had, which he has been unable to execute whether through personnel, fitness, timidity, fear and conservatism on his own part, or whatever. I think he has been shellshocked at points at times this season and has been foundering and has made bad judgments from time to time, but he has also made good judgments from time to time as well and arrested a slide into the abyss when things were at their worst.
I don't know about the rest of you but. as I have repeated time and time again on here, I still find it difficult to lay everything at the manager's door. Until he leaves the club he is a part of the club and my support for the club means that I support him too. I think we are in a difficult situation for a number of reasons, and he is the person tasked with making the best of it, and I hope that he does, because I can see that he has been trying to.
Of course we can and should criticise the solutions he has devised when things go wrong, but I just don't get the spitefulness and the venom towards the man, which can assume such outrageous proportions, taken completely out of context, that he is anywhere near the worst Liverpool manager of the Premier League era.
05 Mar 2026 06:26:24
By our sheer luck we are just 3 points of 3rd position. but are we in position to taken the advantage.
Arne Should keep job as long as we are alive in FA cup or UCL.
I would consider changing changing manager if we are out of both cups even if it is for last 5 games of the season but only if appointment is permanent. so he can take look at squad.
Teams have bought 15 plus players in a window. we would probably need 6.
A FB to cover both LB and RB like Koyade or Muriekele.
If Konate stays then 3rd choice CB or exp like Bastoni to take his place.
RW to replace Salah.
LW to replace Gapko.
DF to replace Endo.
Maybe another B2B to replace Mac, Jones or Grav if they leave.
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05 Mar 2026 08:16:43
Change a manager for the last five games? Rubbish, I wouldn't even do that and I don't want Slot anywhere near this club.
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05 Mar 2026 10:18:39
I agree, Frode. The window to sack the manager is well past. People just need to get over it, at this point.
04 Mar 2026 22:14:15
Well only 8 games to go in the league and we can reassess how we go forward next season, it's been a long dull season so will be looking forward to see what happens with the team and slot in June .
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04 Mar 2026 23:10:47
Plus the extra one, making it 9 games to go. 👍
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04 Mar 2026 23:41:23
27 points to play for, and we're only 3pts off 3rd place. Not what we all wanted at the start of the season, but you'd think we were battling against relegation the way some people are going on.
Am I happy? Of course not, but we need to look forward and get behind the team for the run-in. Lots of twists and turns still to come.
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05 Mar 2026 01:45:26
Not the season we wanted, but still loads to play for.
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05 Mar 2026 03:05:23
Varry Benison, excellent! With the help of God, those in the crowd that can affect Anfield, do so! Champions League next year, and we are starting again with a beast of a foundation of players. So close to what could be awesome. YNWA.
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05 Mar 2026 05:25:15
You eternally blindly optimistic types are nauseating. We are a complete mess and it's ok to be annoyed about it.
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05 Mar 2026 05:28:09
To be fair, we are losing to relegation teams, and I think it's fair that some supporters are massively let down and expected more. We also started with a beast of a foundation of players this year, and that did not exactly work out. I pray we have a better season, and the only way is up, which at least is a good starting point.
It's just the 30 games odd hasn't filled me with much confidence of what is to come. I've never wanted to be more wrong, and I hope I am. That will fill me with joy.
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05 Mar 2026 05:39:53
Well we couldn't be any worse than we have been this season. Well, maybe we could, if Slot stays and decides to obsess over another team in the CL and replicate their play without the personnel to do so.
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05 Mar 2026 07:39:35
Like the Liverpool of old, looking at other teams' results because we don't capitalise on our own matches. Eventually the games run out. 😏
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05 Mar 2026 07:58:17
So annoying to think, with the squad and the mentality we did have once upon a time, we would, at worst, challenge for the Premier League, never mind all this nonsense of only being 3 points off the top 3. Rubbish. Slot has killed this team. The utter carp on Tuesday wasn't a one off. It's terrible what he has done.
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05 Mar 2026 08:19:41
Oh Varry, do behave. You've settled for crap, and now you're endorsing. No one is saying we're in relegation form, nor implying. We should be challenging with this squad. We've been very fortunate, from the drop off around us, that we're here. We are 6th, and whilst we're three off third, we're five points from eighth, and we haven't had a good 90mins all season.
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05 Mar 2026 09:02:25
We are just the typical top 4/5 contender that either limps over the line come the end of the season or just misses out. We've been in this position before, and we see these types of teams every season. Teams that have mid table type results, but because there's another 2-3 teams that are just as inconsistent around them, they maintain a shot at still qualifying. I'm not sure this was quite the case during the classic top 4 era (United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool), but it began soon after, and we see it every year now. Last year it was Chelsea, Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa. This year it's us, United, Chelsea and Villa. So we are going to see the same dross, unpredictable results till the end of the season. I just hope we're fortunate enough to limp over the line in 4th or 5th and just part ways with Slot under the best realistic circumstances for all parties involved.
I wish things were different, but they aren't, and I don't think Slot knows how to change it long term. Fans have a right to criticise, the self righteous eternal optimistic fans lack the logic to understand that it seems. I get the flip, in that we still have things to play for, and constant negativity is tiresome, but those analysing this season as a failure is just. I am worried about what happens long term, as I don't think any manager out there fills me with confidence that we're going to be back to our best and competitive regularly, but I guess the expectation now is that we will be under a period of transition till we get it right with the right manager, let's just hope we get lucky with the next candidate.
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05 Mar 2026 09:42:32
I'm in a more zen place this morning for some reason, and as much as I don't agree with Varry or FM with a lot of what they post, I have to say they're not totally off the mark, so credit where credit is due. We are where we are now, and all the team can do for the remainder of the games left is to be strong, and hope we secure CL footie and progress as far as possible in the cup competitions. Try to ignore the performances; they're not going to change.
Try to ignore the management situation; that's not going to change. Accept that we actually are reliant on others to achieve this, and accept it's not all in our hands, unfortunately. Between now and May, all we can do is keep going, and hopefully we'll achieve something positive come June. None of us want to be where we are, and all we can do is focus on what is achievable. Let's hope AS and his team see this too. We'll return with a vengeance next season!!!. 🥳💥🔥
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05 Mar 2026 10:24:47
BalloonCack, I find your comment that low, tbh. I like you; I have said my piece regarding the team and how poor and feckless we have been under this manager.
That does not mean we should start insulting people by calling them "nauseating" just because they are still optimistic this season and you are not.
That is bang out of order, imo.
People are allowed to be bitter, negative and eternally optimistic. That is their choice, and you can disagree with that, which gives you no right at all to call them names. Cheers, man.
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05 Mar 2026 12:37:51
OliRed, it winds me up reading people saying what is essentially "look on the brightside" or "let's go again next year". It's nonsense, mate, and requires no thought, and even worse it harms the club because the people causing the issues get absolved of responsibility if the sentiment gains traction among the fanbase.
Support the club by all means, but let's call a spade a spade here. From the contracts and squad negligence over many years now (including how we've dealt with transfers), to upper management burying heads in the sand over shockingly bad results and play, i.e.
hoping we scrape over the line to get CL in spite of Arne. It's just ridiculous. Not going to list all the issues because they're already out there for people to read, but would anyone have guessed we have the highest wage bill in the league as one example? Blows my mind considering we don't even have a proper squad, with key players not replaced. Who stays in a prem job after so many losses and poor performances? The club is a laughing stock and looks clueless. So no thanks to your platitudes.
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05 Mar 2026 13:09:54
@Balloon, I get all your points. Honestly, I do, because I agree with the majority of them. It's okay to hold these views, for sure. I just think we can hold all these views, while at the same time being respectful of those who choose to look on the bright side of things, even though, at times, it can be "nauseating".
That's all I'm saying. I am not attacking you personally, nor in any way. I just think it was the wrong choice of comment/response to the other guys looking on the bright side. Just an opinion.
04 Mar 2026 19:48:30
TBH it's taken me a huge amount of time to read through today's posts!
I changed my mind on Slot after the Bournemouth away defeat - again a shocking performance that night in lousy weather against a team we should be comfortably beating, the same as last night! To me it wasn't just the same tepid, turgid tactics but Slots total inability to be able to rouse this team to perform at an elite level. The players must take a lot of this vitriol as well as to be honest, apart from a few of the new signings, Ekitike, Wirtz and Kerkez they've been a disgrace to the shirt.
I've watched every game apart from the Frankfurt game and city away but thinking back from the start of the season I had a feeling things weren't right - the first 5 games and wins masked by late goals and people talking about the mentality monsters only masked the poor chemistry between the management and players. The real warning sign for me was the awful performance away to Brentford and a display imo of the players genuine disrespect toward Slot - he couldn't get a performance out of them that night and they blatantly didn't want to perform for him!
All the talk back then of players meeting behind Slots back should of been a sign for Edwards and Hughes to ask serious questions - they let it continue and should of pulled the plug after the PSV or Forrest defeats! They're as culpable as any player or manager!
The season is petering out and if and it's a huge if we scrape a CL spot the malaise throughout the club won't be easy to turn round. Good, great players in the squad or not once this sets in it's a tough ask for any manager to reverse - we've seen it before at Liverpool and we've seen it at UTD.
I fear a "big name" manager (Alonso? ) will look at this and not want the risk of what I think is now a big task even with CL and an even bigger task without it!
I'm not an entitled fan either. I've watched the magical periods and the sad defeats and I've watched through the Souness and Roy years but they had very little to work with. The fear of Klopps brilliant work getting this club to the pinnacle of world football and watching it potentially go down the swanny is very sad!
Hope I'm wrong guys!
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04 Mar 2026 22:33:16
I think a top manager will be looking at Liverpool and salivating tbh. We have all the ability and talent in the world yet we are under-performing.
A man-motivator like Simeone or an attack-minded coach like Iraola could drive this team to success with relative ease in my opinion.
We have all the tools. We just need someone to wake them tf up and get them enjoying football again.
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04 Mar 2026 22:33:51
If Alonso looks at us and thinks it's too big a task, maybe he's just not the man for us. This is Liverpool Football Club we're talking about.
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04 Mar 2026 23:03:46
The idea that someone can walk in and do anything in the Premier League relatively easy is everything wrong with the current narrative about the team and Slot.
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04 Mar 2026 23:19:18
I'm not getting a good feeling either. Slot looks gormless. Sometimes it looks like the players are not afraid of or do not respect him. I hate that it looks like we got posers in the team. Szob, when taking free kicks, etc., knows the camera is on him, playing with his hair, and pulling his shorts up like a thong.
Same with Frimpong; he touches his hair more times than the ball. Keep them til next summer, then replace them unless stupid big offers come in this summer. We need a Hendo. And a manager who isn't afraid to use the squad, even if it is kids. Get Hendo or Milly on the coaching staff.
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05 Mar 2026 00:03:11
Yes, John, let's get rid of Frimpong and our best midfielder because they play with their hair. Let's buy players who don't play with their hair. But what happens if Man City and Arsenal adopt our transfer policy of players who do not play with their hair? Then we could lose our tactical advantage.
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05 Mar 2026 02:30:49
I fully agree. I was genuinely shocked during those first 5 games, firstly at how badly we were, and secondly at how everybody, pundits included, was talking about how "that's what champions do, dig deep and get last-minute winners, just wait until it comes together". I was heavily critical during this period, knowing what was around the corner, and friends thought I was mad. You could see there was something very, very wrong even in those first 5 wins.
I've also issued warnings in regards to people expecting top names like Alonso & Enrique to jump at the opportunity to manage us. We are in a transitionary period, and a rocky one at that, stability at the club is almost non-existent. There's every chance Hughes, Edwards and Slot will all get the sack come June, and rightfully so in my opinion. Nobody can tell me that a club battling for CL qualification, with so much instability both on and off the field, having had their name in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this season, is going to be first choice for top-tier managers. The likes of Alonso & Enrique are literally going to be two of the most sought-after coaches come June. They will be inundated with offers, and I can easily think of 3 or 4 clubs that present better, more secure projects for furthering their careers.
That's something most people forget: these guys have careers to worry about, that's their main focus, they don't revere the club like we do.
When Alonso first got the sack, everybody was convinced we would see an imminent return to Anfield. I told many people there's no chance (of an imminent return). He's the number 1 young managerial prospect in the world, and he's a very intelligent bloke to boot. He'll be waiting until the summer to see what offers come. Again, friends thought I was mad, but here we are 6-7 weeks later, with only 9 games to play, and there hasn't been so much as a whisper about Alonso since.
Anyway, 9 games left and 27 points on the table. Based on ppg for the season, we will likely need 20 points to secure 4th place. That is a difficult task, seen as that would be our record best in a 9-game run for the season, and getting 6 wins against teams like Utd, Everton, Chelsea, Villa, Palace and Fulham won't be easy. Hopefully, securing 5th place with about 16 points from 27 will be enough for CL. The one bit of luck we do have is that nobody above us has an easy run in.
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05 Mar 2026 08:07:53
I'm with you there, Faith. The way folks on here talk, it's like Xabi or Enrique could walk into this job day one and find the Prem with the 2-minute set pieces, people throwing each other into the net in dead-ball situations, long throws, going down like they've been shot in the face with the slightest contact, low blocks, and balls over the top a piece of cake from the beginning.
Apparently Slot is the only coach in the league who doesn't have a clue how the league operates, and two coaches who have zero experience in England would know how to crack the code with ease.
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05 Mar 2026 09:37:26
100% agreed, Patrik.
People forget about the wealth of PL experience that Slot came with.
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05 Mar 2026 10:04:30
It depends what you perceive is lacking right now. For me, we have a team full of top international players but we lack motivation, aggression, and tactics that encourage dynamic attacking football. All the attributes that a coach like Simeone would bring (along with some nastier elements, unfortunately).
I'm not sure I would want Simeone at our club even if he was interested, but I think his style of play along with his motivational ability and European pedigree would get a tune out of the current side with relative ease.
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05 Mar 2026 10:25:59
I see what you did there, Jlc. Well done, man.
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05 Mar 2026 11:13:42
The thing about Liverpool team and culture is we need a manager who is also emotionally tied to the club, not just a tactician, a manager who can motivate and get the crowd behind, we thrive on such energy. Right now that mentality 'monster' tag is gone; we've gone 'mentality mouse', it's just not us! This identity stamp on the team by Slot is just not Liverpool.
We like the team even if we lose, we go down swashbuckling, fight to the end. Lose 5-3, lose 4-3. Now it's like omg, heavy metal too. Not even classical music. This is not even music, it's like a boring lecture that puts people to sleep.
04 Mar 2026 19:33:42
Very little point asking for Slot to be sacked in season. The frustration is understandable but personally I've made peace with an end of season review leading to a mutual parting of the ways.
I don't think even winning the Champions League will save Slot!
From what has been said on here Slot has been given this season to right the ship while effectively being seen as better than an interim! Rightly or wrongly that is the decision the powers that be have made.
Bigger picture is Slot has won LFC's 20th League Title so regardless I would deem Arne's short tenure at LFC (being the Coach to replace Kloppo) a success!
YNWA folks.
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04 Mar 2026 22:34:02
Hard agree.
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04 Mar 2026 22:48:47
He doesn't look or sound like he wants to stay, to be honest.
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04 Mar 2026 23:13:09
Anyone really have any insight as to how this has gone so desperately wrong? I'm sure Slot isn't doing this on purpose but how can we have gone from the euphoria of last season to this shambles in such a short space of time. I think we're all soo annoyed because it seems so hard to rationalise it!
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05 Mar 2026 01:47:07
It's definitely multi-factorial. We weren't that good last season, if we're honest.
Disrupted pre-season.
Half the first team replaced.
Opponents working Slot out - which started to happen last season.
Virgil getting old.
Salah not the same player as last season, so not able to carry us as he obviously did last season.
Becker getting old/injured.
Can't keep a right back fit, so Dom playing there.
Grav's form falling off a cliff.
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05 Mar 2026 02:40:58
Agreed. I knew once he did not get the sack back in November that he'd be kept for the season, outside of a second unbelievably drastic run of form, which was a poor decision in my book, but you can't claim to not understand why they did it. He will always have the fans' respect no matter what happens; 20th title and 1 of only 5 managers to ever win it in his first season.
Any bitterness will fade through the summer, that's if he does end up leaving!
Johnnyr1970, Poor tactical choices, a refusal to adapt, not playing to squad strengths, a complete failure to maintain conditioning, and some poor decisions in the transfer market. Not all of it falls on Slot. Messrs Hughes and Edwards are equally to blame, in my opinion.
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05 Mar 2026 08:21:58
I think Slot is doing it on purpose. He's clearly not happy about something. I remember Rafa self-sabotaging the team because he couldn't get Barry and refused to play Keane. We cannot play this badly week in, week out, and Slot doesn't alter it.
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{Ed001's Note - that was not why he did not play Keane. Keane was a different matter, all of the bell's own making. He was not shipped out immediately because of any reason other than he was a problem. Absolute prick of a man who should be remembered with contempt by Liverpool fans.}
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05 Mar 2026 10:28:00
I have no opinion about Roy Keane esp. after the horrible thing he did to Haaland, the dad.
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05 Mar 2026 10:00:54
Edd001 what did Keane do? I've never known what he did
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{Ed001's Note - let's just say he didn't keep his nose clean.}
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05 Mar 2026 10:06:00
What did keane do ed1 if your at liberty to say? always found it v strange we sold him in Jan when we still in all competitions if memory serves me right. Always felt there more to it than what we knew
04 Mar 2026 16:41:40
Whilst all the talk has been about Hughes and Edwards, et al, not wanting to sack Slot in order to potentially save their own reputations after hiring him, did they consider that actually sacking Slot, may have SAVED their reputations?
Just a thought.
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04 Mar 2026 17:22:22
No way we can get rid of Edwards and Hughes after we win the CL and FA Cup.
I have it on good authority that they have already booked a big red Routemaster double-decker bus for the city celebrations, and it's a non-refundable deposit.
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04 Mar 2026 17:26:28
The whole point of being data-driven is that you can make cold decisions at the most optimal timepoint.
Hanging onto a coach to save face, when they hide in the shadows anyway, makes no sense at all, and is far from being data-driven.
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04 Mar 2026 18:34:55
Mad how we're still having the same conversations 5 months on. 😂
The only thing that isn't said anymore is,
"Arne must win his next game or he's sacked."
Coz, we all know he could lose 4-0 and still keep his job comfortably. 😂
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04 Mar 2026 18:00:01
Who said they are not sacking Slot just to save face? There could be many, many reasons why they haven't sacked Slot yet. None of us are privy to conversations that go on behind the scenes, not even the Eds so anyone who tells you they know why Hughes and Edwards have chosen not to sack him is guessing.
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04 Mar 2026 19:32:46
Yes, we are guessing because most of us are exactly like Slot.
We no longer have a huffing clue what is going on.
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04 Mar 2026 20:57:34
I apologise, Varry. You are right. There could be many reasons why Slot hasn't been sacked yet. Maybe it's all part of the master plan to win a quadruple next season. Maybe they are all Man United agents tasked to destroy the club from the inside.
Or maybe Slot has incriminating photos of Hughes and Edwards swapping turtlenecks? Perhaps all three of them are lovers? All equally valid.
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04 Mar 2026 21:46:01
Fly, you already said to me in another thread that there are lots of reasons for the drop off in form of some players, yet you're happy to believe that 2 men who are far more qualified than you or I to make the decision are not sacking Slot just to save face?
It's amazing how much some people want to simplify running a successful football club at the highest level.
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04 Mar 2026 22:48:55
Varry, sorry that I said something so outlandish such as Edwards and Hughes not wanting to sack their man. It's clearly a wild conspiracy theory developed by amateur football followers.
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04 Mar 2026 21:24:50
The fans in the stadium need to turn, things will change quickly. Sadly we're stuck in this BS 'not our way' crap. The sport changes, we need to adapt too, we got left behind in the 90's and 2000's by not changing, we're lucky klopp came in and threw us a life line, we CANNOT waste it.
The squads great, needs a few additions, but a fantastic base, the manager is not. Let's not keep wasting time and energy
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04 Mar 2026 23:48:47
Varry, I bet you believe everything the government tells you.
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05 Mar 2026 03:00:11
FlyPelicanFly, To the data-driven comments, given that Slot won the League in his first season, and is one of only 5 managers to ever do so, with no options for a caretaker outside of Stevie, who is inexperienced and has an abysmal record, bar his stint with Rangers in a 2-team league, the stats are actually heavily stacked in Arne's favour to turn things around, so there's plenty of data to suggest sticking with him was the best option.
Varry Benison, Whilst you're correct in saying there could be numerous reasons we're not privy to, football is not complex, there's nothing inexplicable happening behind closed doors. It's a simple business, you do your job, you do it well, or we find someone who will.
That's the general gist of things in football. Why Slot hasn't been sacked is quite simple, he's got unbelievable credit in the bank, statistically he's a better option than Gerrard, who's pretty much the only caretaker out there worth considering, and Hughes/Edwards are 100% concerned with the idea that changing managers mid season only to finish 6th or worse would always bring round questions of "Why in the name of God didn't you stick with the guy who won you the Premier League?!" It would undoubtedly put their positions at a greater risk than if they kept Arne and still fell short.
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05 Mar 2026 08:24:01
Varry, you're like a circus performer. The bottom line is, we've been rubbish, and the two clowns making the decisions have enabled it to continue. So, speculating about CVs and who knows more is immaterial. He should have been sacked, and they haven't done it, period. Any other excuse is coloured bubbles.
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05 Mar 2026 10:29:48
Varry, you do know that putting lipstick on a pig, still makes it a pig, right?
{Ed025's Note - i suppose that would depend on if you were a Royalist or a Slot apologist Ernie..
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04 Mar 2026 17:38:27
Made me chuckle.
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04 Mar 2026 17:43:02
Made me laugh.
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04 Mar 2026 17:27:07
I'm all for having a laugh Ed but its a step too far for me mate, Slot seems like a decent person, husband and father rather than that piece of 💩
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04 Mar 2026 18:40:39
Ed025 that's the look on my face every time we play and I get up the next day and see Slot has still not been fired.😧
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{Ed025's Note - love it Grino..
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04 Mar 2026 19:03:33
Poor taste that.
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04 Mar 2026 20:18:16
Brilliant post. Made me wet the bed with laughter.
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04 Mar 2026 20:32:57
Class that.
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04 Mar 2026 20:49:14
Am I missing something here? Why is that picture not funny, Ernest, and why is it poor taste, Digger?
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04 Mar 2026 21:12:46
Just lil bit o banter, but I can see why a few are offended!
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04 Mar 2026 21:18:22
Bit of banter, lads. Climb down off the high horses.
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04 Mar 2026 21:25:53
It's not that deep. It's funny. Some people shouldn't be on the internet if they're that easily offended.
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04 Mar 2026 22:08:26
Raceylfc, because some people love to feel a) virtuous, b) smart, and c) "empathetic" by telling you what is in good or bad taste, and what you can or can't laugh at. Ignore them.
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04 Mar 2026 21:01:09
Would u like it if your father/brother/ son was compared to Andrew?
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04 Mar 2026 22:38:50
Andrew has nothing to do with football. Just a poor attempt at humour.
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05 Mar 2026 03:03:04
Ernest Millar, the page is literally called "Liverpool Banter". If you're going to come on and throw handbags, you're only making a fool of yourself. The pictures are hilarious. Get over yourself.
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05 Mar 2026 06:17:25
The photo is not comparing him to Andrew in any respect. It's just using a well-known current facial expression caught on camera and changing the context to Slot's situation.
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05 Mar 2026 10:31:09
Ernest, relax. It's just for giggles, man.
04 Mar 2026 15:18:15
I mentioned in a post last week that our squad needs serious investment still and we have weaknesses throughout the first 11. I especially highlighted midfield. Sobosli is a very good midfielder on his day. He's not a superstar, but a top player on his day. You'd want him sign a long term contract.
Gravenberch is holding out for larger pay packet as well but he's already on big money. He's not a top 6 and he's not a top drawer midfielder in general. He did well last season but I remain of the same opinion from months ago. This club need two top midfielders to go straight into that team. Macca and grav are weaklings in this league. Macca at least got a few goals but both can certainly be improved on. This season has been a huge failure.
The trio, Hughes, Edwards and slot all deserve to go at the end of the season. Slots football is horrendous. It's worse than Arsenal because at least they're competing to win the league. We're in no mans land with football that will eventually have fans turn off the TV and forget about it. Massive Contracts were handed out to some very average players with more yet to be signed.
Slots football is terrible but this squad and first 11 is not great. Allison, virg and salah are past their peak. Robbo's gone. There needs to be a serious assessment of why the squad has been managed so badly, needing yet again soo several more recruitments in the summer. Going into the summer, we're seriously short of top top quality in many areas in that first 11.
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04 Mar 2026 15:49:28
Macca n Grav cannot play as a two. Weak, slow, not physical, not the best tacklers, not aggressive. They try, but it's not for them.
Right back.
Centre back x 2.
Strong DMs - just two mids.
Two wingers.
Left back because I reckon Robbo will go.
And, will LFC do that? I can't see it.
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04 Mar 2026 16:20:18
Grav wasn't a weakling last year. Or if he was, he was able to adapt his game so it didn't stop him from being a solid DM.
But this season, he's been asked to get forward more and has suffered as a result. It's almost like the manager is using a tactical approach that doesn't work well and the form of multiple players is suffering as a result.
If we can solve that (ie. replace the manager), do we still need to replace half the squad?
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04 Mar 2026 16:41:38
But you'd swear Gravenberch has played as a Roberto Baggio No.10 this season, the way people go on about his "change of position" this year. To me, he's mostly roundabout where he was on the pitch last year. It's more often than not him who takes the ball off the centre-backs. Maybe when we have teams penned in, he's trying to get a few more shots off than last year, but other No.6s like Caicedo or Casemiro do the same thing.
To me, it's been a change of attitude from the player. Last year, he looked up for it, determined to show Slot was right to give him more of a chance than Klopp did, for giving him a chance in a new position. Whereas this season it just looks like he thinks he's a star and is doing everything half assed. Be that tackling or tracking back.
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04 Mar 2026 16:48:38
It would be much easier to adapt our formation and tweak our boring style. Rather than change the entire squad.
We can't play 4/3/3. We've seen a perfect 4/3/3 under prime Klopp. We've seen exactly what it takes to perfect it, and at no point can it be this slow and boring.
I can't understand why, after 5 months, we're still persisting with it.
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04 Mar 2026 16:56:49
Best performance of the season (vs. Real), we played 433, so I don't accept that 'we don't have the players'.
Regardless, the formation is a secondary concern to how we approach the game in terms of tempo, closing down, etc.
We could play any formation under the sun. It won't work as long as we're playing in as slothful a manner as we are now.
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04 Mar 2026 17:24:47
I blame the players. We need to get Slot 18 new ones. Maybe we can cash in his air miles to help part fund it.
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04 Mar 2026 17:27:12
Florian, I think you need to watch Grav again this season compared to last season.
Last season he was the deepest midfielder at pretty much all times. This season, Slot is trying to make the midfield positions more fluid, so he and Macca tend to be the ones who will hold a deeper position, with one going forward and one staying back.
The problem is they both want to go forward a lot of the time, and they vacate the midfield entirely.
Another problem is Macca is not as good in that position as he is going forward, so when he is left in there on his own, we are vulnerable.
Grav is definitely getting forward much more than he was last season, and it destabilises the midfield.
It's almost a case of Slot trying to be too clever when he already had the answer anyway.
Grav has been quoted as saying he wants to score more goals, so maybe it's at his own request, or maybe he's just ignoring what Slot wants. Or maybe Slot thinks this is the way to go.
Whatever the reason, it has weakened us, and I don't understand why Slot doesn't just tell him to sit in front of the defence. If he refuses, then drop him and play someone else there.
He's a really good 6 but a very average 8.
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{Ed025's Note - i would say decent 6, bloody awful 8 myself BP..
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04 Mar 2026 17:53:31
I watch every game, Varry. I said it's him that still takes most of the ball off the CBs. I realise he was the designated No.6 last year, whereas it seems to be more of a sort it out between yis'r'selves set up this season. But the way people talk, he's been used like Bellingham at Madrid. He's still one of that pivot that should be sorting things, stabilising us, but it's kind of hard to do that when you're afraid of a tackle and jog back towards your own goal instead of sprinting.
That's attitude and drive, not the fact you might be 5 or 10 yards higher up a pitch at times than where you were last year.
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04 Mar 2026 18:08:33
But isn't it Slot's job to hammer players who won't tackle or sprint back, to drop players who aren't putting in the efforts, like you say?
He's the coach, that's his job. If he's not doing his job, then shouldn't he be removed?
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04 Mar 2026 18:32:52
No, I agree with that McGoveb, and he should be. Doesn't help that the alternatives, apart from Jones, are Endo and Nyoni. I've already said on this season's form I'd have Jones in ahead of Grav and Macca. Endo and Nyoni are different, one is still too scrawny for the Prem and Endo, for all his heart, is just not good enough.
Slot never rated Endo, the bloke should have moved on last summer. As bad as Grav and Macca have been, I'd still start them ahead of Endo and Nyoni. Maybe Arne has been hoping they'd snap outa it and get back to their previous form, but alas, it has not happened.
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04 Mar 2026 19:03:16
There are definitely games where Grav has been more advanced and Macca has been sitting, which seems utterly bizarre to me.
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04 Mar 2026 19:51:46
Sobs needs to be careful, as I get the impression he's getting a bit too big for his boots.
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04 Mar 2026 20:13:39
I watched Grav very closely yesterday because, at the start of the game, he did start in the 6 and seemed to stay there. I thought Slot had finally figured out he had it right last season and decided to go back to it.
Hallelujah! Or so I thought.
Then, after about 5 minutes, he vacated that position and it was Macca in the 6. I don't think Grav went back there for the whole game.
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04 Mar 2026 21:19:34
I think at least 90% of modern day players are too big for their boots. Way too big.
The worst thing? Hardly any of them make me get out of my seat like Messi, the Phenomenon or Zidane did.
In fact, none of the current XI, on current form, would make an all-time Liverpool 3rd XI.
And they won the blooming league last season.
Maybe Ronnie Moran was onto something. Put your medals in the shoebox, lads. That was last season.
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04 Mar 2026 21:26:59
Don't think it needs heavy investment at all. A proper DM and a right winger (if we rotate Rio in more), or sack of wingers and use our fullbacks as wingbacks.
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04 Mar 2026 21:32:25
Behave, StEtienne. Best squad we ever had.
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05 Mar 2026 00:14:23
Is that a serious comment, Florian? How many of the current squad would you consider world-class? Becker or VVD, maybe, but their best form was 2 years ago.
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05 Mar 2026 00:38:26
I think FW's comment was firmly tongue in cheek.
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05 Mar 2026 10:39:56
Ed25, that's because he is not an 8. Never has been. Klopp tried to play him there and he struggled a lot. Slot put him at DM and he flourished to the point of powering us to the title and winning the PL Young Player Of The Year Award. A masterstroke, everyone called it, right?
Now this same Slot has now for NO reason at all, put him back in the SAME position he struggled at with Klopp this season. The guy is still struggling there and rather than put him back to the 6 where he thrived, Slot has continued to play him in the "bloody awful 8" position stubbornly as if he is trying to prove a point.
And you are shocked as to why many call him stubborn, ego-driven, full of himself and narcissistic, all the crap I do NOT need in a manager at LFC.
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{Ed025's Note - i get your point Oli but some of his shortcomings are just basic footballing skills mate, i dont know if that equates to him being unhappy or what but he does seem to have fallen off a cliff..
04 Mar 2026 15:17:41
If the club really is not considering his position then sorry but those making decisions are inept and need to be relieved of duty.
Slot has for a long time shown he is not capable of managing at this level.
His tactical decisions and player instructions are so poor its evident for all to see.
Even a team bottom of the league knows if they bank in with everyone behind the ball they have a chance of getting a result against us. It is truly pathetic now.
This whole narrative of it not being the Liverpool way to sack a manager, sorry but to what detriment.
Have the nuts to make a decision and if Xabi is not ready till the summer then ask Stevie G to cover, I can guarantee no player will underperform for the remaining games if he was.
If Slott is still in charge for the next game I have 4 season tickets and will boycott the games for the remained of the season and would urge others to do the same to show our dissatisfaction at how our club is being run.
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04 Mar 2026 16:26:46
BeKind, fair play to you, mate. I won't be doing the same. Life is all about choice and opinions.
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04 Mar 2026 16:43:09
Can I use the tickets please?
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04 Mar 2026 16:53:16
In terms of attending the games, the only game that matters now is Galatasaray.
The rest are pretty much dead rubbers.
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04 Mar 2026 17:01:04
There needs to be a show of total unhappiness in the ground, BeKind, not showing up unless that was on mass.
I said at the end of November I wanted us to lose to West Ham because there was time then to change our league status, and if you look at the teams we have dropped points to since then, I do believe with a change we would still be in with a chance of the title.
But, to be fair, now more than ever Liverpool does need the fans to be the 12th man in home games, and drive the club forward on a wave of atmosphere, making us play at a higher tempo, because it will not come from Slot.
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04 Mar 2026 17:45:05
I think boycotting games and giving your tickets away for someone else to sit in the seat won't have the same effect. 🤣
Fm, if you're struggling for tickets, my recommend is Jun/Jul time, get yourself a LFC membership and go for the ballots, mate.
Last season I was lucky enough to get 8 (4 games). £9 a ticket for my son as well. This season, zero luck with both ballots.
But, as they say, you've got to be in it to win it.
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04 Mar 2026 18:00:59
Ah no, I was only joking, JK. I wouldn't go to watch that s***. 😉 😆
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04 Mar 2026 21:28:02
The only way is going to the game and letting it be known that the fans are disappointed.
04 Mar 2026 14:29:16
It's just hilarious to me how 2 days ago Arne Slot talked about football being boring and tepid in the league, and not "a joy to watch", and then his team plays like THAT 🤣
Facilitated by his ridiculous insistence to keep playing Salah and Gakpo (2 players who offer NOTHING). a normal manager would maybe keep playing a constant team because they're all performing and he wants consistency. However these players have been poor AND you keep playing them!? so that they're tired AND poor?
You can't blame the players without blaming the coach! As the coach continues to pick the same players.
Get this manager out. He's entirely clueless.
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04 Mar 2026 14:39:30
He could be the dumbest manager we have ever had. Slot, nice but dim should be his name from now on.
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04 Mar 2026 15:18:36
Come on, don't forget the Owl.
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04 Mar 2026 15:22:35
@Wethereds, I thought about the exact same thing when it was discussed on here a couple of days back.
Man is complaining that PL footie is boring, while forgetting that his team, via his pathetic tactics, is contributing to the same boring PL standard he is complaining about.
Even the SNL/The Daily Show skit writers couldn't come up with such stuff.
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04 Mar 2026 15:33:22
Maybe Slot doesn't think we are boring?
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04 Mar 2026 15:50:07
I honestly can't blame a single player when they are all having a terrible season. When 90% of your starting 11 is garbage (all class players), then it's 100% on the manager and the tactics. How can you not see and understand this? It's not rocket science.
Could have sworn Salah scored a very good goal and was coming into good form before Ramadan. Gakpo, on the other hand, has been shocking, just as 90% of the team.
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04 Mar 2026 16:20:50
It's not just Slot. I'm sick of Van Dyke coming out and saying how poor we are, making mistakes, not controlling the game, etc.
He rolls the same drivel every couple of games.
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04 Mar 2026 16:49:48
I'd imagine Slot is seeing Gakpo and Salah offering nothing, but still thinks they are better options to start than Chiesa and Rio, which they are. What that says about our squad I'll leave up to other people. Chiesa on a good day is equally as bad as Mo, without the history of being a Prem icon, and Rio, as much as I love the kid, would be out on his feet long before half time.
He was too knackered, it seemed, to try to stop the Wolves player getting a shot off for the winner after what, 20 mins on the pitch? Not excuses, just what I see. If we had better options I would, and I'd imagine Arne too would have Salah and Gakpo on the bench till season's end.
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04 Mar 2026 19:13:22
Why the name calling, Lavish? Is it not possible to get your point across without being personal?
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04 Mar 2026 21:26:38
Van Dijk has to bear the responsibility, and rather than face up to how crap a skipper he is, he tows the party line like a politician.
All those clamouring for new contracts for VvD and Salah last season: how does the saying go? You reap what you sow?
Yes, hindsight is a wonderful thing, but equally, having Slot for brains doesn't make one a vessel for prophecy.
{Ed025's Note - i totally agree Lowe mate..
{Ed001's Note - that was Ed25.}
{Ed033's Note - Thanks.
