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After the 1–0 win over Internazionale, some sources present noted how there was little more enthusiasm. liverpool As soon as he congratulated, the hierarchy Arne Slott At San Siro. The Dutch coach’s entire managerial persona is based on maintaining the same composure regardless of what’s happening around him, but yet he showed some signs of relief. How can he not? Many of Liverpool’s troubles have been averted – or at least mitigated.
some of the sting has been taken out mohammed salah Situation.Just before then inevitably questions arose again about whether he would play against Brighton. That makes it all the more significant given that Slott has now won four games without defeat – even if the nature of the 3-3 at Leeds United may not have made it feel that way.
Good results help reduce bad feeling, which in turn reduces the likelihood of a “civil war” around the club. You can already feel the divide following Salah’s comments, and it’s not hard to think that Forward might not be at least aware of it.
Slott has so far borne the brunt of criticism from many supporters, and Salah’s comments laid the groundwork for taking sides: him or the manager, even if the club always support the coach…but that was also because it wasn’t just between the player and the manager. The football hierarchy were also likely to include Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard Hughes in particular.
You can understand them feeling a little relieved too, especially because every good result ultimately reduces the chances of making a big decision on the slots.
Even that relief is a far cry from September 1, when Edwards and Hughes would have been quite satisfied with how the transfer window went.
Or, as one source quipped, it may have felt like it was over religious person – He claimed every victory.
While any mention of the summer of 2025 now guarantees an acknowledgment of Diogo Jota’s demise, and how it emotionally impacts everything else at Liverpool, we are of course talking in purely commercial terms here.
At that time the winning streak was going on.
For starters, the first big decision – the selection of a coach amid a difficult transition – worked brilliantly and they became Premier League champions. This was followed by the renewal of Virgil van Dijk and Salah. All of their major transfer targets were subsequently secured, with the added bonus of defeating major rivals along the way. Everyone tried to sign Florian Wirtz, but especially Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Alexander Isak was the most wanted forward in the world, but he himself was only wanted by Liverpool, as Newcastle United were also denied Hugo Ekiti.
Yes, the Liverpool leadership undoubtedly felt a great deal of satisfaction in the first week of September.
Except that now it seems as if almost all of those decisions have backfired. If you are drawing godfather Similarities, it’s like the divisive third film – an expensive mess that largely builds on the legacy, filled with ill-fitting parts.
And many in football are now wondering whether there should be more scrutiny on Edwards and the football hierarchy.
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