Liverpool banter 7

23 Apr 2026 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - Kloppo05 has posted a new article entitled, Why Slot Feels Wrong for Liverpool

23 Apr 2026 10:51:54
There's an argument being made by some on here that FSG would never fire a manager who had won the title the previous season. Why not? Antonio Conte, Claudio Ranieri, Jose Mourinho, Roberto Mancini and Carlo Ancellotti were all gone the next season after winning the title (Chelsea loving this practice the most). And this is all in recent times, for whatever reasons.

I'd be happy for Slot to join this select group. It's not his personality (or lack of) or the methodical, aimless style of play. Success is always due to a combination of factors. I believe we won last year because he mostly left things alone and players were still playing the way they knew how to under Klopp. Once he got his hands into everything, the slide began and it has been sliding ever since.

23 Apr 2026 14:06:46
Doesn't sound like he left things alone if you go by what players said of last season

23 Apr 2026 01:12:37
The amount per touch was not meant as a critical comment on the player, more the way he’s been played with wide players who concentrate on getting goals rather that providing quality crosses and the over valuation that many on here flagged up.

For me, he seems to be good at timing his runs for close high percentage shots, but is lacking in the press and creating shots outside the box. I do hope he does well.

23 Apr 2026 08:20:49
Isak had no pre-season and was in bad shape, had an injury that kept him out and was rushed back (into playing high intensity football) and was getting starts over Ekitike for some reason resulting in another injury soon after making him miss 4 & half months. He is barley 50% fit and has been miss used terribley so far.
He should have played for the u-21's until he was actually match fit instead of trying to get him match fit in serious matches dropping players in much better shape and form to start him. Which resulted in us basically missing him for 80% of the season and having some terrible results with and without him.

Add to that the crappy football we have played all season and you can see that it has been almost impossible for anyone to really shine let alone a half fit Isak who had no pre-season in a team forcing a stupid transition upon itself for some reason. He is not to blame imo, but if next season is the same we will probably have to cut our losses and sell him for 80 million € or so. Hopefully it doesn't come to that and he proves himself, I just find it hard to believe anyone can really really prove themselves under Slot.

23 Apr 2026 10:40:33
Isak doesn't suit our tactics. He's the kind of attacker who needs to get on the end of chances, not be the one who's involved in the build up. If we want him to succeed, he needs to be the focal point of the attack with the other attackers supporting him.

I can't see that happening in our team tbh. Both Salah and Gakpo wants to shoot and we don't use our full-backs to provide width. Not to mention the slow passing football we are playing now which suits no one.

23 Apr 2026 10:44:20
I've been critical of the Isak signing

But, I can see how he would work if we get the recruitment right.

Wingers key, better synergy in the team as well

23 Apr 2026 14:11:12
ArneSlotsBarber, what does match fitness have to do with a leg fracture? It was an awkward tackle which can happen to anyone.

23 Apr 2026 16:11:40
If he was in better shape he gets to that ball a lot quicker and doesn't even get hit by van der ven or whatever his name is! 👌

22 Apr 2026 23:11:55
I think Slot will say that in his time at Liverpool his record in the Champions League was only cut short by going out to the eventual champions twice (if PSG retain their title) which looks good on a CV but obviously doesn’t reflect what a sh** show he’s overseen in the Prem.

22 Apr 2026 23:44:25
Your right.Totally terrible in the Prem.Never going to win it with him.

23 Apr 2026 00:03:08
factually correct statement tho. Well soon, once PSG wrap up their repeat

23 Apr 2026 07:14:57
CL qualification is bare minimum objective now.

We can still get 3rd or 4th.

Top 4 will have got CL on merit alone.

Whoever gets 5th place can thank the other English teams in Europe this season.

23 Apr 2026 07:15:46
Slot talks absolute garbage and anyone taking his press conferences seriously needs their head examining. He should be a politician with the amount of gash he spouts.

23 Apr 2026 09:08:56
Usually when you get well beaten you should learn something from it, improve so when you face the same side again later you do better. But Arnold Slop appeared to have learned absolutely nothing from last seasons tie against PSG and the performance was even more insipid.

And there is one thing which seems clear, his title win was a one off and he lacks the capacity and ability to win another one. Dutch Brendan Rodgers.

23 Apr 2026 09:18:09
Liverpool will finish 4th, my prediction.
3 wins out of the last 5 games is enough to make that happen.
Must beat Villa or United though and I think we will win one of those games and lose the other.

23 Apr 2026 10:45:34
I find some of the rhetoric around Slot troublesome. Call me woke or whatever but I'm scratching my head at what he has done to earn some of the names being thrown his way.

23 Apr 2026 10:56:07
Well beaten on penalties😆

23 Apr 2026 11:46:34
Slot says a lot of things not worth listening too

23 Apr 2026 12:21:29
They played us off the park twice last season Florian. But for Ali, that would have been a cricket score in both legs. PSG had more possession (70% in Paris & 55% at Anfield)? and more shots on target in both legs (10 to our 1 in Paris and 8 to our 3 at Anfield). We barely troubled their keeper in either leg and were dominated twice. We didn't even trouble their keeper in the penalty shoot out thanks to two of the worst penalties I've ever seen taken by anyone in a red shirt.

Don't make out that it was close, because it wasn't. To claim that it was is disingenuous in the extreme. Slop has learnt nothing from it and only regressed further, there's absolutely no reason to think things will improve if he continues.

23 Apr 2026 12:54:14
Played us off the park in Paris alright.Alli was superb.But we won.I've seen games over the years like the nil-nils away to Barca in 01 and Juve in 05 where we barely got out of our half that have gone down in folklore despite being totally outplayed.Anfield match was an even game for me despite them having slightly more possession.There is literally no closer situation you can get to in football than a penalty shootout.PSG's hardest test in winning the Champs League last year came in the last 16.No one else laid a glove on them.They are in the semi's again this year and the only 2 legged tie or final they've been remotely tested in over the last two seasons was us, who took them to the wire.

23 Apr 2026 13:42:55
That was last year, with Klopps team, and Klopps tactics. This year with Arne's tactics we got well and truly destroyed, should have been 10-0 across both legs only for PSG being careless with opportunities.

23 Apr 2026 14:21:58
Course it was Chewy😊

23 Apr 2026 15:25:14
I thought we were the better team against PSG in the home leg last year, we were excellent and should have scored before the sucker punch from Dembele. Absolute nonsense that we were completely outplayed, I'm not sure what game you were watching. Unless you think that being crap in a penalty shootout is being outplayed by the opposition? Yes, we were awful in the away leg and 'should' have lost by a clutch of goals, but Alisson is part of the team and he is allowed to decide a game through individual brilliance the way any world class forward is, surely?

Calling Slot the Dutch Brendan Rodgers seems funny, until you take into account the obvious fact that one won the league and one didn't. I think we can dislike the manager all we like but at least show the bare minimum of respect for a coach who won the Premier League.

This season is a field day for you, Viktor, because you get to indulge in your favorite past time of spewing rhetoric and insults while racking up the plaudits. Fair play I guess, I hope you're having fun.

24 Apr 2026 03:12:05
How do we get the players say that Slot made changes to how they played, but we get couch coaches on here saying last year was Klopp's tactics

22 Apr 2026 18:49:34
Ed001, do you what has been happening with Malick Fofana this season? He seemed to be keen on a move to us and was seen as a decent value LW option if we spend the bulk of our chips on Diomande?

If he's excelled, great, but Lyon have probably put his price up!

{Ed001's Note - sorry mate, no idea, I haven't really followed much French football this season.}

22 Apr 2026 22:31:12
He's played 5 minutes in the league since October.

22 Apr 2026 22:43:54
hes been injured and been in and out of the team so he ruined his momentum.

23 Apr 2026 07:23:11
We've moved on from him obviously. I don't know even if we were ever interested. He was. Don't think it was reciprocal.

23 Apr 2026 09:15:07
Been injured since the early part of the season and before that was not even a starter.
He is not an option for the Liverpool left side.

22 Apr 2026 21:09:33
{Ed's Note - Kloppo05 has posted a new article entitled, Why Slot Feels Wrong for Liverpool

23 Apr 2026 02:13:04
Great article, love the last line (not sure if that was you or Ed033 flexing his AI muscles!).

I take umbridge at equating people who work on spreadsheets as being "grey" - being passionate can coexist with that line of work - but other than that, sums up my feelings perfectly!

23 Apr 2026 06:35:29
Well written 05, that's the Liverpool unfortunately I'm watching too.

22 Apr 2026 19:23:36
One thing I don't understand with the arguement of Slot is now staying is why didn't they help him in the January window for Semenyo and Guehi. Why didn't they allow Heitinga back if it's true Arne wanted him?

Personally, if Slot wants to leave then Iraola for me is the best choice.

Plays the style we like, has worked with Hughes, and has Prem experience. Only snag is the rumour his family haven't settled, so may go home.

If Slot decided to stay for one more season then Enrique's deal ends in 2027 so we could try and tempt him.

23 Apr 2026 00:07:43
Keegan - Who knows the real truth about Semenyo, Guehi and Heitenga. But I think it is totally fair to include the lack of synergy between recruitment and Coach in the overall assessment of this season.

No, default-setting Slot haters, that doesn't absolve Slot of responsibility or accountability. I am just interested in the overall picture and how it has all come together in this way.

If true that Slot wanted to bring Heitenga back, then shows to me that Slot does have a sense for what the team needs including in his coaching group. By all accounts Heitenga was the player's coach and I would assess that Slot knows very well how he and Heitenga balance each other out

22 Apr 2026 18:39:33
I think the management team are playing with fire.

The reality is that this season has been dire, and the rot started at the back end of last season with the very poor football being played since February last season. I suspect we were lucky we had such a good lead up to Xmas and that key adversaries also had poor seasons, that we got away with it.

If the management team are even remotely considering keeping Slot, then they really do not understand the level of discontent that is out there relating to how poor Slot and his coaching team have performed with this group of players. In my opinion, the tactics and strategy of the team has been abysmal. The preparation of the team in terms of fitness is the worst I have seen for over a decade.

And every week appears to make it worse. To coin a phrase, we are miles off it in terms of performance, fitness and style of play when compared to Klopp's core team.

I am saddened by the direction of the club at the moment, especially when it appears that Alonso is now unlikely to happen. There are of course other managers out there, but not a great deal of proven quality by the looks of it. I sense that there is a good chance that all the good done by Klopp over the last 10 years is going to be diminished quickly by people that now look like they are not qualified for the role! Time will tell I guess, but I am not looking forward to the ride.

I hope I am proven wrong.

22 Apr 2026 21:46:20
Nice post Cons,

agree fully the season has been a totally inflicted self made Slot disaster from start (losing the community shield final, to finally limping to the finish now), and posters want Slot to stay?

I could not name anything he has got right this season can they?

Nine defeats in 12 games early doors says it all. Every dog has its day, Slot has had his first season fluke, time for a new direction and purpose and new manager.

23 Apr 2026 00:09:23
probably lucky that Arsenal and City have had their adversary is having a poor season

23 Apr 2026 06:43:56
Guardiola had 9 defeats in 12 games last season.Could win a domestic treble this season.Im sure City are glad they kept faith as Pep looked a bit lost last season getting spanked by his rivals.

23 Apr 2026 07:16:48
But we were crap at the backend of the the title winning season so what on earth is Heitinga going to do.

23 Apr 2026 07:19:05
Fair play to Pep if City somehow manage to win the title this season.

Winning 7 titles in 9 years in apparently the most competitive league in the world is some feat.

23 Apr 2026 08:25:27
We'd one league defeat up to April 6th last year though.The league was practically won by then.

23 Apr 2026 19:13:21
As the fitness levels dropped so did performances and results

22 Apr 2026 18:04:16.
Well that’s Chelsea looking for another manager. This summer’s manager merry go round will be interesting to see who ends up where.
If (as we all seriously hope) Slot is leaving the club, better not dawdle because otherwise a lot of the top talent could be nabbed by others.
Identity who’s top candidate & be quick & get it done.

22 Apr 2026 18:47:53
You are right, but i don't have faith in this management group to get it done.

23 Apr 2026 00:10:19
how's that new manager bump going

22 Apr 2026 17:58:28
Rosenior sacked!

Let's start praying to the gods above they think Slot is their man!!!!

He says in a light-hearted manner.

22 Apr 2026 18:48:47
I thought he'd get at least 1 year of his 6 year contract.

23 Apr 2026 10:51:08
If we were like any other club, we'd be 4 mangers deep this season already

I often wonder what life would be like if we didn't have FSG as owners. The annual merry go round would be intriguing I guess.