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The focus has switched from elite-level performance to elite-level celebrations.

In the three games since Liverpool secured the title, it has managed to pick up just a solitary point, losing as many in the three matches since securing the title against Tottenham Hotspur as it did in the previous 33.

To say that Liverpool and the players have taken their foot off the gas is an understatement.



Before Liverpool’s four post-title matches, the head coach said an assessment of the points tally from the first 34 matches, not the full 38-game campaign, would provide a more accurate reflection of the Reds’ season.

He prefaced an answer in last Friday’s press conference by saying: “Did you see me this week on social media?” - in reference to his much-publicized trip to Ibiza.

“A larger part now is already, indeed, my thoughts are into next season more than it would have been if this game of Monday and next week against Palace had been decisive for us to either finish top five or win the league or whatever we had to do.”

That explains the decision to allow his players to enjoy trips abroad in each of the last two weeks - the first with families and the second as a team.

With a move for Jeremie Frimpong to be confirmed imminently, Liverpool tentatively exploring a deal for Florian Wirtz and reports suggest talks are under way with Milos Kerkez, FSG is making the most of its head start.

Even with the underwhelming end to the campaign, Liverpool will head into the market as the most attractive English prospect for would-be signings

Arsenal’s Champions League stutter and Manchester City’s FA Cup final hiccup means the Reds’ main rivals will end the season without silverware and with questions surrounding the long-term direction of both clubs.

That can’t be said of Liverpool, even if it may have killed off any momentum in between this season and next.

Ultimately, the ends will justify the means

With the trips, rotation and transfer focus, Slot is already prioritizing next season, aiming to ensure the team begins the campaign in the optimum position.

If he does so and Liverpool starts 2025/26 with the strut of a reigning champion, the final four games of this season will be quickly forgotten.


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