20 Oct 2025 13:19:28
Ed001 what is going on mate? I can't fathom decision making of late. Before the game even started I was asking why Isak is starting over Ekitike. Why have we been putting Szobo RB and Grav CB? Have you got any idea what Slot is trying to do or what the issue is?
{Ed001's Note - he is trying to get control of games, assuming opponents will mainly drop deep and hold the edge of their own box, like they did all last season. But they are not doing so, most of the reason they sat deep against us was Trent. So what ends up happening is that we play like we still have Trent, and emptying midfield so that he can drift in there and playmake, after the midfield have pushed onto the opposition backline, in an attempt to push them back. It is not working as we lack movement, there is no space to move as we have so many players strung in a line across the pitch.}
20 Oct 2025 16:28:06
Thanks for the response and your analysis. Feels concerning to me lately, can't remember the last game I actually enjoyed watching. Gotten very boring since the big German fella left. Slots subs etc baffle me more often than not lately.
{Ed001's Note - it is getting worrying because the changes he was making last season made a difference, this season they seem to make matters worse.}
20 Oct 2025 16:28:49
Thanks for the insight to that Ed001. I was wondering also why Slot is persisting with Szob moving into the RB whenever possible and I presume based on what you said is that he's hoping Szob can play that role of moving into CM from RB and filling that gap in midfield.
I'm still hoping that Slot can figure this out though because this tactic is obviously not working. I know people have said that Slot is stubborn and is persisting with a system that doesn't work but I think the converse is true, that he's tinkering and over-thinking things too much. I've been confused as to what we are doing each week since it seems slightly different each time, even though the result is the same - us being disjointed. He needs to go back to the basics and just play football simply, instead of trying all this complex and complicated tactics.
{Ed001's Note - simple is always best, then the players can have a bit of freedom to adapt during the game to the situation. If they have a complicated plan to follow, they are too busy thinking about it to react to what is actually happening.}
20 Oct 2025 17:57:27
Just feels like its showing that Slot is out of his depth. Surely he must have top tier analysts showing him how poorly the game plan is working. Yet he continues to persist?
Plus starting Mac and Salah right now seems criminal.