05 Apr 2026 17:11:48
Hi Eds and ITKs,
I get that a managerial change probably won't happen until the end of the season, but I'm curious, are alonso or any other potential targets only waiting till season has finished?
Wouldn't bringing someone in sooner give the new manager a chance to assess the squad and figure out who's needed and who isn't? Or are they hesitant because a few poor results could damage their reputation?
Have we approached someone and are actually waiting till summer because they want more?
Cheers.
05 Apr 2026 17:32:17
Not ITK.
There are so many possible reasons why we haven’t made a change:
If fitness is an issue, that’s going to take 2 months to really turn it around.
Managers/Head Coaches usually need their own backroom staff. Maybe they are under contract elsewhere, or unwilling to start so close to the end of the season.
The number one target might be at another club that won’t release them.
The number one target might want a sabbatical before starting.
Why can’t they assess the squad from afar without being responsible for results?
05 Apr 2026 17:33:20
Respectfully, RTP.
05 Apr 2026 17:34:24
If Slot is sacked, it will be Gerrard until the summer then Alonso.
05 Apr 2026 17:37:56
I imagine Alonso is probably watching our games on the telly and seeing how s**** we are quite easily already.
05 Apr 2026 17:51:01
I can assess the squad from afar but I don't think the EDs will appreciate all the expletives
05 Apr 2026 18:12:37
I don't think the perm solution would be a good idea to start now. If the players are as unfit as we think they are and results don't improve much, there'll be a portion of the fanbase calling for their head before next season even begins.
We should have acted as soon as Alonso became available if he's our man.
05 Apr 2026 18:31:27
Love how people believe the ITKs and 'Carra' - absolutely outstanding!
05 Apr 2026 18:39:53
Who misses Klopp?
05 Apr 2026 19:21:10
I just think that they won't want to get a caretaker in who may come in and do really well, then do they get the manager in they want or stick with someone who has worked with the squad for a few months and got results.
05 Apr 2026 20:49:42
We don't get CL under Slot, that's pretty much a given, imo. New manager bounce is exactly what we need. 4/5 weeks of that, then new manager in summer (if we can't get him now).
Offer Klopp a deal he can't refuse (I suspect something went on behind the scenes that prob makes that impossible), so Gerrard as a temp..... we don't necessarily need a master tactician, we just need a motivator... Play MacAllister as a 6 to defend and help a fragile back 4.... PSG is a free hit....
we aren't beating them over 2 legs..... Key is the last 7 PL games.... that's what matters.
Personal opinion is that someone at the club is giving the press free reign to question Slot and be critical, to try and force him out, or force him to take some sort of severance deal, which he is refusing. I don't think the press would be that critical otherwise, as imo, if they done this without prompting, they wouldn't be allowed ask Qs at press conferences.
05 Apr 2026 21:06:25
The international break was realistically the last window for Arne to be sacked. And, even if yesterday's result changed minds at the club, he would have been gone yesterday. The interim would've been at the club as soon as, to give him the best chance of trying to put a spark up dese players' backsides. It's not done by now, it's not getting done.
05 Apr 2026 23:33:11
Please don't get me wrong, this is in no way a Slot defence post by any means.
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However, a lot (albeit, not all) of this current squad were around under the Klopp regime. During Klopp's time, we were consistently lauded for fitness and physical performance, and the stats backed this up.
My question is... should the players be taking accountability for their fitness if the current coaching isn't sufficient? Where does accountability for player fitness lie? This is a genuine question, by the way, as I'm genuinely interested.
Surely an elite level athlete can tell when they're not equipped to perform at their best, particularly after being supremely fit and capable of high intensity for a number of years.
06 Apr 2026 00:29:31
I would have thought so, Bill Phabb. If theres a slight drop off in fitness levels, which in fairness id still imagine makes a difference at this level, fair enough, but if its as bad as has been made out on here I just dont see how the players would not be up in arms.
If it was me I would think I would be getting set up to fail and would rum amok, surely the whole squad would be.
06 Apr 2026 00:36:12
Agree to a point, Bill, but Slot doesn't have them playing the sort of high press footy that requires that level of fitness. Even if some of our players were for enough, such as Szob, Wirtz and a couple of others, if they play that way when instructed not to, they just get in the team. I'd guess Slot has them working more on the technical side, but we're just not that sort of club and don't have those sort of players.
Said it when Pep Ljinders was our coach and I'll say it again now - we shouldn't be trying to be a poor man's City playing an inferior version of Pep-ball. Klopp gave the club its culture and identity back, the current regime have ditched it and it's showing.
06 Apr 2026 01:15:36
I don't think many managers would have this team trying to play high press. They can't do it. When they do press, it's half-hearted at best. I agree Klopp gave the club its culture and identity, but I don't agree we're not that kind of club that can play more technically.
If we were winning, playing that way, no one would have a problem. Let's face it, Alonso is gonna play technical football. The mentality of the players we bring in is going to be just as important as that of the managers.
06 Apr 2026 07:12:55
Alonso may getting us playing technical football .. all very well and good. Buttoned thing for sure is he will get the team working and pressing again. Can it be fullness for 90? Course it can't. There are times to sit back, absorb pressure, etc.
But wasn't one of the big reasons the toxic club Madrid players wanted him out for was the fact he wanted to train them hard and get them working ..
along with a culture of respect ... he may not be the messiah .. but I for one would love to see my time looking like they are playing for something and not just a light hearted kick about in the park with mates... if Slot continues we are going to remove the goal posts .. put down some t shirts as posts and play skins v tops!