Arne Slot - Head Coach

[jaffod]

@Mascot

The ‘Jota Nonsense’. Jesus. Let’s ask Mo Salah is ‘nonsense’ is the right word to use.

This isn’t a post match thread. This is about Arne Slot and his performance as Liverpool manager.

If we can’t discuss and acknowledge a monumental issue that Slot had to deal with just a few months ago in the context of his performance, then words fail me too.

If we resembled anything like a competent football team right now then you might, might, have a point.
This fucking shambles can’t be put down to Jota’s loss.

[Livvy]

I don’t think you can compare us ordinary people to professional athletes in this case. We have a mental coach at the club for a reason. It’s not just about going to work, it’s about top-level sport. This whole discussion is pointless, because even if there were no differences at all, everyone processes setbacks differently.

[Lotto]

Yeah we got a 20 minute chat with a NHS grief councillor who was over worked and under paid and I had to go back and do my job. Nothing like the pampering footballers get today.

[WeeJoe]

My best mate died 15 years ago. I was a similar age to these lads. It hit far harder than the loss of older relatives, but it didn’t properly hit me for months, even a year after.

I got on with work and life as a distraction. There’s no distraction for these lads. His locker is still in the dressing room. His song gets sang every game. Then they have the pressure of playing in front of 60k people with constant scrutiny. We know elite sport is about fine margins and a drop off of 1-2% can have a massive impact.

I find the lack of empathy from our fanbase quite sad. The irony of singing the words of YNWA every game

[Mascot]

@Limiescouse

If that makes you feel better but it doesn’t change anything.

What I think it should change is the patience and understanding we have for these players and this manager.

I’ve gone in really hard on Mo Salah this season. Times up. Legs have gone. Should be dropped. Fucking furious he scored that goal etc etc.

Then, by pure coincidence earlier in the week I saw that interview again that he did where he spoke about how he was dreading coming back. He looked broken. It was clearly affecting him.

And I just felt ashamed of myself.

So, no it doesn’t change much. It’s a results business, and Mo isn’t delivering. You can’t keep a player in the team on sentimentality. But maybe I could bear in mind what happened this summer and at least not be such a dick about it.

If performances don’t improve the club is going to be forced into a decision, and we all know that. But do we need to be dicks about it? Bald headed waste of space? There is a lad in post match talking about slot not knowing who the players he picked are. We hear about him buying players without a plan.

There is a point where the criticism becomes unreasonable, over the top and performative. That’s what I have a problem with.

[Lotto]

Where is the lack of empathy .

[GermanRed]

@RER

Quotes like this are doing him no favours.

What’s the first thing to do after tonight’s loss? Checking out City’s lineup of course.

[Mascot]

@jaffod

This fucking shambles can’t be put down to Jota’s loss.

I’m not saying it’s as binary as that. It’s part of the cocktail of shit. It isn’t the entire issue.

[Lotto]

@Prolix whats the laughing emoji about i will ask politely not jump in feet first.

[Lotto]

It seems to be your favourite card the week Ive been on here.

[Mascot]

@Lotto

It seems to be your favourite card the week Ive been on here.

You’ve been a member here for three days, and in that time I haven’t mentioned Jota once until now.

So what the fuck are you talking about.

Also don’t you think you are being a bit bold in throwing your weight around for someone who has been here a couple of days.

[Mascot]

@ILLOK

Pretending this run of form isn’t concerning is pure delusion.

Who is pretending this form isn’t concerning?

[mattyhurst]

We got beat by Villa 7-2, other games showed we were hardly the machine of the previous season.

The poor run started on Boxing Day, it was a month before Klopp had to rely on playing Hendo at CB.

[Limiescouse]

@Mascot

So, no it doesn’t change much. It’s a results business, and Mo isn’t delivering. You can’t keep a player in the team on sentimentality. But maybe I could bear in mind what happened this summer and at least not be such a dick about it.

Ok so what about people who making arguments without being dicks about it all? Can we maybe separate out the validity of those arguments from the dislike of the tone of arguments others are making?

[Lotto]

What has come across these last two match days you come across a bit of bully when you get called out for aspects of your posts. You have been very dismissive of Germanred, Limmescouse, jaffod and myself.

[Mascot]

@Limiescouse

Ok so what about people who making arguments without being dicks about it all?

I generally don’t have a problem with them. If that wasn’t already clear.

[Lotto]

We were already playing Fabinho there Matip got ruled out for the season in mid Jan its why we signed Kabak and Davies on loan.

[RER]

I remember that I was AH Marks at the time HSE clamped down on a lot of activities we did too.

[Mascot]

@Lotto

What has come across these last two match days you come across a bit of bully when you get called out for aspects of your posts. You have been very dismissive of Germanred, Limmescouse, jaffod and myself.

Of the three posters you’ve named there, I generally like all three, although Jaffod winds me up in the politics thread . I don’t have any issue with any of them in the footy discussions.

Maybe hang around a bit longer and get yourself a bigger data set to work from before you go round calling people bullies?

[Mascot]

@Lotto

We were already playing Fabinho there Matip got ruled out for the season in mid Jan its why we signed Kabak and Davies on loan.

The really wretched run of form started around new year with a home defeat to Burnley that ended a long home streak.