The reason some Liverpool staff were privately frustrated with Arne Slot this season
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Arne Slot’s final season at Liverpool ended in disappointment and saw members of the club’s academy staff grow frustrated with the Dutchman.Slot was sacked on Saturday afternoon, with the now former Liverpool coach speaking out for the first time in the hours since.His statement was positive and full of gratitude, but David Lynch has now shared that some within the Reds’ academy were not happy with how little attention he was paying to what was going on in that department. How happy are you that Arne Slot is leaving Liverpool?!
Why did Liverpool wait so long to sack him?Credit: Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images Arne Slot did not give Liverpool academy enough attentionWriting on his website, David Lynch LFC, he shared: “Academy staff were privately sharing frustration that Slot did not seem to be immersing himself in all things Liverpool, rarely paying attention to goings-on there.”The claim that Slot was not paying that much attention to the goings-on at the academy is not that surprising.Earlier in 2025/26, one EFL chairman hit out at the Dutchman for his use of academy talents, or lack thereof.Meanwhile, despite being one of the Reds’ most attack-minded creative forwards whenever he was on the pitch, Rio Ngumoha did not start getting proper, consistent minutes in the Premier League until the very end of the campaign.At that point, Hugo Ekitike, Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak were all dealing with fitness issues, so Slot had little choice but to play the teenager more.There was, despite Liverpool’s senior stars struggling, also a surprising lack of minutes for gems such as Trey Nyoni and Kieran Morrison over the last several months.Let’s hope that changes once a new manager is appointed over the coming weeks.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox