The plan is crystal clear now ..
Last season Edwards and Hughes couldn’t avoid renewing Salah’s contract because of his performances the fans simply wouldn’t have accepted it
So this season with Slot’s cooperation the goal has been to strip Salah of everything ( benching him, changing the system to reduce his influence, and allowing attacks on him in the media ) all to make pushing him out much easier
That was Slot’s role as FSG’s lapdog and now that role is over.