I understand it’s a PR puff piece, but one that nobody involved had to do. If Hughes and Edwards are even entertaining the possibility of giving him his P45 this summer, I don’t think that video comes out. I’m amazed that anyone can watch that video and think that Slot’s job is in the balance.
One nugget I noticed is that Slot is very complimentary that Hughes doesn’t push his signings on the team.
You’ve said it yourself; it’s a PR piece. I wouldn’t read too much in it. Slot may be secure for now, but a bad finish will bring about repercussions. In fact, it’d be surprising and somewhat disappointing if no discussions have already taken place, considering how poor the form and the results have been.
If they were so sure of Slot, they’d never let him enter next season on a one year contract. They’d have extended him already.
Alonso is really the wild card here. It’s been reported by credible sources that he was their number one choice. Would they risk watching him take over a rival? Do they feel that sure of Slot?
I am sure IndyKalia be along to tell us what this means soon enough.
Ultimately it will be reviewed at the end of the season, if we continue to see the trajectory then I will be in two minds, if we continue to see what we have over the first 5 months then I assume he will be gone but lets see.
Its not if you actually pay attention…
Its above everything a fan engagement piece. These peeps are not stupid. Neither are they ephemeral. They read the news; they see the fans; they are aware of the mood of the club.
As I see it, this is a fan engagement piece, to assure all that there is ‘a method to the madness’ so to speak; a vision behind this all and that, in spite of the poor results, they are all aligned..
They, IMO are looking to ensure that the connection between the team, manager and crowd is not frayed…
I disagree with @Mascot . Its not simply a PR piece. Its far more than that…
I enjoyed it, might have had more issues if I had watched it off the back of Bournemouth. I did find the thing about them being more here and now and Hogan being a longer term, maybe Edwards is the guy with the long term vision. After all look at Brentford and their mostly seemless transition.
I think there are a lot of people believing what they want to believe.
That round table was put out today. I suspect they’ve been waiting for a good week to drop it, but if they are having discussions around sacking Slot I don’t think they put it out.
The interesting thing is not fluff that it contains. The interesting thing is that it exists at all.
Enjoying the round table interview, at least it gives you some insight into the people behind the scenes.
One big thing that I find wrong is saying that Arne at times is doing more interviews than training sessions. So wrong that they have to be wheeled out in front of the media rather than concentrating on coaching.
so the last time he played there he got good numbers…
im saying it in jest…more like trying to find a solution of the old ‘cut inside and run into people’ trick we seem to be getting from both flanks.ATM
It was in the first games, when we made subs at the end of the game and he was shifted from the right to the left. We were probably sttill figuring out each other at the time, it never happened again.
He played 2-3 positions for us. Vast majority off the right, sometimes up top but as part of 2 strikers (when Klopp sometimes used to switch to what he called it the 4-4-1-1 and recently in some combos under Slot) and one single time as the single striker against City in the away leg in 17/18, when after half an hour of not playing well, Klopp switched to Mane on the right, Firmino on the left and left Salah up top.
I get what you mean but that’s just not going to happen. And I think he’d keep running into people wherever he plays, on this form (it used to happen though less than now, even at his best). I don’t think we could suddenly expect from Salah to get wide on the left and down the byline if we put him on the left and play like Giggs or Sane (not necessarily that level of quality, but style).
It would possibly look even worse, having to beat players on the outside and then if he succeeds, being far from the goal. And then the thought of Kerkez and Salah on the same side… that’s risking losing possession more than we’d want.
I’d rather advise him to play a bit smarter when on the ball in some sequences, know when he doesn’t need to force it.
On yesterday’s video, I nearly fell asleep a few times, especially in later stages.
And that’s talking as a fan who wants to listen to absolutely every interview, press conference. I want to hear as much as possible if that helps me (and it does) to understand 1% more what’s going on.
It was obviously a PR move from the club. The quality of the questions wasn’t great, but what else would you expect from something that was probably set up by the club itself, with clear limits where to go and where not to go.
Use that “Standard Chartered” platform, that was usually more for going back, ex-players, talking about past events/glory. It was weird how they went back a little bit to last season, like that was the goal, it wasn’t really, but they gave their best to pretend it was.
Probably some of those who follow Liverpool’s outside bubble said that it could be a good idea for a few more members to appear and say something other than Slot. Like, how does it even work between them day to day.
The only bit I found interesting was Slot referring to transfers as “his” (Hughes’).
I can get behind the idea, but in this case they used a lot of words to say not a lot. If that will calm down a portion of fans and the body language experts on duty, then there you go, you have a bit of material…
Slot out
Sick of how truly inconsistent and terrible we can be at times.
If he keeps the job after spending this amount of money to finish outside the top 5 i’ll be livid.
I have no hope that things will improve in any way; if necessary, the club will simply make another propaganda video and assure everyone how much they support Slot, etc. I’m so fed up with it.
Is he a lame duck manager, or does a fluke CL win save his job?
I am going to make an assumption that getting into the CL next season (pl 5th place finish?) and/or winning the FA cup will not be good enough, as its the years performance (+end of last year) as a whole that should be worrying the powers that be.
The owners have never been in a position like this. Can they fire a manager that strolled the league last year, yet has shat and vomited the bed this year.
We are too inconsistent. Tbh, I cannot invisage us winning the Champions league. All the other teams are going to up their game in the last 16.
I didn’t think he is going anywhere. That round table doesn’t get put out if conversations are happening about replacing him.
The only reason he’s still here is we don’t have a replacement yet. Boring as fuck.
Not sure they can hold on to him if he finishes outside European places completely.
Would that be currently 7th I assume if we say it’s 5 CL places? League cup space heads back to the league.