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[teesred]

I think the biggest concern for people is the whole rinse and repeat cycles. Great stats in possession and passes but ultimately it's not resulting in us making any progress.
There's no progress anywhere, conceding 3 in a game again, 2 points from.losing positions all season etc. It's all negative stats and there's nothing to suggest it will change from now to the end of the season.
This squad should be doing better than it is. 10 league wins from 23 games, 5 league wins since late September is awful reading.
The owners are in a rock and a hard place.

[miller0863]

We have absolutely no pattern of play and create so few real chances it’s mind blowing.
Yesterday Bournemouth had 6 big chances to our 1.
Bournemouth 2.35 XG
Liverpool 0.93 XG

This is wrinkle and repeat every week. It’s not just down to individual errors.

[Nineteenx]

We have absolutely no pattern of play and create so few real chances it’s mind blowing.
Yesterday Bournemouth had 6 big chances to our 1.
Bournemouth 2.35 XG
Liverpool 0.93 XG

This is wrinkle and repeat every week. It’s not just down to individual errors.

We have no pattern because Slot changed how we’d played for 10 years

[Nineteenx]

I bet if he reverted to 433 and playing the right ball when it’s on we’d see huge improvement in a few games

A lot of teams attack us and in general with just their front 3 players a lot of the time

[JockStrap]

Still no solutions from the Slot out people.

[RedMagic]

If you're going out with someone and it's obvious that things aren't working, the relationship is going to end up being toxic if it isn't already, and as a result you are increasingly becoming a shell of the person you once were, what you don't do is continue going out with that person simply because you're not sure about whether you'll find anyone better, if indeed anyone at all.

Slot needs binning irrespective of whether or not there is currently an ideal replacement for him ready and waiting to take over the reins.

[JockStrap]

Great idea, bin Slot with no plan

Luckily we have adults running the club.

[Insidious]

This squad should be doing better than it is. 10 league wins from 23 games, 5 league wins since late September is awful reading.
The owners are in a rock and a hard place.

If Slot can't find a change of system, or inspire us to release the ball more quickly in key situations etc then we really ought to consider someone who can. The key thing is "if" - I'd love to see Slot turn it around, but it's currently looking increasingly questionable, which is a pity. He didn't "fluke" the League last season - it's 38 games (not saying that you said he did).

We need to be in the Champion's League and to be bringing in the money that comes with that. Do I look at this squad and feel that someone can get this squad to get more points per game than Slot? Right now the answer to that is "probably yes" and an Alonso-shaped shadow will certainly haunt the hallways of Chateau de Slot - though we do have a number of issues that aren't "quick fix" at the moment - but hopefully Slot can find a tweak or we can get a late January signing that lifts us.

We have managed to be where we are (one point off 4th as it stands) in the table despite our poor runs of form, so although I don't see a title challenge next season, we should absolutely be capable of finishing in the Top Four when you consider that Man United and Chelsea aren't yet perfect by any means, though Chelsea will be very strong in 2-3 seasons.

Hopefully a tweak can be found, then getting some pace into the attack sooner rather than later via an acquisition or two and a centre-back coming in can help this current lot out.

In coming seasons, with the almost £800k-per-week exiting the club (Salah and Van Dijk) there will be openings as well.

Might be a couple of seasons of Top Four before being where we "really" want to be, but nobody outside of Arsenal is an absolute points-Hoover right now, so we really ought to be able to consolidate, strengthen and go again.

You're rarely as bad (or as good!) as you think.

[Nineteenx]

They should have lined someone up in October

The filthy are holding their own v Arsenal doing the basics well, picking up pressing working hard, moving it quickly and directly forward in as few passes as possible - Sounds familiar

It’s what all Prem clubs do more or less

Again Slot just needs to revert to what works in the Prem and what worked for us in the Prem

He is very close to the exit let’s hope FAG don’t leave it too late to pull the trigger

[JockStrap]

They should have lined someone up in October

Why would they line someone up in Oct after winning the league the previous season? We then won our first 5 games and lost 1 until the end of September.