Liverpool’s Big Ifs And The Slot Question

There are a lot of big ifs around Liverpool right now, but if even a couple of them land, you have to ask whether changing the head coach would be adding risk for the sake of it.

Squad ‘ifs’ that change the whole picture

Start with the obvious one. If Liverpool go into January and actually bring in a proper, fit, upgraded centre back option, the whole defensive outlook looks different. Not a project player, but someone who can step in and raise the level straight away.

Then there is the Salah situation. If he ends up moving on around AFCON time and is replaced by a physical, pacy, Premier League-ready right winger, you can at least see a clear sporting plan. You lose a legend, but you bring in someone who fits the intensity and directness this side still needs.

Midfield is another big variable. If options increase with players like McConnell and Harvey available again, the squad suddenly looks a bit deeper and more flexible in the middle of the park. On top of that, if the club finally recognises the need for and goes and signs a genuinely combative midfielder, someone who can do the dirty work as well as play, you are talking about a very different platform for the coach.

If the squad improves, why add more risk?

Put all of that together and it feels logical that sticking with Arne Slot for the rest of the season makes the most sense. If the squad is strengthened in key areas, why would you then increase the risk by also changing the head coach on top of everything else?

The only real justification for that would be if Slot had completely lost the dressing room, and at the moment there is nothing obvious to suggest that is the case. Performances can be questioned, sure, but that is not the same as a group that has downed tools.

Cool heads, not knee-jerk reactions

This is the point where the club and the fanbase need cool heads. Decisions have to be made with the long-term benefit of Liverpool in mind, not just to scratch an itch because a few results have gone the wrong way.

Some of us might prefer a head coach who shows more obvious touchline passion, and that is fair enough. But when you look around, there does not appear to be a clearly better option than Slot available right now. You can see why the smarter move might be to back what you have, especially if the squad is being addressed in the right areas.

Time to back Slot and the players

So maybe the best route to success from here is simple: get behind Slot and the players, rather than circling around the next big change. Give the coach a more balanced squad, let him work, and see where this group can go.

It might not be perfect, it rarely is, but working through this together, with a bit of patience and proper support, probably gives Liverpool a better chance than ripping it all up yet again.

Written by Pompey Rouge: 14 December 2025