All Aboard the Slot Express

[Kev0909]

That's really your explanation? They spent £400m because Klopp walked out? Maybe you should think that one through.

They spent £400m with the expectation of winning trophies. I'm sure Slot and everyone else is aware of that.

He's actually Unbelievable, imagine being so obsessed with someone you've never even met

[Steveo]

As mentioned the by-product of winning trophies is great but it isn’t their goal. Never was. I am sure they expected much more change of trophies after the £230 million spend. And this season isn’t run yet… We could still do just that. Not that it’s fair - as you and myself have done - to claim Slot has been backed with over £400 million.

But the huge relative spend this summer is to future proof the club against a fall outside the top 4… A fall to Rodgers level in the post Klopp years. It is not intended to go and retain the title. No way. No way you bank the Diaz cash and expose the left flank - no way you ignore the need for a 6 and a senior CB….

IF you listen to the actual framing from the round table PR bollox. This is about sustainability as it always was. And that sustainability is all about the ability to fleece the most successful club in the land. Rinse its fan base of all the cash. Sponsor everything to the hilt and bank as much revenue from TV as is humanly possible. These are the goals. Klopp provides that for them and inadvertently put us at the top table. The instant he did - the funds dried up. Bills had to be paid.. There was never any intention to go again. To go and defend either title.

So pipe down shill

[JockStrap]

But the huge relative spend this summer is to future proof the club against a fall outside the top 4… A fall to Rodgers level in the post Klopp years.

If Slot inherited a title winning team (your words) why would we need to spend £400m to avoid a fall to Rodgers level?

None of your ramblings make any sense whatsoever.

[Kev0909]

If Slot inherited a title winning team (your words) why would we need to spend £400m to avoid a fall to Rodgers level?

None of your ramblings make any sense whatsoever.

Because he's to obsessed and in love to think clearly.

[JockStrap]

He's actually Unbelievable, imagine being so obsessed with someone you've never even met

It's all very weird. Someone else mentioned that he talks Klopp up so he can talk the club down. That's about all I've seen from him.

He can't be a LFC fan.

[Kev0909]

It's all very weird. Someone else mentioned that he talks Klopp up so he can talk the club down. That's about all I've seen from him.

He can't be a LFC fan.

Yeah every single day, really is dull on here, between him and 19x posting the same stuff

Fuck this forum anyway it's shit, inabit.

P.S stevo your a mong, maybe support Slot you'll never be able to suck Klopps cock, or 19x's

Well you never know, you 2 should meet up, and you can walk him on ya lead, spank him baby.

[JockStrap]

[Steveo]

If Slot inherited a title winning team (your words) why would we need to spend £400m to avoid a fall to Rodgers level?

None of your ramblings make any sense whatsoever.

They do... provided you are in possession of a brain. You'd also actually have to follow Liverpool FC beyond trying to dumb-down the forum.

The team Slot inherited was made up of Klopp's regulars and old guard.
Alisson
Virgil
Trent
Salah
Robbo
Gomez

His newer signings
Diaz
Gakpo
Nunez

Klopps' 2.0 - midfield exclusively
Macca
Grav
Szobozlai
Endo

and Klopp's young guns

Kelleher
Quansah
Clark
Morton
Doak

And here...

Total League Minutes Played,% of Total Minutes
Klopp Signings 37,512 - that's 99.7%
Slot Signings (Chiesa), 108. that's 0.3%

So - let's see how many of those players Klopp left behind - many of whom were instrumental in the title win were destined to remain beyond the summer...

[sydenham red]

For people like 19 saying press,press,press go back and press like previoulsy - well Slot figured out last season he couldn't press that same 14-16 players all season long like Jurgen had to, so he eased it a little over an 8 month stretch until the league was clinched v Spurs. They were still fucked as was evident in LC final possibly as a result of the CL league phase exertions.
With salah and vvd aging, all the new players and all the injuries I feel he's had his hand forced to try a new system as the squad isn't any bigger and wirtz had to get up to speed. So we can't press at all times in all games as things stand. Those changes have affected the makeshift defences too. Add in whatever possible issue there is between Slot and Hughes over Diaz,Rio,Chiesa and this is where we are. Until we add the likes of a wharton into the midfield whilst also retaining Jones and coaxing Bacjetic there may be no return to the full on pressing game. However I could see us selling salah,Jones, possibly even gomez and endo to balance against the new defenders fee which would leave the squad numbers back down again.

[Nineteenx]

You actually end up doing more running and longer sprints by not picking up and pressing and counter pressing 😮*💨

Why can’t anyone get this?

Ok this season how many times did we lose possession not be in a counter pressing position and have 8 or 9 players sprinting all the way back towards our box

Which do you think is more tiring and puts more strain on thr bodg, picking up and doing short sprints to regain possession or join an attack or sprinting the length of the pitch

I really shouldn’t be having to explain this all the time it’s quite simple

[Nineteenx]

He cooked up playing the outdated in so many ways Dutch system when he was drugged up in Ibiza no doubt

[sydenham red]

You actually end up doing more running and longer sprints by not picking up and pressing and counter pressing 😮*💨

Why can’t anyone get this?

Ok this season how many times did we lose possession not be in a counter pressing position and have 8 or 9 players sprinting all the way back towards our box

Which do you think is more tiring and puts more strain on thr bodg, picking up and doing short sprints to regain possession or join an attack or sprinting the length of the pitch

I really shouldn’t be having to explain this all the time it’s quite simple

Its only simple to you within your engrained way of thinking. I thought the stats showed we were covering less kms this season. I believe his high possession % is designed to lessen fatigue, it isnt the prettiest to watch and we have been caught badly on the break but just maybe we are showing signs of turning the corner. Once we get Leoni, jacquet, Bradley and Kerkez playing together things will hopefully tighten up at the back. We can rest virgil now and again, konate most likely gone by then. Still need at least 2 more mids into the bank of players if that effective pressing is to come back in all the time.

So just wait, if we were to win the CL great but if we dont but do finish 5th (or better) we'll maybe just have to accept that as a transition season. If we do neither then Slot is at the mercy of Hughes judgement.

[Nineteenx]

But we had most possession loads of the time pressing and countering pressing it

Counter pressing is only picking up a player while being place to join the attack if it opens up that way or to quickly win the ball back if we lose it

The only difference between that and now is we have had too many players looking to be in space wrong side of the ball and not enough picking up, they’re not running any further by being in a counter pressing g position but they are stopping easy counters and transitions

[JockStrap]

With any luck we'll get most of our players back before the end of the season and get a glimpse of what our full team will look like going forward. Drop Salah, get Frimpong and Isak in there and see how we do.

There has been far too much disruption with injuries this season. Even the likes of Bradley won't be ready until mid-way through next season.

[JockStrap]

I posted this in another thread but it feels more appropriate here.

Our results haven't been good enough and our form for most of the season has been poor. Happy now? I'm sure I've said that before.

I can understand why we're struggling though. That's the difference. Many of our experienced players are either in poor form themselves or in permanent decline. Add in new players trying to settle and constant injuries and it's not a surprise to me. As I keep saying, if you can't see that stuff then you're watching the wrong sport. Which is most fans unfortunately.

I want to see this team play a number of games together before I go deciding that the manager is crap.

Alisson

Frimpong Konate VvD Kerkez

Grav

Slobo Jones

Wirtz

Ekittike Isak

How many times have we seen those players on the pitch at the same time this season? Can't be a lot. Then I want to see us strengthen the wide areas in the summer and bed in one of the new defenders.

I remain positive and refuse to get drawn into the negativity. Slot won the league last season. That will do for me. When his time is up the club will make the decision. Until then I'll continue to support him and the team.