Whats this nonsense from Dom King, we dont have Chelsea or Manure to play agin this season, nor Villa, but we do have Everton. There also only 9 games left.
We do…
5 Likes
We’ve finally found someone posting from further in the future than @GermanRed
5 Likes
We fucking do 
It’s so disappointing that we’re here. Seems like every time we look to have turned a corner, we’ll trip over ourselves, kill our self-belief, and find ourselves asking whether a new manager is needed.
I’ll say this in defense of Slot - unlike a few months ago, I do feel as though injuries and lack of rotation have really harmed us. I think if we had Frimpong and Isak, even, it would have made a significant difference, let alone Bradley and Leoni and Gomez. That our wingers are letting us down again and again hurts us even more, as Slot doesn’t have the options to rotate or to play an effective alternative formation.
2 Likes
Slot has players on his hands, he just refused to acknowledge their existence.
(Okay, that’s hyperbole. 
)
1 Like
However when he had the players available we slipped up to the likes of Burnley and Leeds.
Effectively about 10-12 points that that team gave up over that period.
2 Likes
So, where are England on the table this season for 5th spot in CL?
England -- 111.797 coefficient points
Italy -- 96.446 coefficient points
Spain -- 90.484 coefficient points
Germany -- 87.331 coefficient points
France -- 78.927 coefficient points
We did have Calvin Ramsey, a natural RB on the bench that Slot simply refuses to use at any league matches at all!
In fact, we have 2 natural RBs and 1 RWB/RB/RW in the squad.
And he still manages to use 2 CMs on RB! That is bonkers!
5 Likes
In terms of the performance of the team, they have been in almost a replica of this situation in 2020/21, the last time we went into a season as champions. There is a good chance that the powers see this as a replica as well. You and I might not like it, but if the owners see the improvement that suggests there is a bounce to take into next season (not a lot of evidence of that yet), Slot is a genuine chance of surviving regardless of the CL outcome.
One area where the situations are different is that Klopp’s job was never under threat by even the fans, even though his record of 12L, 13D was abysmal that season. Will the owners see a strong finish as being something the players and managers can work with going into next season? Along the lines of ‘if it worked in 21/22, why not 26/27?’
Alonso’s availability may change the balance a bit, but IMO I don’t think we fans should be as confident that he’s shown the door, even without silverware this season (the results must improve though).
1 Like
With all respect, I don’t think any manager will play Ramsey. He hasn’t played for the last three years, is mostly injured, never has top league experience, and failed on loan too. Does anyone here think Bajcetic could return to our lineup now? Expecting Ramsey to play for us is 100 times harder than that.
2 Likes
Right on point, don’t recall us playing 90 mins all season, players stuffed and the bench gathering splinters.
What is going to change now? Want something to, but?
3 Likes
He played against Palace in the Carabao cup game and was one of the better players, but hasn’t been seen since.
Being one of the better players and with the injuries we have had a RB, should have seen him get minutes if some sort of meritocrisy was in place.
6 Likes
Slot publicly all but said he’s not good enough as well, let’s not forget.
4 Likes
Good motivation there.
How is the lad supposed to get experience if he never gets a chance? He’s a right back on our books, getting paid by the club. Why not give him a try instead of playing literally anyone else there? He could have got minutes against Qarabag for example, ten minutes, see what he looks like.
Maybe he’s terrible. If so, why are we paying him? He didn’t look that bad against CP.
12 Likes
Hmmm…we did use two young players that is clearly not at our level and still got us third…I wonder who is that coach back then…
Both Nat and Williams did play a full season on loan before that, while Ramsey only played like 10 senior games last 3 years. And Klopp did play Henderson and Fabinho before them and only actually used them when he had no other choice. Szoboszlai is surely a better RB than Ramsey, and I’d say most coaches would rather play Szobo or Jones before Ramsey. Of course, if he could contribute, it’d surely help us, but for me, it’s a fairly tall story based on his player profile.
Slot’s made tons of mistakes this season, but not using Ramsey isn’t one of them 
2 Likes
We are short of legs all over the pitch and even Arne says we tire in the last 10 minutes, so we need those midfielders to play in midfield to rest some legs.
2 Likes
Re; ramsay,
Klopp saw something in Ransay that he liked,
Thats good enough for me,
Time for slot to swallow his pride and give the lad a chance
6 Likes
But Klopp is no longer here, so it is down to what Slot envisions the team structure to look like and if Ramsey fits that structure or not.
Remember Old Whisky Nose wrote off Hendo because of his running style, yet Klopp made him the lynchpin of our team and built the team around Hendo’s workrate and graft. Different managers see things differently, so as fans we need to accept that Slot sees Ramsey differently to Klopp and move on
1 Like