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19 Oct 2025 19:20:59
Having a text convo with my brother in law, also an LFC fan. Below is my post match rant after my BiL had just said our poor form was down to too many changes over the summers which he was worried about at the time. I am calm now but reading my rant back I still stand by every word.

Maybe mate, but genuinely I just think it's just poor tactics and management. Slot came in with the reputation of being flexible and getting the best of the players he had available to him but I'm not seeing that. We buy lightning quick, aggressive marauding full backs but then expect them to play a clinical short pass possession game and wonder why they aren't doing well, we buy a clinical striker to take the chances Nunez was missing but then change our approach so much we don't provide him with those same opportunities and wonder why we aren't scoring, we continue to play last season's talisman despite the fact he looks like he can't control a simple pass into feet and wonder where the creativity is, we don't start the only player who looks like he gives a toss and has a better goal involvement per minute ratio in the squad for 'reasons' and wonder where the passion has gone, we continue to start a CB who is clearly angling to leave for free at the end of the season when he is also playing rubbish every game and wonder why we aren't keeping clean sheets, we continue to play Macca when he's been awful but blame a lack of preseason due to injury while in the same breath say Isak and Wirtz needs time all the while our midfield is played through as if it isn't there, play our most consistently effective pressing midfielder in defence because 'reasons' and then wonder where the high press has gone.

Honestly mate i know we won the league last year but it's not as if we were amazing and beat off massive competition to do it. Genuinely having massive doubts about the management right now. Lots of changes or not if you can't get that squad of players to win games, let alone look good or keep a clean sheet while doing it, then there's going to be questions asked and rightly so.

19 Oct 2025 19:38:37
Honestly I don’t believe the new players have been the problem. Gakpo salah and Macca have been huge issues. Konate was good today but here been an issue too.

Wirtz ekitike and isak need to start, they’re the future PLAY them. If we want our fullbacks to bomb forward, we need a proper DM ‘slot doesn’t use one’ well he needs to. Szobo was great today.

Whether salah is taking the loss of jota harder than people expected, or he’s jsut showing his age, it doesn’t matter he shouldn’t be playing.

We’re so close to being amazing yet so far.

A slight tweak and I think it’ll click.

Agree3

19 Oct 2025 19:40:25
Its a shambles right now and losing to that united team absolutely stinks. Its disgusting but should spur some kind of reaction now. This dross cannot continue.

Agree9

19 Oct 2025 19:45:27
I'm not so worried going forward, its at the back i have concerns.

We are constantly changing from game to game. We change during the game 2,3 even 4 times who play's where.

How are they going to strike any kind of cohesion.

VVD is doing ok. Konate well documented his struggles, err its either him or Gomez and there is not support for Gomez. Full backs, is it Kerkez, is it Frimping? I don't think
he knows what's best.

Agree1

19 Oct 2025 19:46:41
Oooh, and 1 thing i forgot. Hate to say it but i would drop Mo for a couple of games.

Agree7

19 Oct 2025 20:10:20
Spot on, Wiltshere red on Salah. It's hard enuff playing against the opposition and trying to navigate the way we wann a play (whatver that is) than having to carry our best forward going thru a crisis of confidence. He needs to hold bench right now and let uothers have a go.

Agree5

19 Oct 2025 20:12:03
Listened to the game on the radio as I was travelling.

Got to say that I would drop Mo too. He’s like the ghost of Christmas past given the formation we should play - I agree with the above - Ekitike and Isak up front, with Wirtz in the hole behind and the full backs given free reign. Does mean we need a Konate upgrade and VVD’s heir. I hope for Guehi + 1 other (Bastoni would be a dream) esp as I think Guehi could also step into DM when needed.

A Gravy understudy is also key.

Sadly, although he has given me such pleasure, Mo could go this summer to Saudi, which should pay for the defenders/ midfielder given Guehi should hopefully be free in the summer or cheap in Jan (if CP will sell, which I doubt) .

I don’t think Mo has fallen off a cliff as some think, but the team has been set up for his strengths (including Trent’s passing) since he joined. But not anymore.

Agree4

19 Oct 2025 20:30:09
I’d sell Mo to Saudi if an offer came in. With Trent’s ability to turn us under pressure into an attack slash’s lack of willingness to track back is becoming an issue. Give me semenyo and the next marcherano in midfield to shield the defence.

Agree3

19 Oct 2025 18:57:31
Ekitike should never have been dropped for Isak while he was in goal scoring form.
Wirtz is a mystery and we should have been playing a strong midfield three, Wirtz is too lightweight and we are not dominant enough to get away with him in midfield.
Slot has tried to bed in too many new players all at the same time and it has cost us our cohesion.

19 Oct 2025 19:10:38
I'll die on this hill, but for me. Isak and Ekitike up top. Wirtz behind, usual midfield three and allow the wing backs to provide width and play to the majorities strengths.

We are trying to shoe horn everyone in and we need to think about the future. Salah has been immense but with the players bought in, I think he's the one that needs sacrificing from the team. Wouldn't be at all surprised if he got that Saudi offer in Jan.

Agree15

19 Oct 2025 19:10:57
Why oh why did Mr Oliver not stop the game with a head injury a don't think anyone got pass marks and of all people to score it had to be shrek Mcguire still that Greek prison will have a good team and on a side note I hate Nevillie.

Agree6

19 Oct 2025 19:16:01
Prems completely over. We’re losing every single week and let’s face it, we’re so so Boring.

It’s time to bite the bullet, change the formation to a diamond that suits the players. Every Liverpool fan can see it, why can’t the manager?

Agree10

19 Oct 2025 19:20:03
I don't understand what the vision was for signing both Ekitike and Isak. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but it feels like we would have been better going for Woltemade over Isak as he can play as a 9 but can also play deeper and his link-up play is superb. Isak and Salah aren't gelling.

Agree3

19 Oct 2025 19:20:19
Slot can't and will not adapt as proven.

Agree5

19 Oct 2025 19:38:15
Agree
Mama
Frimpong Konate VVD Kerkez
Jones Grav Dom
Wirtz
Isak/ Chiesa Ekitike

Would be my formation allow Wirtz more freedom and full backs to play to strengths.

Agree3

19 Oct 2025 19:40:17
Well click when salah goes to AFCON, sadly it might be too late then.

Agree4

19 Oct 2025 20:15:12
Sailor, you might be right cos Salah is going thru a serious confidence crisis and it seems Slot wants to play him out of it. Now that was already happening in the second half of last season BUT cos we were doing well and got the title sewn up and with others like Gakpo and Diaz chipping in, we rode thru it.

Now cos that's not happening, it looks worse and it is. Up to Slot to either take Salah out of the team or keep playing him to the detriment of the team. As for the game, the same issues are still there even tho, I thought Macca, Cody and Konate played a lot better. We're in a rut, guys. The sooner we get with the times, the better.

Agree1

19 Oct 2025 20:33:29
Sounds awful and ungrateful but he’s been an incredible player for us, and was paid handsomely for it. If he isn’t doing it now then there’s no need to keep him.

I’d never boo the lad, and will always be grateful, but everyone’s time comes and it’s salahs now.

Agree3

19 Oct 2025 23:08:34
Sailor, I just want someone else to have a go. I have not bailed on Salah. I never will BUT right now, I think we need a spark or new energy in that forward line. Let Chiesa have a go.

Agree2

20 Oct 2025 02:43:04
yeah, completely change the system. that's going to bring the consistency we need lol

some madness on here man.

Agree0

19 Oct 2025 18:57:27
Sorry Ed’s I’m sure you getting battered with posts but my option if you can post.
Full backs are suffering get Robertson back in kerkez taking time to adapt to a big club Bradley suffering due to konate loss of form.

Mccallister needs dropping no way near the standard required

Salah I’ve no idea what’s going on with him has he a clause in his contract to play if fit?, it’s like playing with 10 players.

Don’t ever underestimate the benefit of have two quality full backs, we’re had them through a period of success we haven’t got them at the moment and until we have we will not be challenging.

19 Oct 2025 19:12:45
What can bradley do more? When he makes the runs forward salah never passes. Then the odd chance he's in a great position it might not come off. The lad needs a managers confidence. He needs to up his game no doubt but he's going to find it hard to flourish playing with salah infront of him. Kerkez is blessed slot doesn't have a midfielder that can play at left back.

Agree6

19 Oct 2025 19:26:11
We just not playing good football or tactically astute.

If you cannotmraise your game, standards or passion for your historically most fierce rivals. then?

Agree3

19 Oct 2025 19:33:18
Klopp is coming home!

Agree1

19 Oct 2025 19:39:16
Forget last season salah needs dropping end of.

Agree3

19 Oct 2025 19:40:58
The fullbacks are getting forward but the midfield so far forward the defence are exposed. We need a proper holding midfielder.

Agree3

19 Oct 2025 20:17:02
To me, it seems we are trying to play thru the middle of the oppo. team which makes no sense cos a team parking the bus always does that. In that case, out wide is where the solution is in addition to moving the ball quicker with crisp passing, things were are simply not doing.

Agree1

19 Oct 2025 22:50:25
I disagree, today we should’ve played through their poor midfield with no legs but we kind of played a 4-1 -5 formation and by-passed the midfield……we played it around our back 4 then tried to hit Slob and Macca who were up and around their back 5 ……really strange tactics.

Agree0

19 Oct 2025 18:52:09
So disappointing and let’s be frank for the money spend pretty disastrous few games.

19 Oct 2025 18:51:16
Another poor day at the office. We lot of problems but we look like conceding everytime opposition enter final third, that's my biggest worry. Utd couldve had 4r5, chelsea and palace the same.
Konate, gakpo and szobo our best players I thought. Bradley, kerkez, mac, salah v poor.
Early days so far as regards title but v hard to see us defend it at min.

19 Oct 2025 20:20:27
Digger, it wasn't a good game. The second half irked me the most. After Cody's shot hit the post early in the 2nd half, I don't think we created any clear cut chances till Gakpo equalized. That is very concerning to me.

Szobo, Gakpo and Macca played well. Special mention to Macca who looked fitter so hopefully, he can keep getting stronger, something I think he needs. As for the title, still too early to start witing anyone's obituaries. Now for those who want to pack it in then, do so. Don't get triggered when you get called out for being weak when things get turned around. Cos they will.

Agree0

19 Oct 2025 21:33:45
Oli, you can’t win a title in October/ November, but you can certainly be out of the race by then as we have seen multiple times. 4 abject defeats on the bounce, a weak non existent midfield and poor defending week in week out suggest we’ll see a few more weekends like this than turning things around, it looks particularly bleak given that Gravenberch may be out for a few games given he’s our most effective midfielder by a country mile.

Agree2

19 Oct 2025 23:11:41
VV, I am fully aware of that for sure BUT still, it is too early to start dooms-daying or to even say Slot should be sacked. You'll never hear that from me at this point. Trust me on that.

I just think that Slot has to change and change quickly, I agree with you. We have to start competing in games first cos we ain't doing that now, keep a clean sheet and go from there. Injuries? It's part of the season. I roll with the punches with hope that things will get better.

Agree1

19 Oct 2025 18:47:26
Just waiting for the excuses, had 2 weeks off to change things and did absolutely nothing really starting to question just how lucky we were to win the league last season. There are so many things wrong with this team and Slot and his coaching staff are the main reason for them, its going to be a long long season, on this form we'll be lucky to get the top 6 absolutely disgusting performance yet again from a team and manager who are absolutely clueless at the moment 4 losses on the bounce its sackable form if it continues any longer but we won't do that as we don't sack our managers.

19 Oct 2025 19:31:20
For a while I have seen anything that would give me confidence about Slot.
He doesn't seem to understand the players he has or how to play them.
I really don't see this situation improving. When he was just 'minding' Klopp's team. We won. Now he has to do it his way with these bunch of players.
I wonder what the owners are talking about in the boardroom. All that money spent.
I see newspaper reports that we are going after this forward or that forward. When what is needed is a proper defence that teams struggle to get past. Not Fred Karno's Circus.
How on earth is this situation going to improve.?

Agree5

19 Oct 2025 20:22:15
It was always going to be a long, hard season regardless so no new ground has been broken here. We just got to stick it out, work harder and hopefully, Slot can get his head clear enuff to make the right changes to personnel and tactics cos that's what this is going to take.

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