Arne Slot can only have days left in Liverpool job after handing FSG a reason to sack him
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SportFootballLiverpool FCOPINION: Arne Slot's time at Liverpool is quite clearly coming to an end and the embarrassing defeat to Paris Saint-Germain should be the final in the coffinFor a man who regularly bemoans “low blocks” it was particularly ironic to see Arne Slot deploy one with all the subtlety of Ibrahima Konate attempting to win the ball back fairly.A back five with your striker on the wing and best midfielder virtually as a false 9 up against free-flowing Paris Saint-Germain was a disaster waiting to happen. Chelsea played in a hyper-aggressive system which limited PSG’s strengths and exposed their weaknesses.READ MORE: Arne Slot's five nightmare moments as Liverpool future in doubt after 'lower league' jibeREAD MORE: Jamie Carragher brutally claims Liverpool played like a 'lower division team' in PSG lossThe literal blueprint was there for all to see and yet Slot opted for a formation he had never deployed before and was clear from the first few minutes, was not going to work.Minor but crucial tactical tweaks were key to Liverpool winning the league last year but it seems the man behind those has been replaced by a mix of Bob Bradley and Igor Tudor.That could even be deemed an insult to the latter as his only point in charge of Tottenham came at Anfield.
Just 12 months ago, Liverpool outclassed Spurs to claim a Premier League title.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE! Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageA blockbuster summer transfer window and time for Slot to further implement his ideas suggested more glory was on the way and yet Liverpool have regressed.
The Dutchman is quite clearly in panic mode with his decisions harder to explain than his reluctance to play Federico Chiesa.Slot couldn’t even get the positions of his centre-backs correct with Joe Gomez shunted in next to Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, who has played on the left for his entire Liverpool career, in the middle and the calamitous Konate, who is frequently exposed in the channels, tasked with covering… yep you guessed it, the channels.The players do have to take some responsibility of course but continuing to play Alexis Mac Allister, who runs like he has just completed a marathon, in such high-energy games is firmly on the manager.The omission of Mohamed Salah is an entirely different topic but one that actually makes sense based on his performances. However, when the replacement is Jeremie Frimpong, who has thus far displayed the end product of Adama Traore, it is difficult to say Slot is getting things right.The PSG nightmare was just the latest in a cataclysm of errors from Slot and the prospect of Champions League football next season is dwindling.Parting ways in the summer seems inevitable but Liverpool risk wasting this season if they don’t act now with a cowardly, unconvincing and pathetic attempt to compete in a football match handing FSG all they need to sack him once they exit the competition - which will be a given next week.Watch PSG vs Liverpool on TNT SportsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.