Arne Slot has something about him, and the truth is that matters in a first season when everything feels new and slightly wobbly. He’s got a track record of winning titles in different places, and while his style won’t be Jurgen Klopp’s, nobody walking through that door could ever replicate Klopp anyway.
That’s why I keep coming back to one point: if Slot is the man in the chair, we may as well back him properly. Not with blind faith, but with a bit of perspective. I can’t sit here and name a manager I’d have total confidence in to do better with the same circumstances. So the sensible play is patience.
Cohesion looks like the real problem
When Liverpool look a bit like we did before Slot, it’s not because the ideas are wrong. It’s because cohesion takes time, and you can see the joins at the minute. There are moments where defenders and the keeper look uncertain on the ball, and it spreads. One player takes an extra touch, the next one stops showing, and suddenly the simple pass isn’t there.
Off the ball, it can feel similar. The movement isn’t always sharp enough, runs aren’t quite timed, and the spaces that should open up stay closed. That’s not just tactics on a whiteboard, that’s repetition, trust, and knowing what your mate will do before he does it.
Big change, familiar names, and a natural dip
We’ve also got to be honest about the bigger cycle Liverpool are in. Klopp has gone, and that alone is seismic. On top of that, Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk aren’t going to be at their absolute peak forever. That’s not having a go, it’s just football. Great sides eventually have to evolve, and that period can look messy while it’s happening.
If pre-season has been disrupted, it only makes that bedding-in phase longer. Patterns of play don’t appear overnight. The press, the build-up, the spacing between midfield and the front line, it all needs game after game until it becomes automatic.
Less churn, more continuity
That’s why I’m not desperate for constant signings for the sake of it. Too much squad turnover can break harmony as much as it can fix problems. Sometimes the best “recruitment” is letting a group settle, understand the demands, and build relationships on the pitch.
So, yes, be demanding. But be patient too. Slot simply hasn’t been here long enough to fail. If it clicks, it’ll probably look more like next season than next week.
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