Race for Champions League positions.
Liverpool is in serious trouble. It is absolutely clear that in the Champions League race, they are in the most difficult position and cannot keep pace with Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Chelsea. The Liverpool team looks very poor, and it is becoming obvious that their main players have either passed their peak or are no longer good enough. The attacking structures have been damaged, and the most important players have been sold to make the financial books positive.
Liverpool’s attacking structure is successfully damaged and out of balance!
Florian Wirtz is the only truly high-quality attacking player in the offensive part of the game. Apart from Ekitike in attack, Mohamed Salah on the right wing is not contributing, and the rest of the starting players are not good enough offensively to put real pressure on opposing defences.
The Liverpool bench does not exist.
Arne Slot does not have a proper bench with quality options. Week after week, he has no solutions from the bench, because the substitutes include Robertson, Chiesa, and several academy boys who are not good enough.
Liverpool’s problems are enormous. If the issue were only team chemistry, it would be manageable because the team could still develop understanding and play well together. However, Liverpool’s main players are not good enough, and there are no solutions on the bench.
Last summer, Liverpool spent more money than almost any club in a transfer window: over €90 million for Ekitike, €150 million for Isak, and €125 million for Wirtz.
Financial regulations then forced them to sell players.
Financial regulations then forced them to sell players, and they sold exactly those who would now be most useful. They sold players who would have been crucial and who could carry the team in important matches. They kept selling and selling, and now they are in a situation where their football is not good enough.
Their offensive aspect is too weak without players who have left the club. Now they are in crucial stages, stuck with bad solutions, and the defence is vulnerable.
Liverpool will play against Galatasaray in Turkey.
Before the Champions League match with Galatasaray in Turkey, Liverpool looks extremely vulnerable. Not only has the core of the team passed its peak, but the defence is fragile as well. A stronger press on Virgil van Dijk is enough to cause problems, and against Galatasaray — who have an incredible atmosphere in their stadium and a strong team — Liverpool will have a very difficult task. They could be eliminated.
Arne Slot has weakened his own team by selling very valuable players. He had to patch holes because of the huge fees and wages of the new stars. He won the Premier League last season, but at the cost of leaving himself without a bench, dismantling Liverpool, and ruining the structure. He has sent 450 million in the transfer window, and look where the club is now!
At what cost did Liverpool win the Premier League?
Who allowed Slot to do this?
Liverpool’s midfield is weak and slow!
In the battle for fourth and fifth place, they have looked the weakest from the beginning. In recent weeks, they were saved only by the good form of Alexis Mac Allister, who scored several important goals. Ryan Gravenberch is not a good enough midfielder, but Liverpool apparently has no better options.
Dominik Szoboszlai is the personification of Liverpool’s huge downfall!
Dominik Szoboszlai, who was once considered the least talented player of his generation, is now crossing the ball from right-back, and much of Liverpool’s attacking play depends on him. At one point, he was Liverpool’s worst player in that great Liverpool-talented generation, yet now he is their main attacking weapon from the right-back or wing position.
Van Dijk will be guilty in the eyes of the fans. He will take the blame.
Arne Slot has destroyed Liverpool. His extremely arrogant spending has cost the club dearly. The burden will ultimately fall on Virgil van Dijk’s shoulders, who has been the best player in this team for years. His constant presence and commitment are very positive, but week after week, he is being worn down and may not be in top form for the decisive matches. Since he cannot get rest because there are no options on the bench to replace him with quality players.
Salah’s presence brings very little, and it might even be better to give minutes to a young academy player. Liverpool’s midfield of Mac Allister and Gravenberch without Wirtz is a disaster. The defence is catastrophic as well, and will struggle to hold together. Konate is not good enough, as we know, but he also plays constantly without proper rest.
Galatasaray knows Liverpool’s line-up in advance.
Galatasaray, whom Liverpool will face next week, know very well that the defence will consist of Kerkez, Van Dijk, and Konaté. The midfield is predictable, and the lack of quality on the bench is so severe! What Slot did is unspeakable!
Konaté and Van Dijk need rest for upcoming challenges, yet Liverpool already looks the weakest team in the fight for Champions League places in the Premier League, especially speaking in the long term.
This is what is coming for Liverpool. They will lose key battles and have a brutal end of the season.
Slot will leave the club!
Why the entire second team was sold and who decided which players should arrive is a serious question. Liverpool may be heading toward a catastrophic end to the season and a brutal elimination from the Champions League. They risk losing the positions that lead to Champions League qualification and possibly the departure of Arne Slot.
The new beginning!
After that, the team could enter a painful transition that might take several seasons before they return to the top. Liverpool will likely spend huge money in the summer, but the club may no longer be as attractive a destination for players as it was last year when they were champions of England.
Will Liverpool be spending regally? Like Real Madrid and PSG. Will they be paying money regularly? Is old Liverpool gone?
There is also a possibility that Liverpool will start regularly spending enormous sums and turn from a charming football team into a club that buys success with money. This scenario once seemed unimaginable, but the appointment of Arne Slot and the title he won have already cost Liverpool sums that are difficult to put in terms of money.
Liverpool no longer have a strong squad and no longer have a strong bench.
What exactly is Arne Slot doing — and why has he not already left?
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