Is Liverpool's Performance Against Marseille Papering Over Cracks?
Liverpool’s performance in France was exactly what this group needed — and exactly what it has always been good at. An open game, an aggressive opponent, and space to attack. Marseille, coached by Roberto De Zerbi, played with the same conviction and bravery he once instilled at...
Van Dijk Defends Slot as Liverpool Silence Marseille Noise
Liverpool’s night in Marseille was meant to be about control, authority and a sense of rediscovered rhythm. Instead, the post match conversation briefly veered towards something far more familiar in modern football, speculation, rumour and the restless curiosity about what comes next.
Virgil van Dijk, speaking as...
Arne Slot, Xabi Alonso and Liverpool’s Familiar Noise of Uncertainty
At Liverpool, certainty rarely lasts long. Stability is always provisional, success temporary, and even triumph is treated as something to be audited rather than enjoyed. That is why, despite winning the Premier League title last season, Arne Slot finds himself answering questions not about what...
Arne Slot's future at Liverpool under intense scrutiny
Liverpool’s managerial conversation has rarely felt as febrile as it does right now. After the highs of Arne Slot lifting the Premier League trophy in his debut season, silverware now feels like a distant memory after a sluggish title defence.
Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Burnley at Anfield was...
Arne Slot, Xabi Alonso and the Unease of Modern Football Power
Anfield has never been a place that tolerates uncertainty particularly well. It thrives on conviction, on belief made flesh through noise and ritual. Yet as the 2026 season unfolds, Liverpool find themselves caught in a familiar modern contradiction: stability in results, instability in mood....
Liverpool Unease Grows as Arne Slot Faces Scrutiny Despite Title Glory
Less than a year after lifting the Premier League trophy, Arne Slot finds himself navigating an unexpectedly tense period at Liverpool. Success, once banked, has quickly been replaced by suspicion. The title winning glow of 2024-25 has faded under the weight of performances that...
Slot Under Scrutiny as Anfield Patience Thins
There was no hiding place for Arne Slot as boos echoed around Anfield at the final whistle, and The Athletic captured the mood with forensic clarity. A 1-1 draw with Burnley felt like another missed opportunity in a season that has drifted from dominance into discomfort. Liverpool’s 12...
Liverpool, Slot and the Alonso Question as Anfield Reaches a Crossroads
Liverpool’s season did not unravel in one dramatic collapse. There was no single calamitous defeat or headline-grabbing implosion. Instead, it has ebbed away quietly, point by point, draw by draw, until the gap between ambition and reality has become impossible to ignore. The latest...
Virgil van Dijk and the Value of Control
There is a growing assumption that Virgil van Dijk’s Liverpool career is nearing its natural conclusion. He is 34, the legs are not quite what they were, and the chaos-heavy demands of the current system have exposed moments that were once erased by sheer athletic dominance. But...
Jurgen Klopp and Real Madrid rumours refuse to fade
The managerial summer of 2026 already feels restless, a period when elite clubs rarely sit still for long. Liverpool, even under Arne Slot, hover on the edge of that turbulence, while Real Madrid have once again reached for the reset button. In the middle of it...
