Last season, the overwhelming argument was that Slot’s system was holding the team back, that his football was too rigid, too boring, and that a different manager would unlock this squad.
Well, now you’ve got a coach whose philosophy is built around improving the players he’s given, rather than needing constant reinvestment every transfer window like Pep or Enrique. You wanted a more direct, more exciting style. You wanted change.
The reality is it was never primarily the manager holding us back; it was the players not consistently executing what was being asked of them. With the signings of Jacquet and Muñoz, and if we sign Barcola, we’re arguably stronger than we were last season. But if you’re now saying we still need four or five new signings, you’re admitting the squad wasn’t as good as you claimed when you spent months blaming everything on Slot.
Maybe now you’ll realise the club’s decision-making played a much bigger role than many of you were willing to admit, and Slot became the convenient scapegoat. Now the title winning coach is out of the picture, there’s nobody left to pin every problem on.
@Watch_LFC No, we should setup the same standard for him (every managers). The 500m we spent last year are still there, so top 2 in PL and quarterfinal in CL is my expectation, no excuses!
@AnfieldSector No, the 500m we spent are still there, so no excuses for Iraola. He should make them cook. My expectation is PL champion and quarterfinal of CL for his first season.