Arne Slot - Head Coach

[sandsoftime]

I hope AS is too cute in providing the nails for his own coffin…
Sometimes it’s best to say as little as possible while we are not playing well, rather than risk going on a rant of sorts and saying the wrong stuff that turns people against him…

[Hope.in.your.heart]

@Mascot

The only scenario in which I see FSG pulling the plug on him is if it genuinely looks like we’re spiralling into relegation concern.

Variants of ‘if he doesn’t win the next two’ or stuff like that are wide of the mark, in my opinion. That isn’t how FSG work.

I agree with both of these sentences. On the other hand, if someone they’ve identified as a suitable replacement becomes available, then it could go faster than we think. We’ll see. At the times you’re referring to, neither Edwards nor Hughes were at the club, or in a position to influence Hodgson’s or Rodgers’ position.

[Bonus]

@sandsoftime

I hope AS is too cute in providing the nails for his own coffin…

And I hope Slot’s been up all night in his kitchen thinking about tactics and formations to get us out of this bad run!

[Notasuperfan]

@Bonus

And I hope Slot’s been up all night in his kitchen thinking about tactics and formations to get us out of this bad run!

Which kitchen???

[JibJab]

If we lose the next three and go into the international break having dropped 9 of 10, I’m not so sure that FSG won’t act. I imagine it’ll depend on what they’re hearing from the players, in part. If there’s a lot of disillusionment, they might consider stepping in while there’s still a chance to salvage something from the season.

From the outside looking in, it’s hard to make a fair judgment. All you can look at is results (which have been horrible) and try to parse what you can from interviews and data (mixed). Those closer to Slot and the players will have a better sense of how things are progressing and whether there is a change of form on the horizon.

[RedArmada]

@Limiescouse

It’s a good piece. I think it illustrates that there is no one thing that is off and so no one thing that will fix it. Interestingly, with the focus on lack of progressive passing out of the back with the FB changes it glossed over the connected piece that has been a focus on here in recent weeks - that change at FB has changed the context for Grav and brought his relative underwhelming passing into greater focus. That is not meant as a knock on Grav but highlights the importance of complimentary pieces

Still recall those arguing that we wouldn’t miss TAA. That went well.

[Limiescouse]

@RedArmada

@Limiescouse

It’s a good piece. I think it illustrates that there is no one thing that is off and so no one thing that will fix it. Interestingly, with the focus on lack of progressive passing out of the back with the FB changes it glossed over the connected piece that has been a focus on here in recent weeks - that change at FB has changed the context for Grav and brought his relative underwhelming passing into greater focus. That is not meant as a knock on Grav but highlights the importance of complimentary pieces

Still recall those arguing that we wouldn’t miss TAA. That went well.

[Zoran]

Classic butthurtism.

[Sportbilly1966]

I honestly don’t think Trent would have made much difference, because for me it is defensively that we have an issue, we really aren’t struggliing for goals.

But we do miss his passing range

[TheSweetSilverSong]

@RedArmada

Still recall those arguing that we wouldn’t miss TAA. That went well.

In every bad spells we’ve had, I always remember someone finding the player we are missing. In reality, said player would not have necessarily made much difference every time.

For the record, I never said we wouldn’t miss Trent (even if I know we have coped well every time we lost a big player), and defended him all the way for his decision, however hurt I was and however much I didn’t agree.

[RedArmada]

It’s all interconnected. Moving the ball forward is a struggle, not to mention the times we lose possession in dangerous areas trying to do that.

[Lotto]

Most definitely we aren’t thats why we have lost 2 - 1 3 times in 4 league games.

This isn’t aimed at you directly but people who are so anti Trent we are rewriting history is a funny as fuck.

[Barnestormer]

I’m quite sure Salah misses Trent he used to put it on a plate for him. Which is one aspect of his dip in form.

[dalglish]

@YoullNeverWalkAlone

@Mascot

Also, why are you using the fact that Slot is bald as perjorative? Would you have more patience with him if he had a full head of hair.

Because I want to.

And I will label you a munt cuppet. Because I want to.

See how that really doesn’t add to the debate?

[dalglish]

@RER

900k now is roughly 3.25m

It’s really not. Inflation (and disflation) of widely differing magnitudes depending on the good mean you can’t use a general measure like that. Eg. A 900k house in London/Sydney in 89 is worth way more than that and obviously football inflation is many magnitudes more than that. 50-60m is probably a good call by Mascot.

[RedWhippet]

Barnes was out of contract when we signed him. Today we would have had him for free.

[dalglish]

@Lotto

was our job it wasn’t easy pasing the equipment every shift but we had to put in the maximum effort we had to fulfil orders to get paid. I couldn’t mope around control room saying im not up to it tonight.

With respect, you turned up and did your job. The players are clearly doing at least this. Elite level sport is about small percentages, working in a blue collar job alongside people with vastly varying motivations is a world apart.

Edit: what @Livvy and @WeeJoe said

[dalglish]

@Quicksand

Look, this season is absolutely written off.

Ridiculous. The mentality of pygmies.

[dalglish]

@WeeJoe

is that there has tended to be more rational discussion, compared to the hyperbole and bedwetting on social media. The match threads are the exception and if the rest of the forum becomes like that then I’d be off too.

I’d support a ban of some of the loud newly arrived incontinents to get this place back to performing like it should. Probably only need 2-3.

[Magnus]

I think we have a much bigger problem with the mentality of the actual team, than understandably pessimistic fans.
Imo, you are too harsh with @Quicksand and use words you shouldn’t use, mate (he wrote a long post, where he wrote quite well and you cherry picked a line that makes him look bad in the eyes of some, which is not cool). You would not use those words for the players (mentality pygmes), I suspect; and right now they would be probably far more deserving of them than (but you just defended them right above and gave them enormous leeway, citing elite sports and more as a reason why their performance drop must be understood in context with Jota, which is frankly one of the reasons why I feel your postis partcularly off the mark and hypocritical) Quicksand