Slot’s Dance Quest Ends on Emotional Note
[BBC] [Getty Images] Arne Slot needs to save his job on Wednesday. If Liverpool don't qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, there is no reason to keep him on for next season. This is how bad it's got.
I have run out of patience with the Premier League-winning manager. I really did not think I'd be in this position, even during the team's worst run back in December and January. But it's so painfully tepid.
The football is slow and boring, and the team isn't creating big chances, despite Slot's claims to the contrary. The mental fragility of a side so prone to defensive lapses is equally painful. The biggest thing for me, though, is that the fans have lost connection with whatever his team is trying to do.
Jurgen Klopp inspired his team and the supporters, but Slot's dull, whingey news conferences - in which he has blamed luck, our opposition and everything in between - have lessened appetites for glory. While we're still in the Champions League, he has my full support. When we're out, I'm 'Slot out'.
We need something fresh for next season. These players are too good - supposedly - to be serving up this rubbish every week. Are you 'Slot in' or 'Slot out'?