There’s a temptation, when things feel flat on the pitch, to think a poll, a thread, or a swell of opinion online is going to force a hand. Truth is, it won’t. Edwards and Hughes aren’t sitting there refreshing fan votes and changing course based on what we’re arguing about after the match.
The match-going mood matters more than the online one
Up to now, it doesn’t sound like there’s been proper dissent from the people who actually go home and away. That’s not me saying everyone’s delighted, far from it. It’s more that there’s a difference between dissatisfaction and full-on revolt, and we’re not at the latter yet.
What’s telling is the atmosphere being described as quiet. When Anfield goes from anxious to mute, you can feel it. You don’t need songs of protest for that to register, because it comes out in the gaps between moments, the lack of lift after a tackle, the way a sideways pass gets greeted with a sigh rather than patience.
And from what I’m hearing second-hand too, the main edge in the ground is being aimed at the players. That tracks. Fans will grumble about the hierarchy and the bigger picture, but in the stadium it’s usually the lads on the pitch who take the immediate heat.
The football has been hard to watch, but so what’s the fix?
No point dressing it up. The way we’ve been playing can be awful to watch. Slow spells. Little rhythm. Too many moments where you’re waiting for something to click and it just doesn’t.
But if the suggestion is an interim change with names being thrown around for the sake of it, I’m not having it. It’s not Football Manager. The idea that you just drop someone in and it instantly cures everything is wishful thinking.
And yes, people will argue about legacy and experience, but you’ve also got to be realistic about how a modern dressing room responds. If the players don’t know the interim or don’t believe that appointment changes their day-to-day, what exactly are we achieving beyond a short-term shock that might not even land?
Responsibility still sits with the players
The bit that keeps getting missed in these conversations is that the players have to carry a chunk of it. Managers set things up, the club builds the squad, but once the whistle goes you still need intensity, concentration, and a bit of personality in your game.
Unless results completely collapse and we plummet down the league, it feels like Arne Slot is here until the end of the season. That might not be what everyone wants to hear in the heat of it, but it’s the most believable outcome. The question is whether the players respond before the mood inside the ground shifts from quiet frustration into something louder.
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