Slots Liverpool hasn’t got a spine. Theoretically we do but in practice we don’t. Under Klopp we had Allison, Virg, Fabinho and Firmino. Now, Allison is out, Virg is past his best, the midfield seems clueless and our centre forward non existent. Until we find a solution we will continue to struggle. A new CB should have been a priority in the summer.
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Exactly this.
I understand that Slot wants to play his way and build upon that. And yes, some of the games, we’ve been unlucky at key moments, with xG for and against wildly swinging away from the expected value.
But at times, we just need to be pragmatic. Teams are allowing Konate on the ball and ready to press as he passes it. Same with Mama, who in his games for us, seems to be a throwback to De Gea style of passing ability.
And then the inevitable second half panic subs causing us to radically change formation with players given all manner of different instructions. We wind up having 5 standing in a line up top and a chasm to the two players back defending. A miss placed pass and the opposition have acres of space to run into.
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Just an observation from last night.
I remember the tactical hype around Slot when it broke he was our future manager of choice. One core principle being that Slot expected players to work hard in recovery.
Last night there were numerous instances where players did not. I include Dom, most people’s MoM last night.
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Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes on transfers, contracts and more
This is the first time Ive witnessed this man. He says a lot but very little also, a lot of typified responses, almost a ‘talking head’. There is a slither of him seeking to preserve continuity in the club from Klopp’s legacy, but then he qualifies, that is dependent on the players you have or can get. Then 12 months later they go and buy 3 or 4 that arent suited to the press. Im suspicious this guy is superficial because LFC are the least superficial club there is! But to his defence there does seem to be an intention 12months ago to preserve continuity, yet this summer, we can see its totally been destroyed.
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It can only boil down to tactics. In this entire season so far, we only have 3 PL clean sheets and 1 UCL clean sheet. We are hardly tight at the back.
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https://x.com/indykaila/status/1994020485819191751
This is either gonna make Indykaila look like a proper dick or a real ITK…
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https://x.com/LewisSteele_/status/1994020589816959335
Not sure what to make of it.
In my opinion, this will only postpone the inevitable. There has already been enough time (several international breaks, withdrawal from a competition, etc.) to develop a working solution, but nothing has changed. On the contrary, it has only gotten worse.
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There’s no way the club would issue any sort of ultimatum on points expected, nonsense imo.
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Correct!
I’m not surprised by the news that Slot is staying for now, but it’s interesting to give them a day off tomorrow. I thought today would be the day off and partly training for the ones that didn’t play.
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So he wins both then looses next 4 is he back on you need to win next 2.
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I could understand it if there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately City, Forest and last night have been a deterioration of standards again.
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The dreaded vote of confidence, which usually fills everybody with the exact opposite.
It feels like a bit of a ticking time bomb now. Fans starting to leave early, some booing at the end, players downing tools. If it’s a similar performance and defeat at the weekend it’s hard to see how he can survive what would be the 20th defeat in the calendar year.
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100%.
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I think they mean to say Sword of Damocles but people always mis-hear it as vote of confidence
It’s definitely worsening. I fear the next time we concede the lead in a shambolic way, one of the seniors will completely lose the plot (a la Bruno of Man U) and get sent off and stomp down the tunnel. Which will lead to a 0-7 scoreline.
We really aren’t far away from this scenario.
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If for example they had a tactic review session today then giving the day off tomorrow would make sense to me.
A day for the lads to let it sink in and perhaps get a reaction.
Many are saying it’s all tactical which to a large extent it is. However the players aren’t helping each other out constructively either. It looks all so erratic and individual.
What, for example, is the point of Szoboszlai running about putting pressure on the opposition if noone else is backing him up?
There’s no cohesion and it’s sad to see.
You can not rely on each individual winning his duel without a cohesive effort.
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More fuel to the fire…
Apparently, this is some reliable ITK on liverpool-rumours.co.uk
Make of what you will. I dunno about the reliability of this site…but sometimes they get it right and sometimes they don’t…I guess that’s what rumours are meant to be.
My only questionable thing about the post is…why would Slot stay till a replacement is found by the club? Would he not prefer to walk if being told you are being fired.
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