Four reasons Jurgen Klopp returning to Liverpool until May could actually make total sense - opinion
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Liverpool fans are dreaming of a surprise return for Jurgen Klopp after seeing their team plumb new depths under Arne Slot.Slot has led the Reds to six Premier League defeats in seven matches, a shocking record for any Liverpool manager.It feels unlikely that the Dutchman will lose his job immediately, but things clearly cannot continue in this manner. Liverpool players need to get their smile backArguably the biggest issue facing Liverpool this season is that they simply do not look to be enjoying their football.They are understandably fragile mentally following the tragic loss of their friend and teammate Diogo Jota in July, and that grief looks to have manifested in an inability to react to turmoil during matches.While Slot did a magnificent job guiding his players back to the pitch in the summer, and should be commended for the way he handled himself and represented the club in the days following Jota’s passing, he does not seem able to lift them at the moment.That is something Klopp does best.
He may not want to manage full-time anymore, but a six-month return would be a different matter entirely.READ MORE: Arne Slot has hinted at how Liverpool can get out of their slump but it simply does not stand up Should Liverpool sack Arne Slot? Jurgen Klopp can get the best out of Florian WirtzThere are some players who Klopp has not worked with before at Liverpool, with most of them arriving over the summer.There was huge excitement over Florian Wirtz‘s arrival from Bayer Leverkusen, but the German’s failure to hit the ground running has contributed to Liverpool’s appalling start to the campaign.Whereas Slot seems unable to get the best out of him, Klopp has raved about Wirtz on more than one occasion since he joined Liverpool.The former Liverpool manager knew exactly how to use Philippe Coutinho during his time at Anfield, and although his best Reds team did not include a No.
Should Liverpool sack Arne Slot? Klopp knows how to win the Champions LeagueArguably the only way for Liverpool to save their season this year is to win a seventh Champions League title in Budapest.Although results have been awful in the Premier League, their form in Europe has been one small positive for the Reds this term.