Why Liverpool think this season will be looked back on ‘favourably’ despite terrible form - journalist

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This season has been grim at Liverpool, but the club’s hierarchy have a theory that explains their unwavering backing of Arne Slot. We’re in April with no silverware to play for and a tenuous grasp on the Premier League top five, so it’s fair to say this season has been a failure.

Credit: Shaun Brooks/CameraSport/Getty Images Liverpool believe time will heal the wounds of a difficult 2025/26 season According to The Independent reporter Miguel Delaney, there is a running theory in the boardroom at Liverpool that this campaign won’t be one that sticks in the collective memory as the failure it clearly has been. There were so many challenges and issues that at this point, we don’t need to mention the tragedy of Diogo Jota.“But it’s obviously one of the factors there, which is strange to say about the actual human tragedy, but in a football sense, I mean.“So they do think it will be seen.

Obviously, there is a question of actually getting Champions League football, but at the moment, from what I hear, there is a sense that it will be seen more kindly with the removal of time.”On the Jota aspect, it’s a delicate topic and one that the club and fans alike have been hesitant to use as justification for how the side has struggled. Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesThese are all things that can impact a season, but they don’t excuse some of what we have seen.