We’ve had convincing wins this season. Not every week has been perfect, but enough good has been there to show there’s something worth building on. And yet it feels like some people have been itching for a bad result just so they can pile in on Arne Slot like it’s their hobby.

First things first, the whole “better fan” stuff is nonsense. There isn’t a fan league table where match-goers sit above the lad watching every kick abroad at 3am, saving up to get over once or twice a year. Liverpool’s always been bigger than postcode pride. You’re either in it, or you’re not.

The early pile-on says more about us than him

What gets me is how quickly it turned. Slot loses his very first game of the season, and suddenly some are calling him every name under the sun. Not analysis. Not measured concern. Just straight for the throat, like they’d been waiting for an excuse.

You can spot it a mile off too. We could be talking about what teabags are used in the club canteen and someone would twist it into “this is why he’s not good enough”. That’s not supporting. That’s auditioning to be miserable.

Criticism is fine. The obsession isn’t.

It’s not about pretending everything is rosy. Liverpool are held to a high standard, and rightly so. If the football’s flat, the shape is off, or the game management looks naive, then say it. That’s part of being invested.

But there’s a difference between picking apart decisions and going personal after every setback. The stuff that’s been aimed at Slot at times feels less like football debate and more like a vendetta. And it’s hard not to think the social media age has made that worse. Everything’s instant. Everything’s extreme. Everyone needs a villain by full-time.

Truth is, I support Liverpool FC, not any one manager. If it ever got truly hopeless, then the club has to act, same as it always has. But the constant anger, the refusal to acknowledge even small positives along the way, that’s where it gets pathetic. Especially from supposedly grown men.

Back the club, keep your head

There’s a way to demand better without turning every week into a meltdown. We can be sceptical and still be fair. We can be worried and still not write someone off after one rough run.

If Liverpool News Views is going to be any use to anyone, it should be a place where we talk about what’s actually happening on the pitch, not a running hate campaign that drowns out everything else. Because if you’re only enjoying it when things go wrong, what’s the point?

Written by Florian Musiala: 14 January 2026

Tags: efl tactics