09 May 2026 00:14:27
Now both Slot and Virj have both said they wish they could say something but can't etc. Sounds like some messy stuff is happening behind the scenes.
They really need to sack Slot.
09 May 2026 06:46:06
Both are leaving at the end of the season, so we don't really have to bother with it.
They can say what they want once they leave, and it won't matter.
09 May 2026 07:59:53
Poor Mrs. Slot. Wives are always the last to know. ?
09 May 2026 08:39:14
It will all come out, eventually.
Power struggles and disagreements. What a mess.
We need a unifying, strong leader at the helm.
09 May 2026 09:16:54
Agree, FSW.
It's why I'd swerve someone who has struggled with that (in the last 12 months).
09 May 2026 09:25:06
Didn't someone state VVD is in Slot's corner? Which ties in with reports that both will be leaving, tbh, I expected more from Virg.
09 May 2026 09:25:46
What they actually said? What have I missed, wow.
09 May 2026 09:49:28
I thought VVD was part of the group that confronted Slot earlier in the season about the tactics and system that we were playing?
09 May 2026 10:06:07
VVD is leaving??
09 May 2026 10:12:39
Is Alonso that good? surely he has only won awards at Bayern with a really good bunch of players.
Great Liverpool Legend and if he decides to come to Liverpool after his Real Madrid exit then good for him, but of all the managers we can have is he really got a great track record better than the others?
09 May 2026 10:34:27
Where's it been said Virg is going? Could seriously do without that.
09 May 2026 10:37:00
@rax,
Alonso was at Bayer Leverkusen. A team that was fighting relegation when he took charge. Build a team of throw away players from other clubs and had them go invincible in a league they had no right to win. Almost had the perfect season bar the loss in a European final against Atlanta (who destroyed us that season btw). Who are these really good players? Xhaka who wasn't good enough for Arsenal? Nathan Tella from Southampton? Patrick Shick who was a journeyman? Frimpong and Grimaldo wasn't really sought after from big clubs when they joined Leverkusen either. They unearthed a young kid in Wirtz and he won player of the season in the Bundesliga for the second time shortly after turning 22.
It's such an incredible achievement from everyone involved what happened the years Alonso was their manager. Really can't understand how people can't see how impressive his time there was. At a club whose nickname in Germany was Neverkusen because they couldn't win a thing. It was their first and only Bundesliga title. He won them their second German Cup title 30 years after the first. Brought them to their third European cup final ever. Rant over and please put some respect on his name.
09 May 2026 10:45:24
His only mistake was listening to Papa Perez, who would rather sack the manager, than deal with the toxic nature of the players.
Bayer Leverkusen's fans will never forget what Alonso did for them. He gave them memories that will never be forgotten.
09 May 2026 10:53:05
I have to agree, Danish. Alonso's achievements at Leverkusen are nothing short of spectacular. If he did half as well at Liverpool with the squad we have, we'll win the league comfortably.
I have to get something else off my chest that really bugs me. People say Alonso turned us down for Real Madrid. He didn't. He turned us down because he'd just won the league with Leverkusen and wanted to stay to defend their title and play in the Champions League. As he absolutely should have done.
It was the season after that he went to Madrid and we had just won the league with Slot, so were not looking for a new manager at the time Alonso was leaving Leverkusen.
His time at Madrid was short, but when the president of the club backs the players over the manager every time it's an impossible task. His record was decent but the players wouldn't buy in to his work ethic as they are lazy, spoilt players who think they are above fitness work and being magnanimous in defeat. When he pushed back at the players, they ran to Perez and got him sacked.
That, for me, shows a strong character who won't be pushed around and won't compromise on his standards. Even if it upsets the status quo and puts his job at risk.
If Slot leaves and Enrique isn't available the Alonso is the only choice.
09 May 2026 10:57:56
Virg isn't leaving.
09 May 2026 11:06:59
Oh God. Just read another interview and he is talking about and using PSG as an example again!
09 May 2026 11:14:35
The irony being, MM, is that we are nothing like them!
If PSG are the holy grail in Slot's mind, why does Liverpool play nothing like them, in any way, shape or form?
It's like saying you are influenced by Led Zeppelin and sounding like the Carpenters!
09 May 2026 11:27:17
At least Slot has moved on from pining after Notts Forest.
09 May 2026 11:28:21
I hope Virj isn't leaving. I still think he has a huge part to play next season.
09 May 2026 12:18:54
A blind man on a galloping horse can see that Slot needs to go at the end of the season. If we manage to part ways with Champions League football, I think it's an ideal outcome, all things considered. I'm fully accepting that teams can drop off or slip in the table every now and again, but our football has been horrible to watch, and that's why I want Slot to leave.
Even last year, as title winners, we were a tough watch and similar to Arsenal. Many will say results are all that matter, and in the short term I would 100% agree, but ever more frequently I hear fans say that they're skipping matches, switching off early, etc., and that's a damning indictment of the crap we are being made to watch.
09 May 2026 12:59:36
I'd be happy for Virg to leave. In my opinion, he has been a massive part of the problem this season. His error-prone, casual, lazy defending kind of aligns with our error-prone, casual defending of the title.
People were quick to point out Salah's drop off. I think VVD's has just been as bad. I don't think Salah's has got to do with age. It is confidence and being coached by a numpty.
09 May 2026 13:02:52
VVD thankfully not leaving.
09 May 2026 13:15:52
Great Post, Dan-ish, should be compulsory reading for anyone who wishes to criticize him.
09 May 2026 13:54:32
The rumour is VVD wants to go, will terminate his contract, and go somewhere in Europe on a free. Shame if that's the case, as he's probably got at least one good season in the Premier League left in him.
09 May 2026 14:24:31
How can Virg terminate his own contract? Doesn't he have another 12 months left?
Smells fishy to me.
09 May 2026 14:41:00
Why would anyone quote a Turkish news outlet, known to be a mouthpiece for Gala, who wants VVD to sign on a free?
09 May 2026 14:44:06
VVD terminating his contract at the end of the season. From strong source.
09 May 2026 14:58:24
Well, the owners need to step up and actually take control of this s***show.show, (for mine he should have been done on December 20th).
They have seemingly given carte-blanche to two spread-sheet crunchers who hide in the shadows, devoid of any responsibility, and their puppet continues to numb the fans with his nonsensical sideline antics of impersonating a manager who knows what he is doing - arrogance, ignorance, or just inept?
There needs a major clear-out and a long hard look at the squad and its obvious shortfalls, which were clear at the end of last season, but yet they still didn't address them !!
09 May 2026 15:22:36
Well, if Virgil does leave, we better look for a defender who is bloody good in the air, because currently he is our only player who can head the ball!
09 May 2026 18:44:57
Modern players need a manager they respect, I think a lot of them look at Slot like who is this guy and why should we listen when it doesn't work? It shouldn't be that way, but it is. We need a manager with some presence. Chelsea have the same problem. Madrid were the same, getting rid of Rafa, Scolari, Lopetegui etc, but winning how many titles with Zidane, who had little experience.
Gerrard, for example, is nowhere near the answer, but we'd be in a much better position had we brought him in a few months back. Klopp got 110% out of everyone. Slot can't do anything like that.
09 May 2026 19:00:56
Your Club Captain VVD is supposedly your best player?
If VVD stays the captain's armband must go to someone else, as VVD is now a squad player at best, and must compete for a place in the team.
It looked like Pedro was being marked by training cones today, new experienced CB pairing required for next season ASAP.
We cannot even beat Spurs and Chelsea at home who recently got thumped at home to Nottingham Forest 1-3.
09 May 2026 20:00:35
Rax says Alonso is crap, so avoid him at all costs.
Christ on a bike.