Liverpool Discussions

06 Apr 2026 14:28:20
We won’t get CL, then we will get the “budget has been severely cut” due to failure to land it!
This is going to get messy!

06 Apr 2026 14:02:54
So slot putting all on Salah again. Honestly the guy is a unbelievable.
Starts saying he didn't want to point at any individuals and then points out that Salah has had loads of chances this season and missed them, which may be true but the whole team has underperformed hugely, their fitness levels are shocking and their confidence is shot, I would call out the coaching staff for those issues

"No, I wouldn't like to point out to individuals after a loss like this or after a disappointing season that we are having. I think it's about the team. Mo [Salah] had a few good chances, which is always important because you want players like him to get chances, and I think that's what in general we did this season, getting him or other players in good positions. Unfortunately, if you look at not only today but the whole season, the amount of goals we scored is far too low for the amount of chances we created, but definitely for the Liverpool standard. ".

06 Apr 2026 14:42:59
I'd be more concerned about the amount of goals we concede and the cheap way we go about it.

06 Apr 2026 13:52:33
I think everyone should watch Rory Jennings on YouTube, brilliant perspective on the match.

06 Apr 2026 08:27:20
Just a theory but I reckon slot gets the PSG games as it’s all he’s ever gone on about.

Get smashed over two legs then Ciao.

With a slap from Fulham between for a classic 1-1. 94min equaliser by Harry Wilson after our defence is ripped to bits from an over the top ball.

06 Apr 2026 09:43:39
I don't even care about the Champions League anymore. I'm just too worried about the League for the sake of next season and the future. I've already accepted this season is a write-off.

06 Apr 2026 07:26:39
Hi

So question. when we probably lose to PSG. and IF we go 1 nil down to Fulham on Saturday. not saying we lose to Fulham. but good chance we concede first.

At what point do the anfield masses start to turn. as in the Kop. Everyone looks to the top for inspiration. if it turns and sings for Gerrard. what do we think the reaction will be from players or the spread sheet suits.

I've been to anfield a fair few times. the worse football and form for one of my games was Houllier near the end. the fans still supported. and all they kept singing was to shoot when we were in a position to do so. The other time was benitez near the end. and the crowd sang attack attack attack. by no means is this toxic. but these are my only. memories of the anfield crowd showing its unhappiness towards the team.
I wasn't able to get tickets for any Hodgson or Rodgers games, but did a fair few Klopp games.

Any match goers know of groups that intend and plan on action on Saturday? Or will they likely wait to the following home game if we are eoit of CL and behind again.

Obviously local match going fans are very different than the travelling fans. they live in the city so are more in line of the mood and feeling of the city. not saying travelling fans are any less of fans.

06 Apr 2026 10:03:06
I don't know the answer to your question, but what I will say is those were very different eras.

I think fans were appreciative of where the club, players and finances were at the respective times, so they were a lot more patient with Houllier, Rafa and Rodgers.

I only went to one Hodgson game. Towards the end, fans were generally very vocal about wanting Hodgson out. There was graffiti near the stadium and I think there were chants for Kenny during games.

It did get a bit ugly.

The Slot situation is strange in comparison because he did win the League and we can still qualify for the Champions League. But he has much better players and had significantly more money to spend than any of the aforementioned managers.

I can't speak for everyone, but for me, he, Hughes and Edwards are blowing the position I've waited my entire life for the club to be in.

06 Apr 2026 10:27:20
Slot should have been sacked after either of the PSV or Forest games. It was obvious then there was a problem, and that problem has been allowed to persist & fester to the point that the season is over. All those who said he deserved a chance to put it right or that this was a "transition season", how's that working out?

06 Apr 2026 12:07:15
Very well put, Babbity. Couldn't agree more.

06 Apr 2026 12:30:42
Your last sentence says it all, Babbity, and it's unfortunately true. It's going to take immense work to rectify the entire situation within the club. FSG need to be very decisive with this come season end.

05 Apr 2026 22:24:01
I thing is absolutely clear over the last 3 weeks.
The ITKs are not in the know.
No mention of Salah and Slot is still here.
No one knows what is really or going to happen.
Edwards and Hughes don't even know what is happening so how can anyone else.
What we all know is that we are rubbish!

06 Apr 2026 07:33:36
Not quite accurate that..

One of the ITK posted about Salah just after it happened ... Not their fault it gets lost in all the replies or new threads...

What have they posted that hasn't happened ... They said meetings have happened and Slot is here til end of season.



Did I sleep through the remaining games... good chance of that at the moment.. but the season is still going on, yes .. if he starts in the job in August .. come back and have a gripe then ...

06 Apr 2026 10:58:11
You were told he wanted out last summer, but that was laughed out of here. You were told around December, after his rant, he wanted out of here. The 2 people who said both of these said he will leave in the summer.

I know because I was one of them, not our fault, most only believe Carra. 🙄😂

06 Apr 2026 13:43:26
It's a rumours site, Molby. I don't think anyone has ever suggested they know everything 100%. The ITK tag has been added by readers, not the posters themselves.

05 Apr 2026 15:43:55
Certainly looks the case that Slot's lost a large part of the dressing room. Surely keeping him there just makes things worse for him and everyone else. Looks like stubbornness and egos of those above him.
Dreading the PSG game. We could be in for a proper slapping.

Just hope we can somehow keep the score down to give us some kind of chance at Anfield. I know the ITKs are all saying that he won't be gone until the end of the season, but is it not possible that Werner or Henry could jump in, have him gone early?

05 Apr 2026 19:06:26
I certainly hope so, Eli, but honestly I reckon it can only come down to a balance of money making. If we sack Slot now we have to pay him off until the end of the 26/27 season. Bit of the agreement is there for him to leave mutually in the summer, it might retain his reputation and save us money, win for both.
Balance that out against the money from CL qualification. Whilst our form is dreadful, there is still a reasonable chance we finish top 5 whilst keeping Slot in place.

Thus, a on balance of imagine Hughes and co reckon keeping Slot is the best chance of making/retaining the most amount of money.
Almost no point in changing now. Had we been miles off it at the halfway stage, I reckon they would have changed it up, but they stuck instead of twisting and now they need to hope it pays off.
Either way, massive changes incoming this summer, at least I really hope so.

05 Apr 2026 22:13:07
Pet hate of mine that saying "he's lost the dressing room". Im not even talking about Slot. I mean, when I hear it been said about Any manager. To me, it just gives players carte blanche to put in brutal performances and face no repercussions. And Im not naive, I know the way football goes, but it just has never sat easy with me.

06 Apr 2026 02:26:08
100% Ekitike, he lost it back in November, it's been clear as day for months, it's just sad the club refused to address it, we could have saved this season months ago.

Westwood, Whilst I've been more critical of others when it comes to FSG and money, I don't think it's the reason for not sacking Slot.

His severance package can't be worth more than 10 million, missing out on the Champions League will cost us something in the region of £120 million.

Florian, whether you like it or not, losing the dressing room is very real and in this case it happened months ago.

06 Apr 2026 07:50:07
Pure guess work either way. Obviously, no-one knows, but what other practical reasons would there be to keeping him now? Yeah, his severance might be low in comparison, but it's still £10m you'd rather keep. What if you pay it off, and an interim also doesn't get CL? Then you've lost on both fronts.

It's still possible to win on both.
Either way, he should have gone in 2025. Going to be a tense end to the season as whoever comes in is going to need to start all over again.

06 Apr 2026 09:12:08
Not wanting to admit failure is probably a big factor, Westwood, for Hughes and Edwards,

From the board perspective, it could well be that the director of football is on his way at the end of the season. If that’s the case, why would the board let him decide anything right now in terms of things like coaching appointments or future transfers? If it’s true Richard Hughes is going, I’m surprised he hasn’t been put on gardening leave.



It felt, with the January business, or lack of, that we were in a standstill. I’ve only seen that in business when you’re in M&A territory or when there’s a strategic review going on, and there are likely to be changes at board or senior level. These guys are hedge funders, so they’re not bothered by short term bumps, they’re looking at the investment long term.

05 Apr 2026 05:27:52
Hi Liverpool family, I own up, I hold my hand up, it's me. I am the one at fault for all this.

Let's not absolved ourselves of this blame. We were the same supporters who cheered Slot when he won league title. We were urging FSG to give him budget and sign him 10 yr Contract.

FSG merely doing what we want. In end we have no one to blame but ourselves. We are the real ones who let the club down.

Now who else join me to hold your hands up and take a good look at ourselves? Hands up.

05 Apr 2026 08:58:28
Good sense of humour. Now put the bottle down and go sleep it off.

05 Apr 2026 10:11:37
Nope. I said it was a poor league last season and one of the lowest league winning points tallies, plus said we were looking worse and worse as time went on, and got admonished for it.
The most I ever supported Slot was his first 6 months, and it diminished from there onwards. So, in some crazy world where what we write here did have some impact, no, I would take absolutely no responsibility whatsoever.

I'm used to having to make tough decisions, sacking people, and in my world Slot would have been replaced months ago. Unlike our management, I'd also have taken the hit on the chin from my line management for hiring a dud.

05 Apr 2026 11:07:35
Not sure of that. When Arne took over, it took away some of the risk with Klopp's style of play, and made us solid, but also a fluid attacking edge with different approaches through the games.


Trouble is, the more we moved away from Klopp's style to Arne's, the worse we looked, so after February last year, I think many were getting a little concerned at how we were faring.

05 Apr 2026 15:53:42
Teams were scared of playing us when we had Jurgen in charge. Now teams can't wait to play us under Slott.

05 Apr 2026 20:35:03
HappyPeter is clearly Arne Slot.

05 Apr 2026 04:50:56
At the game yesterday, it was a shocking capitulation after a decent start.
I said to my boy whilst it was still 0-0 that Gravenberch was lazy, leaves us wide open on the centre of the pitch, and when he does clear the ball he persistently gives it back to the opposition.
For me, not a Liverpool midfielder.

Jones is poor, lacks vision, loves one turn too many and he reminds me a bit of Adam Lallana, not a Liverpool midfielder for me.

VVD is done. He is not still world class, his reading of the game has become poor, his once quick thinking is now ragged at best. I’m sorry but I think his time is up; I would sell to the Saudi or American Leagues now whilst we can.
Jacquet has been bought to start by the way, not to learn and steadily grow into the team. We desperately need a solid pairing at the back.

Konate is horrific, erratic at best, poor timing, poor decision making, and nothing to do with Slot and his coaching. He has always had a brain fart in him. Not good enough for LFC.



Right back is our real weakness. Teams target our left side and I’m sorry but Bradley is not the answer, injuries to one side, he is also erratic, error prone, lacks guile. Frimpong is not a defender but I like him in the squad as back up width and speed that’s all though.
We are desperately for a Kayode or Gertruida type to bring consistency at RB.

I was home from the Middle East for 2 weeks, spent decent money for the ticket and to travel there yesterday. It’s 6 hours of my life I will never get back. I won’t watch Liverpool again until Slot is gone. Also, don’t expect this to quickly improve when a new manager commences. There are big problems in the squad, glaring deficiencies that requires significant change, and the old guard needs to be gone. I think the new manager must have a personality, have the aura of a leader, rule with an iron fist whilst quietly encouraging the individuals in the squad. We don’t need another coach or part-timer at the helm.

05 Apr 2026 09:02:18
Linked with Palestra again today, so at least that obvious rb deficiency has been picked up by our transfer panel. I also hope for more of a manager than head coach in the future, as this structure of no accountability has been a huge failure. You can still have a director who works alongside the manager and does the commercials.



I also agree a new coach won't necessarily turn us straight into league winners as City, Utd, and Arsenal will also improve over the summer, but I'm hopeful we'll at least see some better football.

05 Apr 2026 09:03:05
Hard to argue with any of that. But, these players are not playing for this manager. They are better than this, and they should be more professional, and remember who they are playing for. I can't think of a manager in the PL who has managed to keep his job this long, serving up shower after shower.

05 Apr 2026 09:14:25
The directors know they've messed up as well, I think, Flyer. It's the only rational explanation why they haven't fired Arne by now. They don't want to admit their collective failings. The character of quite a few players is lacking, no doubt about it, but they tend to stick together and throw their hands up in the air rather than getting stuck in.

05 Apr 2026 21:44:46
Grav should be moved on in the summer. Not an 8, and doesn't want to play 6. Giving him 300k a week was a ludicrous decision. We don't learn from our mistakes.