Yeah, the performance was slow, lacking in energy and pace, but it's still his first four matches at the club, the biggest of his career and he has done averagely well so far working with just the players he took over, they are great players, but coaches like to buy those more suited to their style.
I don't think he's making it all about control either, there were spells of speeds in the last three matches before yesterday. The team knew when to inject some pace and when to slow it down. Yesterday was just a bad day which can happen at anytime, under any manager. I don't think Liverpool fans should look on such bad days and compare it to when Klopp was in charge, it puts the coach under even more pressure.
...
The club is huge and so are the expectations, but winning the premier league first try is a huge ask for anyone. Competing to the end and finishing in the top 3 will be a great season. If he can throw in one or two cups, that will be exceptional.
Sure, it's way too early and the last thing I want is to put the 'Klopp' burden on his shoulders. Nobody expects PL trophy - we're not good enough nor deep enough for that to happen.
I do expect to see a clear gameplan and it's showing - if this is the way to go, then a lot of our current players will need to be replaced before Slot starts getting the desired result from the team.
Not that I mind that, there are some players at the club currently that I really dislike - but as long as we're built to be a 'tempo' team, I want us to use that to our advantage when it is needed - and against Forest it was needed.
