Arne Slot sacking 'doesn't feel like an FSG move' as Liverpool fans send message
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The ECHO opens the floor to its readers as they have their say on the sacking of Arne Slot in the latest edition of the Reds' Letter DayLiverpool are once more on the lookout for a manager after Arne Slot was sacked as head coach after two years over the weekend.Despite winning the Premier League title in his first year on Merseyside, Slot could not survive a sophomore season that saw his team lose 20 times across all competitions.Slot is believed to have been informed of his fate on Saturday in an end-of-season appraisal with sporting director Richard Hughes, with the club now searching for a more front-footed and aggressive style of play.The ECHO has opened the floor to its worldwide readership to have their say on a major decision that sees Liverpool head into the close-season without a head coach.While it is undoubtedly harsh to lose your job just a year after winning the league title, I think he was missing one of the most important qualities needed to succeed as Liverpool manager: adaptability.During his first season, particularly in the first half, his substitutions and in-game management were outstanding. I also think it had started after teams worked out how to play against us last season.The loss of Diogo was obviously dreadful for the players and must have been a factor.
But for the first time I saw Liverpool players give up in a game - at Man City in the FA Cup.This is absolutely not acceptable and the manager/coach has to see this and understand this and not let it happen again. I don't think this attitude ever fully left the team following this game.Simon Cant, Bury St EdmundsAfter everything that went wrong this season, he absolutely deserved another year to show his true potential.A manager needs a proper, fully refreshed pre-season and the opportunity to bring in the specific players he wanted to replace under-performing positions.
He deserved better and a chance to put it right.Stephen Walsh, DublinI think the issue is the difference between being a manager and being a coach.A coach, may have limited say in who is bought and sold, by people who don't really understand what makes a "team".A manager, builds adds and removes players with certain required skills, that will fit with the team's style of play, and personalities and styles that make this 'team' work as a unit. Using a slightly less gifted player with a massive work-rate, chasing down opponents, getting tackles in, winning the ball back, and then feeding the ball to team mates is equally, if not even more important.Choose players with what I call a football brain, the ability to read the game, play multiple positions, know where their team.mates are, and above all, to listen to instructions and play to the coach's strategy.I believe the Academy has rich vein of talent that should not be squandered.