Arne Slot | Liverpool manager | Bald sack watch

As much as I would love them to lose every game, they won’t, but expecting them to just win a lot of “easier” games is probably wide of the mark too. They were sh*t in at least 4 of those first 5 wins, so their current points total and league position flatters their actual performance.

The funny part is, the only way they’ll get results at the moment is just playing last year’s team. Basically just Klopp’s team but with one of Ekitike or Isak up front.
 
Konate looks like having a slightly less mobile Hesky in defence. If Isak doesn’t start firing soon and Salah doesn’t rediscover his form they won’t make top 5. They are a defensive shambles which is strong from us considering we’ve conceded about the same.
 
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You seem to enjoy the tactical side. I was reading this thread earlier on how Pep has evolved City's out of possession game and how it worked in this game.

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From what I read last year guardiola played a 4-2-5 , whole building with a low sitting defence. The gk played in between the cb. Am drop and using the gk as a passing option they beat the pressure.

Pep used a back 4 while defending but 3 while attacking, which means on df pushes up as a winger or inverts into mf. John stones was supposedly used to invert into mf. He was a cb in defence and a holding mf while attacking.

When building with a high backline they played 1-3-2-5, similar to how they build with a low defence but without the gk playing between cb. One holding mf will be deeper than other to receive the ball between the lines. When they push a cb in to mf they become a 1-2-3-4-1.

They supposedly used bounce passes too. Bounce pass is passing ball back and forth until opposition closes you down and leaves space in behind. When pressing with a high backline they use a 1-4-1-3-2. Most teams supposedly used a 1-4-3-3 against this giving them a numerical advantage against city's mf and forwards. Guardiola response ded to this by leaving opposition weak side full back open and going man to man on rest of team, making it extremely difficult for them to switch wings.

When defending with and pressing with a low sitting defence they go 1-4-4-2 and set up in mid block.
 
Josh 76 said:
My post in August.
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End of your post is where I came unstuck because I thought Slot was way better than he is and that he actually had a plan on how to play and integrate these new players

Goes to show how good Klopp is that they could ride his coattails and benefit from the residuals all the way to a title. Now that it is actually Slot's team, he's nosediving them and doesn't seem to have a clue how to handle adversity or dynamic pivoting if any one idea hits a wall.

Looks all aligned for Xabi to be there next season.
 
Find it amusing that in the interview after the game, he digs up the Bernardo Silva 'Non-offside' vs Wolves. I just find it comical that clearly someone from his backroom staff has been in his ear to say 'Refer to that in the interview! That will show them!'. Just the whole weak, victim, bitter loser mentality that thankfully Amorim has too much class to resort to.
 
Remember the geese said:
Find it amusing that in the interview after the game, he digs up the Bernardo Silva 'Non-offside' vs Wolves. I just find it comical that clearly someone from his backroom staff has been in his ear to say 'Refer to that in the interview! That will show them!'. Just the whole weak, victim, bitter loser mentality that thankfully Amorim has too much class to resort to.
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He’s perfect for their fan base. He’s one of them.
 
I've never played a team sport in any competitive way but I'm curious how much does the loss of a teammate affect the team members? When playing a game or preparing for a game in training, do players keep thinking about the teammate they lost to the extent that their professional performance gets affected?

I'm in no shape or form trying to be disrespectful to Jota or the players. I'm just curious how such a loss affects the players mentally. Does it affect them enough that we can chalk poor performances in some games down to the loss of a teammate?
 
iKnowNothing said:
I've never played a team sport in any competitive way but I'm curious how much does the loss of a teammate affect the team members? When playing a game or preparing for a game in training, do players keep thinking about the teammate they lost to the extent that their professional performance gets affected?

I'm in no shape or form trying to be disrespectful to Jota or the players. I'm just curious how such a loss affects the players mentally. Does it affect them enough that we can chalk poor performances in some games down to the loss of a teammate?
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Each individual will be different.
 
iKnowNothing said:
I've never played a team sport in any competitive way but I'm curious how much does the loss of a teammate affect the team members? When playing a game or preparing for a game in training, do players keep thinking about the teammate they lost to the extent that their professional performance gets affected?

I'm in no shape or form trying to be disrespectful to Jota or the players. I'm just curious how such a loss affects the players mentally. Does it affect them enough that we can chalk poor performances in some games down to the loss of a teammate?
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I get where you're coming from but I don't think that's it. Most of Liverpool's best performers this season, like Szoboslai for example, have already been there, while most of the newcomers like Wirtz and Isak have been underwhelming.
 
Winrar said:
I get where you're coming from but I don't think that's it. Most of Liverpool's best performers this season, like Szoboslai for example, have already been there, while most of the newcomers like Wirtz and Isak have been underwhelming.
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Same can we said for us.
 
Tallis said:
Could you please start a thread with stock trading tips ?
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I wrote a post about Witz when they signed him. Was spot on with that too. I re-posted it on that thread on September 30th (P 97)
 
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What a weird article imo, kind of distasteful. Using his death as an excuse for the poor form, add to that nothing was mentioned about this when they where winning. I don't know, people here might not agree with me. But very unnecessary to use that imo.
 
JBG said:
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What a weird article imo, kind of distasteful. Using his death as an excuse for the poor form, add to that nothing was mentioned about this when they where winning. I don't know, people here might not agree with me. But very unnecessary to use that imo.
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I think it is a point which is worth mentioning. We don't really know the psychological impact which his death has had on the dressing room but I think using common sense would suggest it will in some way to all the players or at least some. It can work in both ways where the dressing room can be spurred on by it and want to succeed or in the other way where the trauma can have a negative impact. I don't think it is poor to consider that at least. Most teams will have psychologists, especially those competing for titles, but they're usually likely dealing with negative mindsets when it comes to poor form or injury, rather than having to deal with the mindsets of players after the death of a, reportedly, much loved teammate.
 
SilentWitness said:
I think it is a point which is worth mentioning. We don't really know the psychological impact which his death has had on the dressing room but I think using common sense would suggest it will in some way to all the players or at least some. It can work in both ways where the dressing room can be spurred on by it and want to succeed or in the other way where the trauma can have a negative impact. I don't think it is poor to consider that at least. Most teams will have psychologists, especially those competing for titles, but they're usually likely dealing with negative mindsets when it comes to poor form or injury, rather than having to deal with the mindsets of players after the death of a, reportedly, much loved teammate.
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Ultimately, Jota’s death was going to be bolted on to the narrative whatever Liverpool did this season. They’d either be “doing it for Diogo” or “too traumatised by Jota’s death”, depending on results.

We’ve completely abandoned nuance as a culture, and as you’ve alluded to, it will affect some players differently. The strength of relationship he’ll have had will be different with different players and those same players will have different characters and ways of dealing with it.
 
Jesus Christ it is truly is so morbid and bizzare. When they were 5 unbeaten it was becasue they were doing it for Jota. Now that they've gone on a losing streak it's because they've been affected by his death........
 
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What a weird article imo, kind of distasteful. Using his death as an excuse for the poor form, add to that nothing was mentioned about this when they where winning. I don't know, people here might not agree with me. But very unnecessary to use that imo.
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https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...my-head-andy-robertson-shared-world-cup-dream

Andy Robertson talking about the tragic death of his friend.

It's not distasteful or using his death as an excuse.

It would have an impact on any team of players.
 
Liverpool 0:3 Nottingham Forest
He's actually going to get himself sacked, isn't he?
 
If they sack him I am going to be gutted. I want him to have another summer transfer to truely feck up the place.
 
Typical modern Dutch manager, just press them and just be physical (in Dua Lipa words) and they are lost.
Nothingam looks like champions.
 
feck I dont want him to be sacked too early, please get a draw to get this shit storm to continue
 
We need him to squeeze an irrelevant win soon or he might just get sacked at this rate
 
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