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07 Apr 2026 11:07:07
Dugarry added: “Have you seen Liverpool play? They’re catastrophic!
“They have no legs, they have nothing. Technically they have good players, they’re not clumsy, but they play at a snail’s pace.
“When you see the intensity Paris Saint-Germain manages to bring today, with their legs back, with their mental strength and everything else they’ve regained…there’s no comparison between the two teams.
“It’s going to be a massacre! It’s going to be a massacre.”
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07 Apr 2026 11:50:31 It will be. Because Slot... is fearful of PSG, he will sit back and they will rip LFC apart instead of attacking their weak spot, which is their defence. Mentally LFC are not there, and that stems from the manager. Under Klopp we would press the hell out of them. Anyway.
I'm going for 6-0 PSG.
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07 Apr 2026 11:53:18 Sounds like the scene is set for a defiant 1-0 win away.
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07 Apr 2026 12:00:57 The worst thing is, we absolutely do have legs in the team. Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Gravenberch, Frimpong, Jones, Chiesa, Konate and Kerkez are all hard working defensively, but also very mobile players. That's over half of an outfield team. They're just being asked to play at half pace, and have had their fitness coached out of them gradually over the last 18 months. Yes, we have the likes of Gakpo, Salah, Isak, Ekitike, Mac Alister, Gomez and Virgil who naturally play with a lot less intensity but we can cover their mobility deficiencies if the team is set up properly.
07 Apr 2026 07:42:47
Can’t wait till slots pre match conference. See how many of you can guess what dross he spouts?
Play a slot bingo. I’ll start: we are creating loads of chances.
Fire away.
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07 Apr 2026 08:36:00
Is there a point sticking it to Slot anymore? What purpose does it serve? Surely, the animus has to be directed at the people above, Slot looks a bit lost and shellshocked at the moment, the people above just look like cowards hanging him out to dry and then having him take the brunt of anger from the fans if results go badly in this City-PSG-PSG run, if things get so toxic that they have no choice but to pull the trigger, he becomes a scapegoat and they have an excuse in the fact that the fans have turned, but these people are paid big money to make important decisions at decisive times, not be passive wasters using the manager as a sponge for spiralling negativity.
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07 Apr 2026 08:52:43
Poor multimillionaire Slot. He received the bouquets last season and now is receiving the brickbats. Tant pis, to use your flowery language.
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07 Apr 2026 08:55:38
If they've agreed transfers or contract renewals jointly (Arne and Hughes), then it seems reasonable that Arne gets the blame for this terrible season, as it's more due to tactics and fitness.
If Hughes has decided on transfers or contract decisions which weren't wanted by Arne, then the dynamics change in terms of accountability.
One thing I've never liked with the workings of the model, though, is the silence from Hughes, when it's been clear the squad is short in key areas despite the massive outlay.
I didn't expect to hear from him frequently, but he and others are basically invisible.
It does smack of him not taking any accountability when the structure on paper makes it look like he has a lot of power and influence.
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07 Apr 2026 09:02:53
Slot has said he was also behind the summer transfer window.
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07 Apr 2026 09:20:58
If Slot ever needs a new agent or defence attorney then I know just the men for the job.
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07 Apr 2026 09:24:40
It's been said he wanted Diaz to stay, didn't want Mo or VVD renewed, wanted a CB last close season, and didn't want Kerkez. All rumours though, and he did publicly say he was happy with the transfer business, so who knows the real workings behind the scenes.
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07 Apr 2026 09:25:59
Nobody's defending him, we need a change, even I can concede that having my reservations for longer than most on here, but mocking, insulting or making fun of him feels rather beside the point to me now.
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07 Apr 2026 09:45:20
PB, I agree. I have been saying it for weeks now. Slot is no longer the issue as his portion of the blame is vast and well-documented so sticking it to him now is prolly good for banter but nothing more, in my view.
Now, Edwards and Hughes assumed blame the moment they came out to back him and essentially telling the rest of us to suck it up and eat our vegetables like good boys and girls and not make a fuss, despite the continuous ship show of a performance from their guy over and over again with no end in sight.
It's all them now. Slot is just taking the heat for them at this point.
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07 Apr 2026 10:07:46
Didn't you hear? It's all the Fans fault.
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07 Apr 2026 10:02:10
When did Hughes and Edwards come out and back him? Serious question, I can't remember them ever doing so.
My opinion is, Hughes will go to Saudi, or wherever, but Edwards will stay, despite multi club being binned. I know Ed01 is no big fan of either of them, I'm indifferent to the pair of them. Ultimately we are a superbly well run club, off the pitch, and if FSG think that things can be improved upon by getting rid of the 2 of them, they will do. Why wouldn't they?
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07 Apr 2026 10:21:45
Come on, lads, it's a Slot bingo, who can guess his press conference.
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07 Apr 2026 10:46:46
PatrickBurgher, check title at the top of the page, mate, Liverpool Banter. If you want to start a Therapeutic Slot Support Group, I suggest creating a subreddit.
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07 Apr 2026 10:54:19
Fatwallet, he will no doubt say that PSG are "very, very good", that they are an "amazing, amazing team", he'll call them "unbelievable" and "incredible", and he'll do it through a s*** eating grin because he goes to bed every night wearing PSG pajamas.
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07 Apr 2026 11:10:29
He'll keep harping on about xG and set pieces! That's all he ever does: how All teams outscore their xG against us!
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07 Apr 2026 11:54:07 Reading these pages, most people's bingo card for reasons why this season is playing out the way is just a grid with every square that says "Slot's fault".
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07 Apr 2026 12:13:42 XG, what the hell is all that about? They are trying to make football into a statistics game. Football is to enjoy and hope your team scores more than the other team. Football was great to watch until the 2000s. Now it is all forecast how many goals a team should score, how many offsides they will be caught from, how many corners. They have ruined the game of football, and this is all without talking about VAR. Don't start me on that bloody mess. I dislike the so called elite football today, it is boring to watch. I watched West Ham v Leeds FA Cup game end to end like the old days, this is how football was supposed to be played, not fifty passes forward, 70 passes backwards. YNWA.
07 Apr 2026 05:11:44
Why do the Spirit of Shankly guys choose now to stage a protest?
What absolute BS of a timing and not reading the situation. The team is down, the bloody captain is begging for some form of support, and acknowledges team is at its most fragile moment and it's practically the biggest game of the season in 2 days and you decide to protest against ticket prices now next week at Anfield?
I agree prices are way to high and we have to care for ourselves and front this corporate greed and let our concerns known but to announce it now is a bit like not caring at all for the club.
Cud have waited out the PSG result and then gone all in.
Now the manager and players will get another excuse.
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07 Apr 2026 09:09:52
It feels like a distraction when they should be protesting as much about the poor leadership at the club and lack of entertainment and value. If they lumped the things together, cost and lack of leadership and value, it would make more sense right now.
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07 Apr 2026 09:22:18
You're having a pop at a group, who are doing all they can to protest against rising ticket prices. All the other stuff you mention will take care of itself. Ticket prices will still go up unless people take a stance.
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07 Apr 2026 10:24:24
Maybe those fans who engage with them are mainly concerned with tickets, so fair enough if they want to focus on that. I thought we'd generally not been putting our prices up every year despite high inflation and wage costs going up. Players' wages are a big issue when average players are wanting and getting over £100k per week. It's a problem.
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07 Apr 2026 11:08:00
When do you want them to do it? In a month's time, when the season's over, there's nobody at the stadium and people have forgotten about the price hikes? Obviously, the best time for them to do it is now. You really think a few placards over ticket pricing is going to bother anybody on the pitch? There's far bigger issues at hand.
07 Apr 2026 00:50:11
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if we manage to get a draw or even a win against PSG, because that has been the theme of Liverpool this season. It's like we go on a mediocre, uninspiring run of form with draws and losses, and then we reach that one match where everyone says it's going to be Slot's last chance to turn the season around or he'll get sacked. Somehow, we manage to win that match. Most people then say that win will be the turnaround we need this season.
And then we go on another mediocre run with some draws and losses. People start talking about Slot getting the sack again. We reach that one match where many say if we lose, Slot is gone. We manage to win, and most get optimistic again.
The same thing happens again, rinse and repeat. You almost have to admire the consistency, though.
07 Apr 2026 05:15:54
Rafa won the CL in 2005 but lost 19 games. Slot has lost 15 till now.
Believe.
We are def on track to lose 19 games this season. 😁
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07 Apr 2026 05:43:47
It doesn't matter now. Slot shouldn't be retained for a number of reasons beyond performances. He just needs to go and the club to move on.
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07 Apr 2026 05:46:29
Can't see it, OP.
It will take just 20-30 minutes of sustained PSG pressure and we will fold defensively yet again.
I predict a hammering 4-0 or maybe 4-1.
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07 Apr 2026 07:21:40
On a positive note, Darwin at least the club will save money on that trophy room extension they will no longer need to build.
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07 Apr 2026 08:38:55
Before the City game, I would have agreed with you, but this team looks utterly broken right now, all it took was going one goal down for us to start feeling sorry for ourselves, and for all organisation to go out the window. Then again, we looked that way against Forest and PSV too.
The advantage of the PSG game is that I'm sure the players, regardless of Slot, will want to give a good account of themselves under the lights. If we can get a 0-0 or even just suffer a 1-0 defeat, I think it would be a good result to take back to Anfield.
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07 Apr 2026 09:14:07
I can see why the OP would go with this outcome.
This is what Slot and the team have been aiming for... CL is the holy grail this season.
I fully expect a totally different LFC performance tomorrow compared to the City game.
Should we lose tomorrow, but keep the score down to a 2 goal difference at max, then the return leg will be very interesting.
A loss with a difference of 3 goals or more, then that's most likely curtains for us in the CL this year.
Again, I only say this because this team is putting all of its eggs in the CL basket.
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07 Apr 2026 09:56:55
Cafu, please, stop comparing the 2005 CL winning team and its manager to this one and the seasons they had. Don't let your brain be tricked by nostalgia, my friend.
That team was not flashy, was bereft of top players etc. I get it. However, they made up for all of that with very experienced players who had won things like Hamman, Dudek, Hyppia (won the Cup treble), Finnan, an up and coming baller and leader in Gerrard (won the Cup treble), young Xabi, Rise, and Luis Garcia.
These guys weren't scrubs, man.
Players managed by a very successful manager in Rafa (levels above Slot, btw) who knew how to win in Europe and just game off two La Liga titles and an EL with Valencia. Two different scenarios, teams and managers.
Now regarding PASG, what will be will be and we will all be here to see it. What I won't be doing is getting my hopes up or down. Nope, not doing that.
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07 Apr 2026 11:11:08
OliRed, Fully agree, was about to make a very similar comment, spot on.
06 Apr 2026 22:03:38
This is a contentious post, but if we go out against PSG I would rather lose badly than lose by a single goal. Reason, I want slot to have nowhere to hide, he has to go. If he's in charge next season, this supporter since 1974 cup final will find something else to do with his time every week.
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06 Apr 2026 22:19:48
I point blank haven't got it in me to wish defeats of any type on my own club. Even if there's a concept of 'greater good' that can be argued.
As far as I'm concerned, Slot has nowhere to hide *as is*, and unless by some miracle we win the Champions League - and we won't btw. I know we won it in 2005 with a far worse team, but at least those players who believed in their manager and were coached to put in a shift.
At the moment, we have a manager who's been encouraging the players to 'conserve their energy', and has now lost them cos that doesn't bloody work - he won't have anywhere to hide.
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06 Apr 2026 22:21:43
When we lose, you mean.
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06 Apr 2026 22:28:00
Personally, I would rather we go through to the semi final.
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06 Apr 2026 22:33:37
Same, but as I said, If we lose.
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06 Apr 2026 23:17:02
I want us to win.
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06 Apr 2026 23:32:13
I think it is fair to say most LFC fans will want LFC to win.
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07 Apr 2026 00:23:41
It astounds me how often this season posters have stated they want us to lose, or take a beating, to achieve some other outcome.
I wouldn't want us to lose even if it prevented Utd from winning the league. Slot is highly unlikely to be here much longer. Why on earth would you invite a humiliating defeat on the club and supporters?
It amazes me how often this season posters have said they will stop watching Liverpool play games (and then pipe up some more negative comments after the next match).
Try being a supporter of some lower league clubs who stand in the sleet and rain, watch dire football week after week. The term 'fair-weather fan' comes to mind.
We are poor, the football is boring for the most part and Slot needs to be replaced. However, the club and team still need its support through tough times and good. The club and supporters will be here long after Slot, Hughes and co have left the building.
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07 Apr 2026 01:33:06
Nobody actually wants us to lose, but sometimes it's better for the long run. A few weeks back I said the best thing that could happen for us is dropping to 8th and FSG cleaning house.
I'm sure plenty of people didn't like it, but look where we are now. I hate losing, I'm fiercely competitive, but not for the sake of ignorance. Sometimes you have to cut off a limb to save the body.
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07 Apr 2026 03:04:34
Darwin, watching a lower league club would be a hell of a lot more entertaining than what we've seen this season. The lower leagues are way more founded on passion and hard work, which has been lacking all season, which is the main reason the posters who remind you of fair weather fans have been so upset this season.
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07 Apr 2026 05:17:44
You are crazy. I def would accept losing by one goal. That gives us everything to play for at Anfield.
We can 100% get through in Anfield if we support the team.
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07 Apr 2026 07:54:15
We just got stuffed 4-0 by ManCity - Slots still here.
I hope we win every game. Presumably then you'd want to keep the manager in charge?
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07 Apr 2026 08:09:41
I just hope the away travelling fans don't let me down again.
I'm not spending 3 minutes of my life looking for a stream for them to travel all the way to Paris and leave early.
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07 Apr 2026 09:05:48
They're no better supporters than we are, JK. The sacrifice we make. I don't know about you, but I sometimes get a bit stiff (make your own jokes up) sat on the sofa for 2 hours.
Those that have to take time off work, spending hundreds of pounds to watch us in one game. They're still no more of a fan than we are. People on here say so.
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07 Apr 2026 09:13:50
I can understand some frustrations. Slot should have been gone after Christmas with a caretaker in.
This was poor from the heads.
It does feel like Slot / LFC needs an absolute pasting and to lose several games before we get rid.
Why he was kept on after Jan, I can't fathom.
Especially after City this weekend; some conversations should have resulted in him leaving. We can still finish in Champs League places, and it feels like we need this pelting for any change to happen.
This is, for me, on management though, who should have read the room and acted long ago.
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07 Apr 2026 09:20:20
To be fair, JK, I live in Asia and I have to wake up in the middle of the night to watch these games, try to get some sleep afterwards (which is difficult when we lose, because try as I might to calm myself down through meditation or whatever, I do feel sad/angry when we play badly) and then go to work, sleep-deprived, later in the morning (sleep deprivation was fine when I was in my teens and twenties, but it's not so fun when you get older and have other responsibilities on life on top of it).
So spending 3 minutes looking for a stream isn't always a walk in the park, though, of course, nobody is taking anything away from fans who pay their hard-earned money and trek through the country waiting hours on highways or public transport stations back and forth. We all try and support the team in whatever form is available to us.
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07 Apr 2026 09:57:26
I'm with you, Patrik. They really let us and Slot down, mate.
Just hope any fan going tomorrow night has taken Becker the Pecker's advice and learnt the true meaning of YNWA.
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07 Apr 2026 11:10:00
@barryw33, I think he has had nowhere to hide since October, based on his own body of work this season. It is his handlers that have protected him, so even if we lose, he is still protected.
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07 Apr 2026 12:01:10 Champions League kick-off times are typically kind to us Downunder :) Now with daylight savings ended, it's a 7am kick-off.
And it's the school holidays.
And I am on leave.
And I am going to watch with my boys, win, lose, or draw.
We will celebrate, or yell at Mo, or hang our heads in disgust.
And we will do that together all in the excitement of another Liverpool match and in hope that the lads put in a performance they and us can be proud of.
06 Apr 2026 19:11:59
Of course I have empathy for LFC mourning this season, however Diogo Jota was a fierce competitor on the pitch while representing LFC and Portugal! LFC players have repeatedly felt sorry for themselves after the slightest setback!
I will not throw immature insults at Arne Slot because under his guidance LFC gave me the happiest weekends of my life last year! Slot is clearly a top coach, but after the loss of Diogo, LFC needed a manager!
I hate millionaire footballers criticising supporters for leaving early and or booing! Being a match going supporter is expensive so maximum effort from players representing your club should be the minimum requirement! LFC supporters have looked past much poorer teams than this one because they ran themselves into the ground!
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06 Apr 2026 20:30:50
I completely reject the idea of Slot being a top coach. It's utter nonsense. He can't even keep a group of elite athletes fit. They've literally been fit their entire lives, and in less than a year he has them all gassed at the 70 minute mark. It's a joke. He also has no tactical ability whatsoever. His strategy, if there is one, is beyond ineffective, and his decision-making baffles even the most experienced ex-players and pundits.
A top coach is somebody who can actually coach to a top level. Arne's not even a good one, let alone top tier.
A good coach would at the very least have a knack for 2 things, 2 things that are absolutely critical to coaching and undeniably core to being considered a good coach, that's conditioning and tactics. Arne has neither of those.
No disrespect to Diogo. It was a terrible tragedy, I'm certain it was a very difficult time for all, but we're pushing on towards a year since now. He'll never be forgotten, but using it as some sort of excuse really needs to stop. And claiming that Jotta's death means we need a manager as opposed to a coach is some unholy drivel.
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06 Apr 2026 20:43:47
Just like war time Prime Ministers don't always make good peace time Prime Ministers, there's a time for a technocrat like Slot, and a time for someone who can bring the fans, players and club together.
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06 Apr 2026 20:45:05
It's a factor.
I don't think we need to disrespect his life and importance to the players by trying to maximize or minimize the impact of his passing.
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06 Apr 2026 23:22:33
That is exactly what I meant, @FlyPelicansFly! Slot proved the correct appointment to follow Kloppo!
I didn't read all this unnecessary hate towards Slot last year! He only signed a 3 year deal, so I don't think he was ever viewed as a long term legacy coach!
Following the tragic loss of Diogo, a manager with clout such as Jurgen or Pep would not have been dictated by Hughes and or Edwards!
An all encompassing manager / man motivator could have helped the lads use their grief for a much loved team mate to inspire them towards success! A lot claim Heitinga was the vital buffer / good cop between the players and Slot!? That seems more plausible with each day that passes!
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07 Apr 2026 04:24:35
A top coach can get the best out of whoever he has at his disposal.
Slot, unfortunately, has no idea.
From where the club was to where the club is now is nothing short of a travesty.
And although Slot may not be solely responsible for that, he has to take the maximum amount of blame.
The performances are atrocious, sadly, and have shown no sign of improvement all season long.
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07 Apr 2026 06:49:49
Is Slot playing an inverted Churchill, Pelican? 😉
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07 Apr 2026 05:55:58
Slot is NOT a top coach, fact.
He is out of his depth, lacks leadership, drive, and personality.
He cannot get his own squad of players to give their all for the team,
Nothing TOP about him I'm afraid.
He will be back in the Dutch farmers league within months of departing Liverpool
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07 Apr 2026 11:14:32
@His Name Is Diogo, Slot is not and nowhere near a top coach, OP. If you wanted to know if he was a top coach, then this would have been the season to prove it, one where things aren't going well.
That is where your mettle is tested and you earn your wages and you know, earn credit for being a top coach and superb man/crisis manager.
By still being able to motivate the team, keep them focused to give their best for themselves, the badge and the fans or even for the late DJ, if you like.
Slot has failed miserably at it and DJ (RIP) is not an excuse for him being useless as a man/crisis manager. Just my opinion.
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07 Apr 2026 12:02:24 Top coach? So then this Xabi Alonso character is not a top coach then?
06 Apr 2026 18:58:01
Alonso did little with a squad blessed with a lot of talented players in Madrid. It can be spun in every and any way. He lost when it mattered. He had what many managers dream of, in regards to talent. He couldn't manage the talent well enough. I don't care about the Vini/Alonso talk. Vini's better than anyone we have in this squad.
Salah's not a problem next season for the next possible manager, but you probably have other problems within that squad as shown with certain antics.
There's no proper leaders in the squad and some players who think they're greater than what they are and used to be (Virgil).
If we do get Alonso, he'll need to be fully backed. He would need to get the best out of our greater attacking players and if he thinks there's potential rotten eggs, sell them on. Don't tolerate it if it benefits the team and squad.
We need to get the team morale back as well as the obvious physicality and quality.
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06 Apr 2026 19:14:53
He also took a team with much less talent than the traditional heavyweights to a Bundesliga title.
We'll see how it shakes out.
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06 Apr 2026 19:22:00
Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid managed 34 games, and had a 70.59% win ratio, and a +34 GD across all competitions.
He didn't lose it when it mattered. The results were actually good overall, and he barely even got a chance to change the toxic culture and implement his high pressing philosophy. He just lost a power struggle to a bunch of ill-disciplined children.
Slot would bite your hand off for a 70% win ratio. In his 104 games we've conceded first in 37 of them, and our win ratio in those 37 games is 21%.
Basically we give up soft goals, and then he lacks the intelligence to change tactics/personnel and get us back in the game. His overall win percentage is 60.6%, massively skewed in his favour by his first 6 months playing largely Klopp's tactics with players still fit from Klopp's training regime. Yet still just shy of a whole 10% below XA at Real Madrid despite that huge leg up he was given by JK.
So, elaborate on how XA lost it at Madrid? The players got him sacked because he asked them to run more.
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06 Apr 2026 19:22:37
His training methods were too intense for their divas. The club is full of prima donnas. They lobbied to sack the nutritionist that wanted to ban breakfast pastries from the canteen.
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06 Apr 2026 20:08:15
Well said, MKS. Fully agree.
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06 Apr 2026 20:45:40
Absolutely agree, MKS. Those players ran off crying to Perez and were and are a disgrace.
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06 Apr 2026 20:45:48
Didn't he have a winning percentage over 70%?
He was there less than half a season.
Hardly enough time to use outcomes as the reason why he was let go.
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06 Apr 2026 20:48:02
Wildly ignorant take Ron, and the fact that your intentionally removing the drama in the dressing from the equation proves it, you can't just pick and choose factors to back your own opinion without considering the entirety of the situation.
Alonso tried to coach a team of divas whose egos demand nothing more than a man manager. He was too young for the role, he tried to put his own stamp on things which didn't sit well with the matriarchal prima donnas. Early morning starts, high work rates and squad rotations were simply unacceptable for the high maintenance moan bags.
What Xabi brought to Real, the very thing that lead to his "failure", is precisely what we need; somebody who's tactically adaptive, willing to ruffle feathers, up the work rate, push the players and raise standards. That's exactly what we're missing
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07 Apr 2026 07:16:04
Utter nonsense. Think the biggest load of twoddle was saying Vinicius Junior is better than any player at Liverpool, wouldn't want that cheating, horrible player waster anywhere near the club personally.
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07 Apr 2026 11:19:08
Mks, anyone rating Xabi based on his record at RM (where his record is actually stellar, as you demonstrated) as a stick to beat him with while at the same time deliberately ignoring his outstanding & legendary record in the Bundesliga (that will live long in memory, btw) needs to go take a walk and get some air. Embarrassing.
