19 Jan 2026 17:08:40
Question for Ed001 if you're about mate.
It's been acknowledged (and is fairly obvious) that the team's fitness levels are pretty poor this season compared to seasons gone by. If (and this is purely hypothetical, no idea what's actually going to happen) the coaching team were replaced at this stage of the season, how long would you expect it to take to get the team up to fitness levels where you could expect them to play a full game at the same intensity without looking knackered after 60 minutes? Taking into account that, with european progression into at least the playoffs still likely, there won't be a huge amount of time on the training ground for the next couple of months with games coming thick and fast.
Just curious as to whether this is something that could be fixed quite quickly, or is whoever is in charge going to have to limp home because of how badly wrong we appear to have gotten our fitness training this season?
Thanks to you and the other Eds for your continued awesome work.
{Ed001's Note - it would be a gradual improvement thoughout the squad. Hard to give a timeline without having full knowledge of the level of fitness they are at right now. Plus it would vary from player to player. Overall though, you would expect them to be there well before the end of the season. Playing games isn't a hindrance, as you can just ask them to go harder in matches and push themselves to gain fitness that way as well as in training.}
19 Jan 2026 19:41:32
Is it the same fitness coaching team previous to arne arrival or have they changed?
Very odd if its the same staff that the levels drop so much, are they being overruled in how they would like to do they're job or have they too became sloppy and negligent of the required standard. all very strange.
{Ed001's Note - they are mostly the same ones and they would constantly argue with Klopp and said he trained the players too hard.}
19 Jan 2026 20:21:35
Ed001 if things did change now one thing in our favour would be last 6 weeks of the season our players should not be exhausted so we could have a good finish to the season.
With saying that and Slot looks certain to go you would think he would just push them now and try to get something out of the season before he goes.
Am sure if we got up to the levels we where at from the beginning of last season we could have a real push for the champions league as I really don't think there is anyone to be scared of drawing if we sort ourselves out.
19 Jan 2026 20:36:02
Sounds like Klopp was right!
19 Jan 2026 21:43:38
Remember what he said at the start "it's far more important what people think about you when you leave". My God did we realise how true that was going to be. He will go down as the only manager to win a league when he wasn't actually the manager anymore.