Arne Slot doesn’t feel like the problem in the way some of the discourse wants him to be. You can have doubts about the direction of travel, even be worried by chunks of this season, without chucking personal arrows at the fella.
Truth is, some of the performances have been dreadful. Not “unlucky” dreadful either, just flat, slow, lacking bite. If you’re a fan who thinks he’s had his chance, I get the frustration. Liverpool aren’t here to muddle along, and we never have been when we’re at our best.
Criticism is fair. The personal stuff isn’t.
There’s a line, though. Criticise the shape, the selections, the use of the bench, the press not looking connected. That’s football. But the moaning about his English in interviews or the idea he’s somehow unworthy because he doesn’t perform for the cameras? That’s just noise.
And it matters, because it muddies the real conversation. If you want a serious argument for a mid-season sacking, you need to offer an actual football reason for it, and then the bigger one: who comes in and improves this immediately? Not “in theory”. Not “in the summer”. Right now.
Low blocks, slow games and why it’s felt like wading through mud
A lot of sides are quite happy to sit in, shrink the pitch, and dare you to break them down. When that becomes the weekly script, fast counter-attacking football doesn’t always exist. You win the ball and there’s no grass to run into. It turns into patience, recycling, probing. That’s when you need speed of thought more than speed of legs.
The fan point about injuries in and around key pace outlets is fair as well. If you’re missing runners, or they’re not fully right, the whole thing can look like it’s being played with the handbrake on. That doesn’t mean the intention is to play slow. It can just be the reality of what’s available and what you’re facing.
Green shoots and the case for sticking with it
If we’re talking purely on the pitch, there’s at least a hint of recovery. Getting “back to basics” is sometimes the first job. You tighten up, you stop conceding cheap moments, you try to build rhythm again. Seven unbeaten, as mentioned, is not a parade, but it is a platform.
And if certain attackers are improving rapidly, that matters too. Confidence is a funny thing. One or two players looking sharper can change the feel of the whole side, and suddenly the crowd believes again.
You don’t have to be totally convinced by Slot this season to recognise the difference between proper football critique and lazy character assassination. Let him be judged on the work. That’s the only bit that counts.
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