That may well be a factor. If they have lost faith at the level of Hughes or Edwards, that will be the change that happens. The decision about Slot will then be that person’s responsibility.
That is almost exactly what happened with the recent firing of the Red Sox manager, hence the bizarre timing.
Going to the mess at ACM now is really tough for anyone.
The Serie A is pretty done in the European competitions. The champions of Serie A got done in by Bodo/Glimt.
LFC is a promising place though. If trained right with the right player acquisitions, we have a squad that on paper can challenge for the PL and the UCL at the same time.
The fans are very patient as long as the head coach show a sustainable attacking play style and owns the fuck ups he did.
As for the owners’ POV, as long as the head coach can properly fufill the potential of this squad and qualify for UCL year in and year out, his job is secured for a long time.
That is a pretty weird take. That same Serie A champion was a finalist last year, and was a finalist the last time the PL had a finalist (lost to City). Milan has some problems having finished the season disastrously, but as a place to build it is far less daunting than a PL where poor regulation has allowed City to make a top 2 finish a birthright. No one in Serie A is going to blow Milan out of the water with spending.
Milan just cleared out their entire football management, whereas most LFC fans would like us to do the same. Not sure that makes Milan the bigger mess from the point of view of someone considering the manager job, if anything the opposite. At LFC, Iraola actually knows the fans want the people he would report to out of the job - and would weigh any undertakings accordingly.
I’m not sure why people are thinking that this so-called “review” means anything. As if the club isn’t aware of all of the issues as they’re happening. As if they’re not constantly evaluating the state of the club throughout the season. The results are evident and the planning for the coming season begins months before the present season ends. If they were inclined to sack him, that decision would have been made before the final whistle against Brentford.
Employers don’t wait until the annual performance review to sack someone. They sack them before that happens. You only bother with a review if you’re planning on keeping someone with the goal of identifying how they can be better.
I hate to disappoint everyone, but the review is a formality. They’re keeping him.
I don’t think that Slot’s stay should be taken as granted at this point. For all we know, the decision has been already made, and we are waiting for the CL final to take place. Also, how long does it take to appoint an assistant? It’s been several days since we were supposedly “close”.
Probably clutching at straws, but there is still some reasonable hope that Slot is on his way out.
And a World Cup. However, I can’t imagine that the club will want to wait until mid-July if a change is on the cards.
I don’t think the CL final makes any difference. Enrique is either staying with PSG or will have suitors if he’s leaving. And as for Reijnen, his contract with Feyenoord ends on June 30th. He could be already in talks for plans for pre-season, but as for an announcement I don’t think there’s a huge need to announce it as there’s still a while to go until pre-season.
Her face appeared on my pitta bread today…
thats the very least i would expect every season…
He’s gone!!!
Is what I would have said if one of those Springfield kids was here right now!
Doris was the name of a nightclub I went to in Florence when I studied there in 2007.
Good memories.
Yes
The very least.
Isn’t it Zwolle where the Slot family live? I think I know why they don’t want to move. This advert came up in Facebook:
in any high profile job,
if you’re only achieving the very least of what was expected of you
you should be worried about you job…
No wonder people are saying we have no identity if we sell quality academy products like Curtis and young players who love the club like Harvey. Under a decent coach those are perfect squad options.
Hughes/Slot are desperate to make next season a ‘success’ because it’s the final year of their contracts.
Looking at what we have now and with the fact that we 'have to sell to be able to buy‘ it’s clear we’re not winning shit next season.
The first 11 might be strong enough to have a very good first 6 months of the season but as soon as injuries and fatigue kick in it will be over.
They are gambling that those first few months of the season might be enough to extend their contracts I guess.
After me the deluge
I sincerely hope they aren’t doing this because they are damaging us long term.
Human nature? Have money to spend: Don’t value what we already have and go for the bling bling?
I don’t really think it is his fault per se, but I really think the Isak acquisition was an era-defining mistake. So much capital tied up at that position, he appears to be somewhat fragile, and we struggle to get the ball to where he wants it. Had the club stood pat with Ekitike, we would likely be exactly where we are but with £120M to spend on fixing problems rather than indulging fantasies.
Plus he’s already 27 we practically missed out on his entire 26th year. And he’s less than a year younger than Diaz, who fit in so well in our team and tactics and the league.
Ugh!!!