Liverpool players were 'not accountable' for Arne Slot firing as Hugo Ekitike prediction made

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The fans have to support [the manager]."They're going to get a good manager. They're going to get a great manager.

Then no big manager's going to come. A manager has to do it his way and we have to support it." Barnes stopped short of suggesting players deliberately downed tools or turned against Slot, instead highlighting the "subconscious" impact that a manager's precarious position can have on his squad, ultimately allowing players to sidestep responsibility for underwhelming displays.He told the ECHO: "No player makes a conscious attempt not to run around and not to try.

Then you're kind of hiding and if you're not going to be held accountable..."I mean, when Jurgen Klopp played a virtual youth team against Everton in the FA Cup [in 2020] - now, those youth team players could have not given 100%, they could have gone out there and lost and then under different circumstances everyone would have blamed the manager and the players then would have gone, 'Well, okay, it's not our fault.'"But those players knew that even if we lose, no one's going to blame Jurgen Klopp. So therefore, those youth team players have got to give 100%, and that's the attitude that they have to have, which really comes from the fans.