Liverpool FC Premier League Champions 25/26 - Talk /Gossip/Rumours

The counter-argument would be when they want to be they are decisive. They gave Kenny a three year contract. When results weren't what they hoped, they got rid much to fans' chagrin. Rodgers is the most similar to our current situation. He came very close to winning the title in 2014. The following season things just went stale without the talismanic Suarez. And they obviously were looking at options. They gave him the start of the next season but were obviously sounding out Klopp and maybe others. Maybe they couldn't get Klopp in the summer but managed to convince him after he'd had a few months off. You'd imagine their thinking would be similar now. Slot merited seeing out this season. They would say they've invested heavily in the squad (albeit fans would say some positions were left unaddressed while others were overloaded). The football has been awful, the results poor and if we don't achieve CL places, it's hard to think Slot will be here. Doubt they'd give him next season. The evidence shows it's likely to be another season of mediocrity.

The style of football this season that Slot hates is not going away. Teams will set up exactly the same next season and to a degree we saw this at the end of last season also when it took us so long to break down a Leicester side.

Slot has demonstrated he does not either have the know how or desire to come up with a way of countering this game apart from improving our set pieces since after Christmas which was more of a case of "if you can't beat them, join them" in the way of playing but the team was still being set up for other teams to walk through us.

Slot had a number of backroom changes in September too and I don't think they have what it takes to help him through this.

It's crazy looking back but after the Palace game in the press conference Slot pretty much told every team how to beat his tactics and we then went on one of the worst run of losses in our history!

I don't think the club will feel culpable.

He told Harvey Elliott he had no use for him. He could have kept him as a squad player. Look at the team we ended up putting out against Palace in the League Cup!

You can argue he couldn't have accounted for Leoni getting a season ending injury on his debut and Isak getting a long term injury when he looked like he was starting to play better but he knew full well that he had a sick note in Gomez so maybe he should have pushed to keep Quansah.

At the start of the season Ekitike was in form and scoring but he dropped him as soon as he could field Isak resulting in Ekitike's stupid shirt celebration and red card.

He had a fit Endo for months and never used him. He had Chiesa and Rio available to come on but only gives them 5 to 10 minutes when he throws a Hail Mary to hope something happens with them.

He constantly plays Gakpo even though he's off form.

I think in every game he plays Dom at right back we've either lost or drawn. That's his decision.

Klopp once said if we win it's because of the players and if we lose it's because of him.

From Slot's post game press conference's it comes across he sees this the other way around.

I was Slot in for a long time and I'm not jumping on a bad wagon of Slot out. There just does not seem to be a way forward with him unless the opposition plays exactly in a way that makes his tactics work, e.g. Gala at home.

The fan base outside and inside the stadium are feeling the same way and the owners are not dumb when it comes to this.

If we finish this season outside the top 5 and without a trophy the owners would not be reading the room if they come out and say they're giving him his final year without offering him an extension.

What we'd end up with then is a Glasner and Palace scenario where Slot will be using next season to plan his next move.

They appear to have had no interest in Alonso before and maybe it has not changed. It could also get worse look at united going from failed manager to failed manager for over a decade. if Alonso fails where next?? They may very well see holding firm as the best choice now - get some singings in next summer to replace/compliment what we have, hopefully a fit squad and of course please god no major tragedy to do unknown psychological damage for the season.

Also people complaining about his style, look at the state of the rest of the league - in the games things have gone to plan I'd argue its a better style than a lot of teams.

PSG game against Lens has been postponed

Other leagues try to help their teams in Europe. Not the PL.

No complaints about it to be honest. This isn't something new.

I've a feeling Salah will be back to his best at a new club. I feel his drop off is largely down to Jota dying, Trent leaving, and Slots new style of play. Salah still has a lot to offer.

If you saw the comments about why PSG tried to justify the game being moved, you would have complaints.

Real lack of class from them.

Although I do agree it is not comparable, I do think the club situation is a little bit more precarious than just what we're seeing with Slot. There have been a few mis steps from higher up than Slot over the last couple of seasons.

• I think the overall transfer strategy with huge bids for the likes of Wirtz, Isak, Caicedo and others, as well as the timing of said bids have been very problematic. Making giant purchases is much higher risk than smaller outlays for more positions. Also the outgoings last year seemed somewhat chaotic.
• The flip flopping on both selling part of the club, and buying another club, resulting in I'm sure much confusion at the top.
• The super league shambles, and general alienation of fans on numerous issues.
• The manager searches (Amorin would have been a disaster until he put himself out of the running, and Slot of course although he won the league, has been somewhat found out this year). They also effectively missed out on Alonso first time around.
• The general lack of support for Klopp in the transfer market, in particular our current defensive situation.
• New contract discussions are always dragging out way too long.

I think that overall FSG, and Liverpool are much better managed than most clubs, but they do seem to operate on a very lean system which can create collateral damage, the likes of which clubs like City & Arsenal don't seem to have to deal with. I don't think we'll end up in a tailspin as such, but we do need to make some steps in a better direction with the next manager appointment.