Slot

[teesred]

I didn't detect any malaise when we won our first five matches in a row, we were lucky and we were shite but the players were fighting for each other, winning games against the odds, then Ekitike took his shirt off and Palace beat us. Again. Mentality rattled. Something has happened behind the scenes

We were shocking for most of those first five games I think. Should have lost atleast two and drawn two of them,late goals saved us but I definitely felt something wasn't right despite thinking it's a sign of a good side to be able to win that way. I just put it down to new players adapting.

I thought wed turned a corner with the first half hour against Everton but it was short lived obviously.

[Steveo]

I didn't detect any malaise when we won our first five matches in a row, we were lucky and we were shite but the players were fighting for each other, winning games against the odds, then Ekitike took his shirt off and Palace beat us. Again. Mentality rattled. Something has happened behind the scenes

I did - we had no defensive capability and bar Ekitike very little threat - the mentality to fight was still there to a degree - don’t think any of the old guard will lose that - but why were we going behind so often. Those early games we were often as shyte as we have been in many of the games in the losing streak.

[Daffydd]

Yeah I said we were shite, but we still had spirit and belief.

[Nineteenx]

Mark Bosnich on Stan Sports even saying 433 is and always has been the solution & our midfield 3 were the best in the league last season

It’s really not rocket science

[faridtoxteth]

Mark Bosnich on Stan Sports even saying 433 is and always has been the solution & our midfield 3 were the best in the league last season

It’s really not rocket science

I agree and play Wirtz in the Firmino role with Ekitike and Salah ahead of him.

[Nineteenx]

To be fair many of us here said early doors we needed to revert to 433 and he needed to bring the new players into that gradually

It was mental to try and change wholesale like Slot has, pure mental

[toshin]

Mark Bosnich on Stan Sports even saying 433 is and always has been the solution & our midfield 3 were the best in the league last season

It’s really not rocket science

Not sure thats enough tbh.
Trent and salah worked great down one side, robbo was way more solid on the other.
Diaz, Nunez, jota when he played fought hard and were dogged up front. I remember many occasions, esp diaz was way back scrapping and defending.

As someone else said, we lost the fight in our attack but didnt buy any midfielders to make up for it.
I mean i get it, we needed attackers but not one of salah, eliteke, wirtz, isak or gakpo are 'fighting.'

We might pickup more points if he finally gets it right, but let's not forget that since we won the league last season, Slot has us in 13th position, picking up 17 points to arsenal and city's 29 and 26.
Right now we need teams to play nice like Frankfurt did, but that doesn't happen often in the league. Also in that game we were all over the place till we scored.

[Nineteenx]

I think the lack of fight is to do with a lack of duels because we’re not pressing as a unit the pressing has gone to shit

The 433 makes those forward players have to press and the rest of the team to coordinate their pressing with them

We need 3 in midfield pressing and Ekitike dropping in and he can and does do that at times

That 3 also protect the defence better and let our CBs play 1v1 and support our FBs runs forward

[Gurthers]

https://x.com/Tactical_Times/status/1987584302511431940

Didn't realise it was this bad.

[Lenouis]

It’s bad Arne. Really bad. 8th position. Below Man Utd and just 3pts above Everton. Both have lost less games!

I’m embarrassed for the club, the Defending Champions.