Liverpool FC can confirm Arne Slot is to depart his role as head coach with immediate effect and that the process to appoint a successor is under way.
He leaves with a Premier League title to his name and our deepest gratitude and appreciation.
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I am retired now, and last year I thought, I would go home and just chill for a couple of months. It was rough. I do go home every now and then, but I'd never stayed this long.
I should have planned the trip better. I have been away for almost 44 years, and my system has been used to a certain planet. Everything about and in me was stressed. Nigeria is a different planet.
I did not attempt to replicate my comfort and lifestyle that I enjoy in the US. I stayed in rough and tumble places. It's hard if you do that. It's tough to think, to function, you are swamped with trying to make it through the day, seeing as you are deprived of what are basic services back in the US.
Light, water, good roads, security, they are luxuries there. I have said this before, in Nigeria, no matter how wealthy you are, you are basically poor. Things need to change in Nigeria, the place needs a hard reset and a Marshall plan to replace the inchoate and decaying infrastructure and services. I stayed the entire two months, I was too lazy to try to change my flight, I would have done so.
Would I go back? Absolutely. This time, I'll simply pay for comfort, I am too old to immerse myself in the drama of incompetence. I'll go back for the spirit and the camaraderie. My friends and relatives were incredibly generous and I did not lack, but I could tell they were struggling to keep up with my spiritual, emotional and physical needs. America had defanged me and I could no longer thrive in Nigeria's jungle. Our leaders and their enabler-intellectuals should be lined up and taught a lesson, if you know what I mean. Disgraceful lot.
Sadly, there is no sugarcoating it, Nigeria is in very bad shape. And I speak from professional experience having worked with municipal government in the US for decades. Any attempt to gloss over the mess that is Nigeria is not merely dishonest, it is cruel.
Nigeria needs a cultural and structural reset, one that this version of "democracy" cannot offer. Nigerians have no idea how badly they are being governed. And you don't have to go to the West to see that. Just go next door, to an African country. It's so sad. The two months I spent there, I lost total respect for our politicians and their enabler-intellectuals. They are all grifters.
The board can not be sitting in the directors box watching this absolute garbage, and think and talk amongst themselves, and come to the conclusion that this manager will be challenging for silverware next season!!! Hanging on to Brentford. This should be the nail in the coffin.
The most damning thing about Arne Slot isn’t necessarily that Liverpool are quite average; it’s that he’s drained the life out of Anfield. If he were to stay beyond this season, the repercussions could be massive.
Big issue with this England squad is the passing quality. Palmer (final third),Wharton (middle third),Colwill (defensive third),Trent (defensive & final third),Hall (crosser) are top passers in their own way. You can’t just have carriers. You need top passers to win tournaments.
[🟢] INFO: Alonso is beloved in Liverpool, but senior club sources insist his candidacy for the manager’s job at Anfield has always been overstated.
He was not offered the role two years ago; at the time, he made it clear that he wanted to lead Leverkusen into the Champions League.
A data-led search for Klopp’s successor yielded Slot and Ruben Amorim as the two top candidates and Slot, the clear first choice, showed great desire for the job and delivered the Premier League title in his first season in England.
There is a belief at Liverpool that this achievement has been underplayed and Slot retains their faith, despite this season’s struggles.
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