Stop Wanting Slot To Fail

I’m exhausted by the noise around Liverpool at the minute. Not the normal moaning after a bad result, that’s football. I mean the made-up stories, the point-scoring, and the weird little campaigns that seem more about being right than backing the side.

Criticise performances, question decisions, debate the direction. Sound. But a section of our own has gone beyond that, and it’s starting to feel like some people are enjoying the drama more than the football.

A transition means bumps, not perfection

The maddening part is we all knew what a transition can look like. It’s not a straight line. A new manager, new ideas, players moving on, new lads bedding in, and suddenly you’re meant to be flawless week-to-week? Come on.

We’ve had brilliant periods as a club and we’ve had scruffier ones too. I’ve supported Liverpool for decades and the one thing you learn is this: we don’t have a divine right to success. Even Klopp had seasons where it didn’t quite click, where the rhythm went, where it needed a reset. That wasn’t betrayal, it was football.

The Alonso obsession is turning sour

I get the romance of Alonso. I really do. Former player, carries himself well, looks like he’d fit the club like a glove. A lot of us would love that story, and there’s nothing wrong with admitting it.

But what I can’t stand is this idea that because someone attractive is “available”, we should start hoping Arne Slot fails to speed it up. That’s not ambition, that’s self-sabotage dressed up as standards. If you care about Liverpool, you want the current manager to succeed, not to stumble so your preferred option can walk in.

A rough year, big changes, and we’re still in the mix

It’s also been a tough year, full stop. Jota’s loss was devastating, and the mood around the club doesn’t exist in a vacuum when things like that land. Add in change across the squad and you’re asking for turbulence.

I wanted Nunez to stay, but he’s gone. I wanted Diaz to stay, but he wanted to go. That happens. New players take time, even the good ones. And yes, the performances have been inconsistent. But we’re still fourth. That’s not where Liverpool aim to finish long-term, obviously, but it’s hardly the apocalypse either.

Truth is, this is the sort of season people said we should expect, and now some are acting like it’s a moral failure. We can demand better without poisoning our own well.

Written by SA: 21 January 2026