As rumours continue to drop regarding Arne Slot’s future as Liverpool’s head coach this summer, a key new update has now emerged.
It’s fair to say that it has been a dramatic few days at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah’s social media outburst last Saturday a fairly obvious dig at Slot and his playing style.
Despite many Liverpool fans hoping it might be another nail in the Dutchman’s coffin, former scout Mick Brown told Football Insider it “looks like” he will stay on as Reds boss:
“One thing I will say is, Mohamed Salah isn’t exactly a saint in all of this. Plenty of players in the Premier League will have issues with managers or styles of play, the minutes they’ve played or whatever it is, but they buy into the project.
“And even if an individual player isn’t happy, they move on just like Salah is doing, but ultimately no player is bigger than the club and that’s certainly the case at Liverpool. So to come out making statements against the manager just feels desperate and embarrassing.
“Salah has had a miserable season on the pitch, he’s not looked anything like his normal self, and now he keeps coming out moaning about the manager. The board have made their decision, it looks like they’re going to stick with the manager, so Salah coming out like this does nobody any favours.
“He’s on his way out anyway so he won’t have to deal with any of the fallout from it, the club will, and he’s now put them in a difficult situation. If anything, I expect they’ll be annoyed and disappointed that he’s decided to do this. But whatever he wants to say, it might carry some weight with the fans, but the board won’t be listening because their plans won’t be influenced by a disgruntled player ranting.”
Liverpool must part ways with Arne Slot this summer
Any update suggesting Slot will stay is unlikely to go down well with the masses, who have decided that a change is paramount at Liverpool, following a dire defence of their Premier League title.
While the 47-year-old has certain excuses for the Reds’ struggles, not least the tragic passing of Diogo Jota, he has failed badly in a tactical sense throughout the campaign, and his players look demotivated.
Liverpool are in a position where they can’t afford to fall further behind the leading back, following Arsenal’s title win, and Slot isn’t the man to take them back to the top.
Him staying will only cause further resentment towards him, and hopefully, a new man is in charge at Anfield sooner rather than later.
