He could have answered it better, and simply said he hopes he stays, as he would love to lead this squad forward after a difficult season, but it is not his decision.
Referencing Klopp finishing outside the CL spots was not the way to go!
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This answer is either stupid or arrogant, or both 
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I agree, he could have answered it better than he did. But still, it’s not a fair question to ask of him.
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They smell blood, so I would imagine this sort of questioning will continue until Slot’s future is resolved one way or the other. I agree that it’s not fair at all that he should have to answer, and that’s one aspect of the press I can’t stand.
Slot would do well to have a soundbite ready to go on that sort of question, as we move forward. Smile, rise above, give a polite platitude, move on, that sort of thing.
I hate the game, but that’s the stage we are at.
Like Fabinho, right?
If we win tonight then we would be only two points behind Chelsea and three behind Man U, so qualifying for the CL is clearly achievable. Whether it’s likely or not remains to be seen. If we lose to Sunderland and Brentford get a point off Arsenal, then we slip to seventh with a bunch of mid-table clubs right behind us.
So CL qualification is achievable and I think we’ll soon find out if it’s likely. IMO, lose against Sunderland and it’s a taxi for Slot.
While the circumstances and mitigations may be different, I dont think it is wrong to highlight that the board won’t sack someone just for failing to qualify.
Especially when Klopp left Slot a side which was a contender for the PL.
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Klopp was able to develop young players and brave enough to use them. Same with bench players. That’s was a huge financial benefit.
The damage that’s happening this season we might not be able to repair in the next 5 years.
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If this is true, it speaks volumes. The owners are financing a 20 mil. redevelopment of the Academy facilities, let alone the fees paid for transfers, wages, upkeep etc. They’re going to want to see a return on their investment.
It’d look very bad for Slot even if everything else was going smoothly. I hope for his sake that it isn’t true.
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Fabinho was class, no denying that, but out of the total number of players that have moved from League 1 him being a success is an outlayer, not the standard. Most are not a success over here.
If someone could post from our CL victory parade that would be helpful, ta.
That’s what I’m talking about.
I mean achievable in light of currrnt form. Not based on the table. But I get your point.
Whilst its mathematically possible, Slot keeps his job.
Hmmm… were we not a distant 3rd in Klopp’s last??? Last season was a big accomplishment.
Champions League squad it was… but it was an unlikely PL winner without Slot pulling something extra out of them.
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We weren’t a distant third for 2/3rds of the season. We were in there competing for the quadruple
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But it might very well not be repairable in 5 years. Every other team is moving as well or trying to. United are now into the 2nd decade of trying to get back, Arsenal might win the league this season after 22 years. We spent 30 years in League despair plus being relative also rans.
We created a powerhouses over the last decade and history tells us that it’s pretty easiy to dismantle a powerhouse relatively quickly. We should beware of not thinking it could happen.
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We fell apart from Feb/ March. Everyone thought it being Klopps season would be a further catalyst to what was looking to be a great season. Instead, seemed the players weren’t quite interested in playing for a manager who wasnt going to be around beyond May. I always thought that announcement was premature and took away from the run in.
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Klopp’s heart wasn’t in it as well. But it was the extra fixtures added with the dodgy umpires that did us in.
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Serious post alert
Pretty similar to last season really, I don’t think the performance and points total was much different. Main difference was our direct rivals: City and Arsenal both went ~90 points two years ago, Arsenal in particular never seemed to get any injuries - it was all the talk every week - while we had quite a few, including Salah at AFCON. Last season City imploded almost immediately after Rodri’s injury and Arsenal faded away when all their attack got injured. And for avoidance of doubt I’m not saying this to pile on Slot, I felt the same last year and said it too. Just different seasons, different circumstances.
So on one hand, he won the title and like pretty much the majority said, he deserves respect and nothing will take that away from him.
that said
Yeah I hope we get Alonso in asap, sorry about that.
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