Arne Slot sack criteria laid out with Liverpool boss under huge pressure
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Arne Slot has not been able to replicate his fantastic first season in charge of Liverpool this term with his side lingering outside the Premier League table's top fourArne Slot has been unable to steer Liverpool to a valiant Premier League title defence in what has been a lacklustre season. They have lost nine times in the league this season and drawn a further six, leaving them with a battle on their hands for a Champions League place.While they are still competing in Europe and the FA Cup, Slot has come under pressure in the Anfield hot seat for below-par results.
I think Liverpool have got to get in the Champions League with the [financial] fair play rule.READ MORE: Xabi Alonso agent responds to Liverpool rumours as next job plan givenREAD MORE: Jurgen Klopp has already made demands for return clear after Man Utd and Real Madrid snubs"The more you get into the Champions League, the better quality player you can bring in. It's taken them time to handle it, and they're top-quality players, but the club's just a huge football club."He will have to get in the top four, I would have thought, otherwise he might be [the next] Tottenham manager," quipped Merson, making reference to the relegation-threatened Spurs.Slot doesn't appear to be worried about his position in charge at Liverpool, however.
Speaking on Sunday, he said: "We know how difficult it is to achieve what we've achieved last season."We played the League Cup final [against Newcastle ], we were very, very, very close to beating Paris Saint-Germain in the last-16 round [Champions League]."This season, I think it's safe to say and fair to say that this season has been much more of a struggle than last season. But still, we are able to win things, quarter-finals of the FA Cup and in the last 16 in Europe."I think we've got a squad that has shown this season already that we've improved.