Arne Slot – Should Liverpool Sack Him?

A calm look at the chaos and why the manager is not the problem

Let’s get one thing out of the way early. If you’re seriously thinking Liverpool should sack Arne Slot right now, you probably need a bit of a lie down. Maybe a cup of tea, something stronger if that’s your thing, and a quick look back at what’s actually been happening. Because, genuinely, this kind of noise is not helping anyone.

Look, I get it. The Brentford result was awful. It felt like watching your mate try to parallel park for the 18th time, knocking over bins, mounting the kerb, and still somehow thinking they’ve nailed it. There’s frustration. There’s disbelief. There’s even that weird laughter we do when something’s so bad it’s almost funny. But sacking Slot? Come on.

We Know He Can Manage

Arne Slot won the Premier League last season. Let me just repeat that slowly for those at the back. He. Won. The. Premier. League. It wasn’t a fluke, it wasn’t lucky, and it wasn’t carried by one player. Liverpool earned 84 points, beat strong sides consistently, and looked like a team with direction. Slot showed he could work with what Klopp left behind and evolve it. That’s no small thing. Following Jurgen Klopp is like being told to perform stand-up comedy directly after Robin Williams. No pressure.

But now, a few months later, he’s supposedly not good enough? That makes absolutely no sense. You don’t forget how to coach a football team over the summer unless you’re in some dodgy Netflix thriller. He’s the same bloke, the same chef in the kitchen, only now some of the ingredients have gone off or just don’t go together.