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Ekitike went off after 7 minutes and he brought on Curtis Jones. It's fucking baffling. What formation were we playing at that point? Who was up front and why? Why did you not just bring Rio on to the left and shift your wife up front?

Arne Slot said on Friday that the main focus after the Galatasaray game was recovery (sleep, food, and rest). He said most players didn’t train, with only a tiny group (about 3–5 players) doing a proper session. He said the Friday training session was very short (15–20 minutes) and not intense.

I really rate Brobbey, might have the best hold up play in the league

All things considered this is worse than Hodgson era.

Just a reminder of what happened last time… 👀

🟥 The Manager, The Ownership, The Inevitable As laid out in my match post earlier, the performance wasn't an outlier. It fits a pattern that has been building for months. This should have been addressed in November. The evidence was already there. Since then, it has only grown stronger and more damning. Five consecutive domestic defeats, something not seen since 1953. Six losses in seven league games, going back to 1902. Nine defeats in twelve matches, the worst run in over seventy years. Ten league defeats in a season, a threshold not crossed in more than a decade. Nineteen defeats across the 2025 calendar year, set against one in the entirety of 2024. These are not selective numbers. They are the reality of where Liverpool are. FSG, along with Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes, own that reality. This is their appointment, their structure, their judgement. Reluctance to confront a failing decision has allowed the situation to deepen. There is a sense that being proven right has been prioritised over being effective. They rarely speak, but when they do, it's often about data guiding decisions. The data now is unequivocal. Performances have declined, results have collapsed, and the trajectory is unmistakable. The head coach looks like a man awaiting his fate. The players look unconvinced. The supporters are moving beyond anger into something colder, to a man, woman, boy, or girl; we are doubters again. This international break offers a final opportunity to act. Not as panic, but as recognition. A week ago, the idea of an interim felt unnecessary to me. Now it feels like a question worth asking. What is there to lose? The only caveat is clear: it cannot be someone seeking to turn it into a permanent role. The club must not stumble into another long-term mistake. If a short-term figure, even someone like Steven Gerrard, can restore belief, connection and basic standards, then it's worth considering. Do nothing, and the direction of travel is already clear.

🗣️ Former legend and captain Steven Gerrard feels - even despite the summer spend - that Liverpool lack depth after European matches this season. 🎙️"We’ve seen it quite a few times this season now where they put a lot of effort, performed really well in the Champions League stage" ⚽️"And all the emotion, all the energy, the intensity that you have to put in to win or get a result in those games, it’s having a big effect on them at the weekend. They haven’t got the options in the squad or on the bench to really make numerous changes to bring that energy and quality into the team to perform at the same level they do in midweek..."