Liverpool FC - Talk /Gossip/Rumours 25/25

This article misses the point and absolutely reads like an advertisement for her upcoming Mo Salah book.

I think you’d struggle to find any Liverpool fan who hates Mo Salah. He’s a club legend, one of the best forwards we or any other club has ever seen. And while I might agree with some of the things he’s said before, it doesn’t make him immune from criticism. And for me, publicly airing frustrations with the manager, game time and playing style, is the wrong way to go about things and deserves criticism. And I don’t agree at all when she says that he’s criticised for not speaking enough. It’s fine that he doesn’t speak tbh, he’s not the manager or captain.

Reddy says that it’s not a problem as he’s airing the same frustrations that any fan does. But he’s not a fan. He’s a representative of the club, and one of the biggest voices in the dressing room, if not the biggest. And as such, must look to include himself in the failures of this season. Calling him a fan helps distance himself from everything that’s gone wrong and point the finger elsewhere.

So she can bring out all the old quotes she wants about how great of a guy he is and a model professional. None of that is in question. But none of that means the way he’s acted this season in public is in any way correct.

Bingo.

Inzaghi is another back-three, possession-control type who likes to build patiently from deep. I’m not convinced that approach works for the top Premier League sides, and aesthetically it’s pretty grim viewing too.

Not a bad shout at all

If we were going to change manager, we'd have gone with Alonso. His profile was perfect. Ex player. Young, but with top level experience. Already won the league in Germany with two of his key players since signed by Liverpool etc.

So if FSG have told Alonso no, I think we can take it as given that Slot is in for next season.

Main speculation now is on how many players we sign. I expect not that many. Probably 2 to 3 but they'll be high quality.

She wrote an otherwise reasonable "time for Slot to go" article 2 weeks ago that essentially said mo was 100% blameless.

She's lost alot of credibility in my eyes (whatever little thats Worth!)

City not winning the league for two consecutive seasons is a recent EPL record!

With CL more or less secured. I think we need to be resigned to the fact that Slot will be manager at the start of next season, whether this mooted review is an actual thing or not. The fact that there is no contract extension means (I reckon) he's got till the end of September to make his case with FSG. Come out of the traps roaring - with significant signings required - and FSG will take the line, look lads, we told you everything was under control - and extend his contract. Anything less than sterling results, gonzo'd. There might actually be an advantage in having a little bit of distance from a post-WC managerial roundabout market, but maybe that's wishful thinking.

I think that's true but it raises massive red flags about their judgement.

In the last week or so it has felt increasingly untenable for Slot. It looks like he has lost a significant portion of the dressing room. If the first indication of that for FSG was a Mo Salah post, then they've been asleep at the wheel. Or if they've known that for a while, why haven't they acted?

For some time it has been obvious to anyone with eyes and ears that Slot has to go, but they've dug their heels in and let the toxicity fester until we're in a crisis.

The best available option to replace him was clearly Alonso, but they decided to be stubborn and let a rival have a free run at him instead. Absolutely insane decision and one I think will backfire massively.

They got it somewhat right in that Slot won a league title, but he has been shown up this season.

It's all very well basing decisions on data, but for a Liverpool manager I think you do also need to factor in how they fit with the club culture. We revere our managers here, a corporate type who makes no attempts to connect with the fanbase is never going to work long term.

The kind of names we're being linked with now are a downgrade on Alonso IMO.

The conclusion I have come to is they don't rate Alonso or certainly not as a fit at Liverpool. Lots will disagree but at the end of the day they are the ones who have all the information and the ones with all the experience.

While I very much liked Alonso as a player I am not as gutted as some we don't have him, I think there are very big questions over him still and I think there was a lot of heart and less head in the desire to get him coupled with the "anything is better than slot" mantra which I personally disagree with as going down that road has not served multiple clubs very well in recent years. I am not saying there is not a decision to make on Slot but I am far from sure Alonso was the answer so with that in mind I am not overly disappointed.