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People going on about injuries...we have seen more than enough from Isak to know that Slot has no clue how to create chances for him. We have made him completely lost. Wirtz has been bright in spells but not even half of his best. Don't use injury excuses for him.

And here's Curtis lauding Arne's football last season: One of Jones’ recurring themes was that Liverpool had become more composed on the ball. He said the team were learning: “to control games more.” He explained that under Slot the emphasis was not always on attacking immediately after winning possession, but on managing tempo and positioning more intelligently. Jones also described Slot’s football as: “more structured.” and said Liverpool were becoming better at: “keeping the ball and tiring teams out.” He contrasted that with the previous years under Klopp, where games could become very open and transition-heavy. In another interview, Jones said: “We don’t force things as much now.” He explained that the squad were being coached to recognize when to slow matches down instead of constantly playing at maximum intensity. One particularly interesting quote from Jones was: “Sometimes football can look chaotic when it’s too up and down.” He said Slot wanted Liverpool to have: better spacing, more control between the lines, and longer periods of possession. Jones also praised the tactical detail in training under Slot, saying players were learning: where to stand, when to rotate, and how to create overloads more systematically. A paraphrased section from one of his interviews was essentially: “The manager wants us to dominate games with the ball instead of just relying on energy.”

I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that. Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it. Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games. Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on. As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.

Sebastian Hoeneß ball.