Seen Enough: Slot Has to Turn It Around

There’s frustration bubbling up because Liverpool look like a team going through the motions. For some, that points straight at Arne Slot and his staff, not the quality in the squad.

I’m at the point where I feel like I’ve seen enough. Not of individual mistakes, not of one bad afternoon, but of a broader pattern that makes Liverpool look less than the sum of our parts. And when that happens for long enough, the spotlight has to land on the coaching.

Arne Slot’s staff don’t look like they’ve got the group moving in the same direction right now. The sharpness has gone, the confidence looks brittle, and the general vibe is a side that’s been drained. You can have injuries and absences, of course you can. Every club does. But what you can’t accept is looking flat and passive, as if the plan isn’t landing and nobody quite knows how to fix it on the pitch.

Less than the sum of our parts

This is a squad with serious quality. That’s what makes it so maddening when the overall performance level drops to something that feels ordinary. I’m not having it that Liverpool should be going through spells where we look like we’re operating at the level of teams who simply don’t have our resources or talent pool.

Even players who should be driving things feel like they’re shrinking. When Szoboszlai looks defeated, it doesn’t just read as a player out of form. It reads like a group that’s lost its spark and is waiting for something to change.

The selections aren’t helping

One of the quickest ways to poison the mood is to keep picking lads who are clearly struggling. Everyone can see it. When the same names keep getting rolled out despite terrible form, it sends a message, and it drags the rest down with them.

Konate, Gakpo and Mac Allister are the ones that jump out to me here, not because they’re not good players, but because football doesn’t work on reputation. If your level drops, it has to have consequences, otherwise the standards slip across the whole side. That’s how you end up with good players looking average, and average moments becoming the norm.

Fight, body language, and the fear of Arsenal

The most worrying bit is the lack of fight. You can carry a tactical issue for a while. You can carry a confidence issue too, with a decent run. What’s harder to stomach is when the team looks like it’s not fully at it, almost as if they subconsciously want the manager gone. I don’t say that lightly, but it’s the way it comes across.

And that’s why the Arsenal game has me nervous. Not because Arsenal are some unbeatable force, but because if Liverpool turn up soft again, it can get ugly quickly against any top opponent. The hierarchy are paid to be ruthless when it’s needed, and if they believe the coaching isn’t working, they have to show courage and act.

One last thing that raised an eyebrow: the bench situation around Ekitike. If the club knew late, fine. But naming two keepers and not using the academy for an extra forward option feels odd, especially when you’ve got youngsters who could at least fill a spot and give you a different look if you’re chasing a goal.

Written by FSGenius75: 12 January 2026