I don't know and I hope I am wrong, but I still think they will finish above one of us, Villa and Chelsea.
Arne Slot | Liverpool manager | Bald sack watch
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Go back just four matches and they were three points clear of us and four clear of Chelsea. They're now five behind us and four behind Chelsea, with no signs that they're about to go on a run of form.
Villa look like they could hit free-fall, but they've got an eight point cushion.
I think the only way they put a run together is if they sack Slot and get a new manager bounce but I don't think they'll sack him until the summer.
The games midweek could be pivotal. Win tomorrow and we're 8 ahead of them and they've got a very tough game at Sunderland the next night.
A 7 or 8 point lead over them would be very nice.
Speaking about rebuild is one thing, but it looks more likely he will be rebuilding his own rebuild.
If he actually had Kerkez, Frimpong and Isak playing at least at the level of Wirtz who himself has issues, then it would be fine.
His main issue are players signed last summer to improve team.
If he actually had Kerkez, Frimpong and Isak playing at least at the level of Wirtz who himself has issues, then it would be fine.
His main issue are players signed last summer to improve team.
Just saw his Rafa style rant on Sky.
Watching now. Amazing how he's ranting about all of the decisions that go against Liverpool.
I'm guessing he's forgotten the 17 extra minutes he got against us when we played them in October.
Regressed so far that now he can start claiming progress.
For a second I thought you said "is growing hair again".
Liverpool were lucky to win their first 5 games, they should have picked up 6 points at most instead of 15. That would have put them in 14th spot 7 points above West Ham. That would have gotten Slot fired. Surely if they continue their inconsistent form, Slot won't last the season.
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Or the ten seconds Everton got
When you look at our depth at CB compared to them and the fact that Gakpo wouldn’t get near our team (and had to start for them), you really do wonder how they have messed up this rebuild so badly. They don’t even have any options in midfield.
Slot clearly isn’t good enough, but it’s the single worst rebuild in PL history. No CBs, FBs that can’t defend, no cover in midfield and all the money spent on attack (but somehow they have to play Gakpo every game)
It’s going to go down as an all timer, and Slot will take the fall for it.
Slot clearly isn’t good enough, but it’s the single worst rebuild in PL history. No CBs, FBs that can’t defend, no cover in midfield and all the money spent on attack (but somehow they have to play Gakpo every game)
It’s going to go down as an all timer, and Slot will take the fall for it.
Given how much money they spent in the summer they just be the worst champions who ever existed.
I don't think it's been so bad it's beyond salvaging, with a decent manager, they still have some good players that should be able to comfortably finish top 4.
They certainly made some baffling decisions though. Isaak was such an unnecessary signing. They could've signed Guehi and another defender instead and been much better off. Wirtz was bad value too, they should've walked away for that price.
They got where they did by being smarter than that. Last summer's transfer window may as well have been orchestrated by Ed Woodward
Chelsea were champions then finished 10th, that was pretty bad. But it's hilarious what Liverpool are doing right now given their transfer activity. The Klopp fumes have finally evaporated and they're lost
The thing I find baffling is how they thought “yeah, let’s flog our two hardest working attackers that do all the running and pressing and let’s replace with them an injury prone, fairly languid striker and a diminutive number 10”. The profile of player that brought in to replace the outgoing ones was bizarre.
The only signing that made sense on paper was Kerkez and even he’s underwhelmed.
Edit: and Ekitike tbf.
It’s the scale of the spend though compared to what they have done to the squad. It’s £450 million in one window and they only have two CBs, no depth in midfield, no wide options outside of a finished Salah and an awful Gakpo.
How can you take a PL winning side, spend that much money, and still have so many issues in the first eleven, never mind the squad?
They have signed a new CB for more money, but he will just replace Konate, who will leave for nothing. Surely they can’t have that much money left to buy two wide players, another midfielder, another CB and probably two FBs too?
I still think it’s a window that will haunt them for a long time. United are a couple of midfielders away from having a better first team and a better squad, a ridiculous notion a few years ago.
He said that first sentence with that smile on his face today.
I disagree that not getting cl is unacceptable. Even though they spent a lot of money, the pl is extremely competitive these days. They should challenge for it though. Alonso as great as he is would still be risky.
Not getting CL after having what was described by those lot as the best transfer window ever is disgraceful. League champions and not getting into UCL should be a sacking offence really. They were supposed to be building on their success.
It is unacceptable for the reigning champions who spent £450million to bolster their squad in the summer. It was unacceptable for Moyes in 2013 and he didn't even have the luxury of a multitude of big money signings.
Not getting cl is a massive disappointment, but it would be dangerous to sack him. They are not real, psg or city who can get any manager they want a lot of the time. Regarding people calling it the best transfer window ever, that is just the usual gunner/scouser euphoria heh .
Would it though? Surely Alonso is just there waiting to join them?
If i were them id pull that trigger now for the new manager bounce. Liverpool are getting worse and worse.,
I for one think they should give Slot till the end of the season at least
It's less on the team and more on the manager. He's just not it and will be back in the Eredivisie at the end of the season.
5th place should secure Champions league football next season and for defending champion who won that title with handful of games to spare not to finish at least 5th is certainly unacceptable.
He's basically shitting on the club, his players and Klopp with his latest round of comments. I think I am starting to transition to genuine dislike of him now. You can't manage Liverpool FC and think like that, let alone say it out loud.
Feck that, give him all the seasons, forever and ever.
Which part? I had a look at his comments and he seemed to be mostly saying he's aware that him and the players aren't living upto the standards of Liverpool.
Was it a different interview?
If it was a season where all the other candidates were doing well, it would be different. Since Newcastle and Tottenham are out of the equation and Chelsea aren't very impressive (not to mention us, since we've only just started performing in 2026), Liverpool would consider it unacceptable to miss out on the CL. If they do, it won't be because the teams above them are excellent. It's because they're poor themselves. To miss out on the top 5 when the field is so weak is honestly shocking, and they really have been shocking. They lost, what, 7 games in a row at one point?
Their current points tally would have them in 8th or 9th place in practically any other season. As with us under Amorim, this season's chaos hugely flatters Liverpool and makes it look less bad than it really is. They're on course for a <60 points finish, which is woeful for the reigning champions who spent outrageous money in the summer. It will be one of the very worst title defenses the PL has ever, considering it comes after years at the top and a wild spending spree. There's no excuse for Slot, and it would be correct to sack him.
Their current points tally would have them in 8th or 9th place in practically any other season. As with us under Amorim, this season's chaos hugely flatters Liverpool and makes it look less bad than it really is. They're on course for a <60 points finish, which is woeful for the reigning champions who spent outrageous money in the summer. It will be one of the very worst title defenses the PL has ever, considering it comes after years at the top and a wild spending spree. There's no excuse for Slot, and it would be correct to sack him.
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I remember this phase with Amorim, Ten Hag, Ole, Mourinho and Moyes
Every United fan is in agreement with you. It'd be criminal for Liverpool to sack a title winning manager like Slot.
I still can’t get my head around why they sold Diaz, madness that Gakpo now plays so many minutes.
I remember this phase with Amorim, Ten Hag, Ole, Mourinho and Moyes
They're back to the good old days before Klopp. Dogleash, Brentan and Rafa days. Glorious stuff.
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Arne Slot on the possibility of missing out on the Champions League: "When I arrived here, we could only sign Federico Chiesa after a Europa League season. I'm completely aware of that."
It's just unbelievably snide. Towards the club, Klopp and Chiesa. Besides being bullshit.
I feel like @KirkDuyt should have warned us he was like this and had the same cold pragmatic approach to squad development and youngsters as Conte and Mourinho.
What is even the context of that quote? They spent an absolute fortune for him this summer.
That's such bullshit, haha. Ok then, What did you do with 450m players?
Own up to underperformance and suck it up.
I actually thought he did a great job last year particularly moving Gravenberch into 6 role and got the best out of Salah. Just like for me he gets a lot of credit for last year, he gets a lot of blame for this year.
I will say I expected you guys to get het much better the 2nd half of the season cuz I thought the team would gel a bit more.
Yeah I didn't read that as a dig as I had his previous comments about "only 2 league titles"
I think he was just speaking in practical terms about not being able to recruit as much without CL. It is harsh to Chiesa though yeah, god knows what Slot's issue is with him
It's another "look at the shit show I walked into and won the title with" comment.
Imo the vast majority of managers would put down the club they are at to defend themselves. They are under a lot of pressure.
If I recall correctly, a journalist asked klopp why he hadn't won a trophy as it was harder to lose at Liverpool than it was to win. I think klopp said "when was this?". I think he mentioned liverpools struggle to win trophies too. Ferguson and guardiola would do it too if they were struggling, which they don't imo. Ancelotti criticised psg, madrid and Chelsea in books too.
If I recall correctly, a journalist asked klopp why he hadn't won a trophy as it was harder to lose at Liverpool than it was to win. I think klopp said "when was this?". I think he mentioned liverpools struggle to win trophies too. Ferguson and guardiola would do it too if they were struggling, which they don't imo. Ancelotti criticised psg, madrid and Chelsea in books too.