We are the defending champions and are 11 points off the top after 14 games. Thats the more important stat. After been 5 clear after 5 games its a 16 point swing in 9 games.
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These are my two main takeaways from the horror show this season has turned into. As long as there is clear structure and plan for going forward, especially as there are still quite a few players that are bedding in and a few players that need to be phased out/moved on, I don’t have many issues with not winning the odd game and playing for CL qualification (as there are a fair few better coached teams in the league at the moment). Of that I see none.
All of a sudden, both tactics and subs look desperate, even random. Some decisions are made like they are a part of muscle memory from last season, the others like Slot is in pre-season, trying on new ideas. There are a few mitigating circumstances but I think that the bottom line is that this is one of the poorest coaching performances I’ve seen at Liverpool - and this team is among the most poorly coached in top five leagues.
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I agree that the slump is very concerning, but as for system and plan, I thought the 4231 was a bit clearer than what we have seen on many occasions this season, even if it wasn’t executed especially well.
In addition to that, I also saw us fight back and claim a point. Many times this season we fell apart and conceded more after going behind.
Don’t get me wrong, there are also lots of reasons to be concerned, but today I saw a little silver lining. Whether or not we get a foothold and build on it remains to be seen. Four points from the last six is better, but overall we are a long way away from where we want to be. I don’t think Slot is going to be sacked soon, but I do think the jury is out and we will need to see what the season brings.
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I think we’re a lot fucking clearer to seeing how the structure work.
Wirtz at 10, combative midfielders behind him, wingers with pace, Salah on the bench. That seems to be the big takeaway from the last two.
We started to struggle tonight when Salah, came on, and Wirtz was pushed to the left to accommodate him.
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I do think there has been a clearer plan in last two games. Confidence still low but at least we didn’t throw the towel in after conceding tonight.
Agree about the subs this season. Though last season we were all saying how Arne was brilliant at getting the subs right 
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This is where I disagree, I think the league is stronger, teams are better coached, there is more money and overall a higher calibre of player
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If Slot actually said Anfield is losing its fear factor then that falls squarely on him. If he said this then he should go.
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However we didn’t lose but really should have on that performance. We have Leeds then Milan and unless we have a dramatic turnaround I fear the worst for Slot.
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The last time I seen an LFC team with apparently no belief was under Hodgson and I never want to go back there.
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Sound. When are we signing them?
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Skipped Rodgers then … that at the end was fire.
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You’d have to be a man of God to have the patience to put up with this shit for much longer. Is it 20 losses now this calendar year? Starting to lose count. We’re on record to hit our 2nd ever lowest points total in a season and he’s no closer to finding the answers like he alluded to almost 2 months ago. What are we doing here?
I’m starting to lose faith. Our style of football needs to change — we’re playing passive, controlled possession when we should be playing ‘aggressive’ controlled possession.
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Even though I say the above I do hope he can turn it around, I don’t want us to be a sacking club.
Of course, but there’s just no sign of it at the moment. There’s really so little to give us any hope. If it were just a case of waiting for the defence to tighten up or the attack to click, it wouldn’t be as bad, but there are issues all over the park and no discernible plan.
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I do hate to agree with an Aussie 
Me too. Rarely happens though for obvious reasons.
I think Arne needs to have a major rethink in what he is doing with the team, the ethos behind our supposed playing style and he needs to do this quickly.
I thought with the game against West Ham, that we had taken a step in the right direction by his team selection and the solidity of the defence.
However, against Sunderland that solidity was there but no urgency or shape in possession, it was pretty much the same we have seen all season, slow build up play, I was going to put methodical, but I don’t see a method so that would have been wrong.
Then 2nd half we went and brought Mo on and although the urgency picked up it was really without direction and the same failings and he also marginalised Wirtz by putting him out on the left, then ho hum we conceded.
A mistake by us and an unlucky deflection, the story of our season.
Then at least we came alive, but now just loads of attackers on and what appears as with other games no shape. This did release Wirtz from the wide left and he started to connect with players all over the pitch, Szob, Mo, Hugo and Jones and we equalized.
We continued to push for the winner, which I do agree with, but we then almost left the door wide open, why leave Chiesa as our last man, but alas he was superman and saved us.
Just all the above has me doubting Arne, the famous quote comes to mind “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”
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I think Slot is just that obsessed with PSG that he’s following their blueprint from last season of being absolutely shite until January then sign a winger (possibly Semenyo for us?!) then go on to win the Champions league.
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I have to say I really miss our 2017-2020 version when we played rapid and aggressive pressing football. In fact our attacks were more terrifying before Thiago.
The problem is that, we are stuck with Wirtz and Isak, both of whom especially Isak are not really compatible with that version of Liverpool. Integrating Wirtz into such team will require digging up old footage of Coutinho.
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Why? Isak played for Newcastle who were very much that style.
That was a team in the image of the manager, who is no longer here. Great times but no point in pining over the past. Wirtz is top drawer and we should build the team around him. Isak has shown that he can be one of the world’s best strikers and he can definitely do it for us
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