Yeah. Found these quotes from his first year with us (taken from several sources including Sky Sports, Mirror).
Slot told Sky Sports: "Both of them are doing their exams. So, it was impossible for them to come. I wouldn’t say impossible, but that wouldn’t be the right choice to bring them over.
“And let’s see how it works out this year for them, for me, and see how we will do things next year. But first of all, we have to keep on winning for me to keep this job.”
Anyone who is married and has a good marriage, I think I do, would like to see the children and the wife a bit more. My wife comes over for a couple of days every two weeks, the children unfortunately even less."
“She (Mirjam) finds that attention the hardest part of our lives,” the Reds boss added. “She already had that at Feyenoord. She also prefers to get take-out food instead of us sitting down together. She feels differently that she is being watched or judged.”
At least we are in a top 5 and 6 matches without a loss. But Slot needs to improve so many things.
That game against Spurs was so similar to our win vs. Newcastle. An early red card for the opponent /both times for fouls against Virgil/. And we did not play well and had no idea how to pass the ball around against a team with 10 players. It is so simple for the opponents playing against LFC this season. Play direct football, be more aggressive and sooner rather than later Liverpool will show their soft side. That was impossible to see under Klopp, but reminds me of Rodgers times. Now these type of teams are intimidating us - Leeds, Brentford, Palace, Forest.
I can’t see Slot improving the individuals - only Sczobosczlai is playing at a solid, constant level. Konate is shocking /since the start of the season/, Kerkez is not the same player who we watched in Bournemouth /still have to adimt that he looks much better without Gakpo in the starting 11/. MacAllister is a shadow of the player we watched for 2 seasons. Even Gravenberch made a step back from last seasons’s standarts. Salah is having the worst season of his Liverpool career, Gakpo also is nowhere near his best form. Wirtz and Isak are miles away from the players we watched in Leverkusen and Newcastle. Only Ekitite is playing at a very good level and still Slot prefered Isak over him at every opportunity.
Slot has his group of favourite players and he does not rely much on young players and still does not rotate enough. For example Ngumoha is not getting many chances, while the boy clearly has a huge potential and deserves minutes. Chiesa is practically not used, while having 2 PL goals and an assist for 162 minutes, for example Isak has the same stats for 511 minutes, while Gakpo has 4 goals and 3 assists for 1141 munutes. Players like Endo and Gomez were practically frozen out and Joe started to play when Arne had no other options and the lack of minutes led to an injury. Konate is playing all the time, inspite of the fact that this season he is absolutely shocking, for example last season Quansah was substituted after 45 minutes for much less.
And finally it is hard to imagine that after spending almost 400 mln. pounds there will be not enough depth and balance. We still have serious problems at the position of right back, practically no depth in central defence. Not enough competition on the wings and a top class defensive midfielder will also be welcomed, especially when other teams put us under pressure with direct football and more aggressive approach.
My point was it would be loopy for Arne to be thinking about signing a new contract now. Given he has 18 months left and his tenure remains very uncertain. His family have nothing to do with that and their decision to move here (or not) does not come into it.
I think it would be bold for the club to offer Arne a new contract at this point. I don’t think it would be particularly loopy on Arne’s part to sign it.
Well, yes. You seem to have a blind spot in how physical and mental conditioning help alertness. All of these seemingly inexplicable mistakes are a symptom of a lack of adequate preparation. What you don’t seem to be getting is that it’s a management oversight.
Yeah it would be loopy to think one would be offered is what I’m saying (third time lucky?). You have to remember English is only my third language (after Blarney and Stray-alien).
There are lots of things that can cause a dip in physical capacity. That can make a team look lethargic and behind a step. Unless you are privy to what is going on at Melwood, you cannot know that for sure.
If it’s a problem of conditioning and physical preparedness, why are you not turning your barrels on the fitness people. There is a whole bunch of people at the club with the sole responsibility for getting these players fit and ready to play football.
The issue here is that a lot of people on this forum have decided they hate Arne Slot and want him sacked. So now everything goes through that prism and everything is down to him.
I could decide I fucking hate Richard Hughes, and hey presto, all our problems are definitely down to terrible recruitment and bad strategy.
Yeah I’ve tried the I hate the other 19 teams approach and pin our woes on them. Problem is I don’t see a satisfactory way to ‘solve’ that problem. Maybe just watch training? Must admit I haven’t enjoyed watching us very much this season and can certainly feel many others feel likewise based on the tone and mood on here
They live in Zwolle, which is about an hour’s drive from Schiphol airport, and that is about an hour’s flight from John Lennon. It’s surprisingly commutable.
Have you only now started watching professional sport? Genuine question because you’re genuinely myopic, fuck me. There have been countless articles, books, documentaries in all codes of sport through the years that document the importance of mental and physical conditioning. Routines, regimens, scenarios, reaction times, breathing, handling stress. A legendary manager of ours brought in a surfer in pre season. Hint, it wasn’t to teach them how to surf.
If I’m not having a go at the conditioning guys it’s because it’s Slots responsibility to manage the effect those people are having and to be satisfied that it is what is desired for professional footballers at a club competing for honours. As much an issue on this forum is equally people like yourself, well if I’m honest just yourself, who have decided that any sort of critique is unacceptable regardless of the veracity of the argument.
You know what I mean.