I’ve reached that point where you’re not even arguing about details anymore. You’re arguing about direction. If Liverpool genuinely believe Arne is not the man to steer this, then fine. Make the call. But it can’t be presented as one bloke on the touchline being the whole problem while everyone above him stands there with clean hands.

The frustration isn’t just with what we’re seeing week to week. It’s the feeling of a season that’s been allowed to become a bit of a lash up, with nobody taking ownership when it goes flat. That’s why the spotlight naturally swings to Edwards and Hughes as well. If they’re the ones shaping the plan, backing the staff, setting the tone, then they’re part of the outcomes. That’s football. You don’t get the credit without the blame.

Accountability can’t be selective

If the club do decide to change manager, I don’t want the narrative to be “problem solved” the second the announcement drops. Because it won’t be. What needs fixing is bigger than a press conference and a new face in the dugout. Recruitment, structure, decision-making, the timing of decisions, all of it feeds into what happens on the pitch.

And to be fair, it’s often the timing that kills you. Leave it too late and you’re basically asking a new manager to do the hard part with none of the groundwork. Do it too early and you’re taking a big swing when there’s still a lot of season to play. Either way, someone at the top has to own that call.

The table doesn’t wait for anyone

The other problem is the sheer scale of what’s needed. When you start looking at the run-in and talking about needing 9 or 10 wins from the next 15, you realise how tight it is. Not because Liverpool should accept that standard, but because the Premier League is brutal when you’re not in a rhythm. Dropping points becomes a habit. Confidence becomes a weekly negotiation.

It’s also why the “just bring someone in” idea isn’t as clean as it sounds. Any new manager, caretaker or permanent, walks into the same reality: pressure, expectation, and very little time to bed in any clear style. You can’t just flick a switch and suddenly look organised in and out of possession, especially when the margins are thin.

So is a change still worth it?

For me, yes. Even with all the risks. Because the bigger risk is sleepwalking through the rest of the season hoping it turns on its own. You can see why people worry about who’d even want it midstream, with the Champions League chase feeling like a proper scrap. But Liverpool can’t be paralysed by what a hypothetical candidate might think. They have to act based on what they believe is right for the team.

Truth is, if the club decide Slot isn’t taking this forward, then they need to be brave enough to go the whole way and explain how it got here. Anything else is just moving the blame around.

Written by Bristol_Red: 26 January 2026

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