Great article Leo. Totally agree regarding the lack of physicality in the team, what has happened to their conditioning? I would add that there doesn't appear to be anybody in the coaching set up to challenge Slot on his first team selection, training, conditioning etc. Jurgen Klopp had Pep Ljinders as a sounding board and to challenge him on all first team matters. Slot does now look lost and if he continues into next season I can see the axe falling in October, which would leave Liverpool between a rock and a hard place.
Thanks. Yeah that is an interesting point. There would be regular reports on how much Heitinga was rated/liked by players and he had major responsibility in training. I’m not saying for example that Van Bronckhorst isn’t that - no one has a clue - but we don’t hear about anyone else in that setup. I think it seemed clearer what the roles of Ljinders, Krawietz, Matos etc were a few years ago.
We are an utterly uncoached side. Imagine having no plan for Palmer, who strode around the midfield untouched, untroubled. He looked like he had a 10-metre invisible bubble around him.
Great article Leo. Totally agree regarding the lack of physicality in the team, what has happened to their conditioning? I would add that there doesn't appear to be anybody in the coaching set up to challenge Slot on his first team selection, training, conditioning etc. Jurgen Klopp had Pep Ljinders as a sounding board and to challenge him on all first team matters. Slot does now look lost and if he continues into next season I can see the axe falling in October, which would leave Liverpool between a rock and a hard place.
Thanks. Yeah that is an interesting point. There would be regular reports on how much Heitinga was rated/liked by players and he had major responsibility in training. I’m not saying for example that Van Bronckhorst isn’t that - no one has a clue - but we don’t hear about anyone else in that setup. I think it seemed clearer what the roles of Ljinders, Krawietz, Matos etc were a few years ago.
We are an utterly uncoached side. Imagine having no plan for Palmer, who strode around the midfield untouched, untroubled. He looked like he had a 10-metre invisible bubble around him.