Arne Slot’s Liverpool Future, Big Questions After a Season That Fell Short

Jan Molby reflects on form, recruitment, and why progress is not yet visible at Anfield

I’ve had a bit of time to think about where we are, and I’ll be honest, it’s not where I expected us to be. When you look at the last run of games, six played, four lost, two won, it tells its own story. Yes, we beat Fulham well enough, and we got over the line against Everton, but it hasn’t changed the bigger picture. This season has drifted, and for a club like Liverpool, drifting is not acceptable.

We’re not here to celebrate finishing third, fourth or fifth. That has never been the target. After winning the league, the expectation was clear. Build on it. Go again. Instead, we’re asking different questions now, and most of them come back to one man.

Arne Slot future and Liverpool direction

Let me be clear about one thing. The noises coming out of the club have been consistent. Arne Slot is expected to be in charge at the start of next season. That hasn’t changed, no matter how much debate there is outside.

My issue is simple. What turns this around?

When I watch us play, I see a team shaped by the manager. His fingerprints are all over it. The small squad, that’s his call. The way we play, that’s his call. The players we’ve brought in, they are meant to suit his way.

But I look at it and I’m not convinced.