Arne Slot believes Liverpool’s Premier League title “postponed” the end of an era at the club, with a rebuild of the next cycle always predicted under his tutelage.
Slot’s debut season resulted in a surprise but not undeserved league title, and the summer that followed saw heavy investment in the squad, with the expectation that the team would kick on.
Instead, the Reds have lost their identity and have slumped to 16 defeats in all competitions, and the narrative has now shifted towards the painful end of an era, rather than creating a dynasty.
Speaking to the written media, including The Times, Slot explained how he and the club’s hierarchy have always been aligned on the transition process post-Jurgen Klopp.
“This is one of the things we are aligned on – not now, but one-and-a-half years ago,” Slot said. “It is normal in football that you have cycles.
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“The good thing when you have a cycle, and has also happened the opposite way, is that Mo and Robbo have announced they are leaving, but when they came in they worked with other players as well.
“I’m really happy that Mo and Robbo have worked with all of the signings we did last summer because they have been able to see what the club means to them and how hard they work.
“That is a normal process at successful clubs, or any club, that there is an end to a cycle. That’s not something that is new to us.
“The great thing is that we maybe postponed that cycle with last season.”
Supporters will point out the messaging has changed since what was widely accepted as a statement summer, and as their backing of Slot fades, the head coach maintains he still has support from the club’s hierarchy.
Arne Slot still feels support of FSG and Co.
Liverpool are set up for a season to forget, and one that sees Champions League football next campaign far from guaranteed, but Slot continues to feel support from FSG, Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards.
“It’s not about every day they are saying, ‘We support you, we support you’,” Slot started.
“It is talking through what we see is happening and, sometimes, it is not always needed to say, ‘I am supporting you’, but you can feel that support.
“I’ve felt that support since I’ve been here and definitely recently.
“I cannot tell you what we are saying to each other, but I think, and I don’t know what people are writing, but I think we all see the same.
“By that I mean the ownership, Richard, Michael, everyone. Everyone sees what is happening in front of our eyes, and we are all aligned in what we are seeing and on the reasons for it.
“Everyone can see them [the reasons]so why should I always tell them as that becomes making excuses, and it is not good to make excuses.
“They are so clear and obvious that everyone can see them. If you don’t want to see them for reasons, no problem.
“But it is so obvious and so clear, it is not difficult to see all the problems we faced.”
The mood has shifted significantly at Anfield as the perfect storm has been created with a disconnect with the team and head coach, and the club’s decision to increase ticket prices.
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