⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[jakdanyel]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

[letteredhub]

The players have performance potential, but they can't translate it onto the pitch. A change of manager will probably solve the problem.

Liverpool are full of quality players, but having talented individuals doesn't automatically guarantee good performances. It takes a manager with the right approach to build chemistry and bring all those players together as a team.

I don't put all the blame on Arne Slot. He's always been known as a calm manager who isn't overly harsh with his players. However, with a squad full of star players, that kind of approach can sometimes make it difficult to build a truly strong and disciplined team. In my opinion, Liverpool need a modern manager who can combine tactical flexibility with stricter discipline. So from that perspective, parting ways with Arne Slot might have been the right decision for the club.

Definitely Liverpool has the quality of players to build a powerhouse team that's well discipline and sturdy. All they lack is a good manager the kind of Pep Guardiola to possess the players with the right mentality to win games. Slot sack was actually delayed and I think the management was using the entire season to giving him the chance to see if the team was gonna improve but nothing did after all the huge spending.

[Agbam]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

This is a somewhat surprising but not so surprising move by the Liverpool board. I think they wanted to continue with the man Arne Slot but a lot of fans were against it and at the end they ended up listening to the fans.
Liverpool all over the world are happy for this move but I don’t think the man to replace him is even up to the task but we don’t really know until an opportunity has been given. It’s time for him to prove himself to the club and fans.
Arne Slot had his chance and won the league. Nevertheless a lot of fans think it’s because of Klopp and the other teams underperformed.

[free-bit.co.in]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

There is no reason to give Arne Slot another year. Arne slot was given a huge amount of money to buy  players. Liverpool spent more than  400 million in the previous transfer market. Despite spending such a huge amount of money , Slot has completely failed  to build a strong squad. Even then , he was given time this season. Now, naturally, liverpool will appoint a new manager. The new manager  will have enough time to work on the squad before the start  of the season. This was the best time to fire Slot.

[ITExpert]

I’m just thinking guys with what I’ve seen online and in my city. The way Arsenal fans have been celebrating the premier league win, it’s been party after party everywhere even some celebrities in my country are following the trend and hosting shows to celebrate the win.

I’m just wondering what will happen if Arsenal eventually wins the champions league, the noise is going to be mad. I used to think Chelsea fans are the only noise makers 😄😂 but now I’ve seen what one major trophy can do to Arsenal fans.

Those in North London how’s it over there?

Arsenal win is very well deserving and their fans are just crazy to celebrate their win and i think it is very justifiable as it was expected. And naming their celebrations are noisy  is something weird I think because the fans has all the rights to celebrate their win in their places. And nobody can stop them to celebrate their win. Because their fans are excited as this happens after a very long time that Arsenal manage to make a win in their previous seasons they also start in a very good way but a decline in their performance started after some matches and they were not able to fulfil the dreams and the expectations of their fans. But this time the dedication of Arsenal are very clear and it was expected that they finished the season with a certain achievement.

[Issa56]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

With the kind of performance Arne slot put up in the just concluded season, he really deserves to be sacked. Arne slot performed poorly, I expected a better performance from him. Arne slot won the premier league title for Liverpool in his first season at the the club, I was thinking he will continue with his good performance, but everything changed, and they were struggling to win matches.

I was surprised when I saw the news that he has been sacked, because Liverpool never showed any sign that they going to sack him, I was thinking they going to give him more time to see if he will be able to improve the teams performance, but finally he is out of Liverpool.

[Shadiq]

With the kind of performance Arne slot put up in the just concluded season, he really deserves to be sacked. Arne slot performed poorly, I expected a better performance from him. Arne slot won the premier league title for Liverpool in his first season at the the club, I was thinking he will continue with his good performance, but everything changed, and they were struggling to win matches.

I was surprised when I saw the news that he has been sacked, because Liverpool never showed any sign that they going to sack him, I was thinking they going to give him more time to see if he will be able to improve the teams performance, but finally he is out of Liverpool.

If we look at the performance of the season that just ended, then I would not be surprised if he was sacked. I was waiting for such a move from Liverpool. However, I was not sure if Liverpool would sack Arne Slot or not, because Liverpool won the EPL title last season under him. That is why I thought that his journey at Liverpool might continue for a few more days.

Now it remains to be seen who Liverpool appoints as a coach to restore their dominance in the Premier League, Xabi Alonso might be able to do something good if given the opportunity at Liverpool. We cannot judge Xabi Alonso by his performance at Real Madrid. Because there were different reasons for Real Madrid's failure.

[shinratensei_]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

Liverpool's management is a bunch of incompetence people. Why they sacked Slot after Chelsea got Xabi? what's the point of it? What the hell is wrong with Liverpool. If they were not sure with Slot, they should have sacked him three months ago, So they could appoint Xabi as their new manager.
I think they do it very wrong. Iraola is also being linked to them to fulfill empty spot as club's new head coach. If they were smart enough, they would get Xabi instead of Iraola. I'm sorry, but this sounds like they were deciding it in hurry.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Liverpool's management is a bunch of incompetence people. Why they sacked Slot after Chelsea got Xabi? what's the point of it? What the hell is wrong with Liverpool. If they were not sure with Slot, they should have sacked him three months ago, So they could appoint Xabi as their new manager.
I think they do it very wrong. Iraola is also being linked to them to fulfill empty spot as club's new head coach. If they were smart enough, they would get Xabi instead of Iraola. I'm sorry, but this sounds like they were deciding it in hurry.

I also don't get it. If you had that in mind then you should have done it already! People were expecting to see Xabi Alonso taking over at Liverpool this summer in fact.

There is only a couple of weeks between this decision and Xabi Alonso's joining Chelsea. It's just too bad timing by Liverpool board...

Now who is next? I doubt Iraola for now. He is good with average clubs but we haven't seen him manage a club which has high ball possession in most of the games.

[slapper]

Manchester United isn't a bad choice if fate decides to push Rashford back to his original club. Manchester has strongly improved following Carrick's management last season. If Barcelona fails to acknowledge Rashford's contribution to the team this past season it is best he returns back to where he can earn his merits in full other than hide under shadows and pretense.

Returning to Manchester United is not a problem for Marcos rashford, the only problem that makes him so desperate to remain in Barcelona is that he is being targeted at Manchester United anytime the team is not doing well.

The fans, pundit and ex players of Manchester United always finds a reason to make him an escape goat since he is one of the teams top earner, so it's because of that he doesn't want to go back to Manchester United, because he found peace at Barcelona, because he is not to be blame for anything that goes wrong at the club, unlike Manchester United. But since Barcelona has shown that they are not willing to sign him on a permanent deal, he will have to go back to Manchester United and see what fate have kept in store for him.

Marcus Rashford is not being targeted at Manchester United anytime the team is not doing well, the reason Marcus Rashford desperately wants to remain in Barcelona and never come back to Manchester United is because he used to arrive to Manchester United training late when Ruben Amorim was managing the Manchester United team, so Ruben Amorim decided to kept him on the bench to discipline him, Marcus Rashford could take the treatment he was receiving from Ruben Amorim and he granted an interview, he said shits about Manchester United in the interview, the interview was the beginning of Marcus Rashford down fall in Manchester United. Any day Marcus Rashford returns to Manchester United he will be sold.

Manchester United ex players and pundits are used to criticising players, Marcus Rashford is not the first Manchester United they are criticising for Manchester United poor performance. Marcus Rashford should have put any criticise he received from ex players of Manchester United or pundits behind him and focus on his career but the moment he said shits about Manchester United that is where he got it wrong, when Barcelona were knocked out of the champions league by Atletico Madrid, Barcelona fans blamed Marcus Rashford for their loss to Atletico Madrid, so do not say March Rashford is not to be blame for anything that goes wrong in Barcelona.

Yeah he was late to training. You know who else was late to training at Barcelona? Kounde. Raphinha. Flick benched them too. Difference is, when Flick benched Rashford? He came on as a sub and got an assist immediately. No tantrum. No interview. Just football.

So why did it spiral at United then? Amorim did not want to be held responsible, he wanted obedience. Saying that you'd rather play your 63 year old goalkeeping coach than a guy...

Did Rashford get it wrong in the interview? United finished 15th.It was the worst they had been in since the 70's. He stated that the club was in 'no man's land' with a number of managers and no plan. Then Amorim got booted and Carrick came in, pretty much the same team and they finished third. So... It was a stupid strategic interview. He paid in words. But being right and being smart aren't always the same thing.

Barcelona fans pointing fingers at him after Atletico's departure? Brother, fans blame attackers. That's universal. They blamed him at United, they'll blame him everywhere. But the guy took a 40% pay cut to stay at Barca, scored in El Clasico (broke some ridiculous free kick drought they had against Madrid) and reportedly offered to extend his contract through 2032 for nothing extra.

Does that sound like someone who doesn't care? Really?

[Adams0001]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

Sacking Slot was the right thing to do so that Liverpool can perform better next season because I didn’t see any good performances from him since he came to the club just win the league and I can says that is kloop that build the team before he leave the club and Slot get the opportunity to win the league but this season he didn’t do any good that can make him perform and make the fans like him better. And think is because of Slot that make M.sallah want to leave Liverpool to another club. Let see how the competition of next season will be and see who will replace slot next summer.

[Nheer]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

With the kind of performance Arne slot put up in the just concluded season, he really deserves to be sacked. Arne slot performed poorly, I expected a better performance from him. Arne slot won the premier league title for Liverpool in his first season at the the club, I was thinking he will continue with his good performance, but everything changed, and they were struggling to win matches.

I was surprised when I saw the news that he has been sacked, because Liverpool never showed any sign that they going to sack him, I was thinking they going to give him more time to see if he will be able to improve the teams performance, but finally he is out of Liverpool.

It was surprising that they later ended up sacking him. I didn't understand why delay sacking him when they will eventually sack him. They missed out on Xabi Alonso despite he waiting for Liverpool to give green light but they hesitated and he had no choice but to accept Chelsea when they came knocking.

It's a good thing that they sacked Slot, he has been terrible this season and with all the money spent they expected much from him but he messed up so he deserves to be sacked. Giving him more time will just cost the team more. The competition in the league is intense now so they need to meet up to standards.

[Ndabagi01]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

The sacking came as a shock to me like seriously. I never expected that he’ll be sacked at this point after winning them the premier league last season although not able to perform as much better as last season in this just concluded season. They have their reasons for sacking him, and they claimed they wanted a new kind of strategic football which was their reason. I also saw his positive comment that he’ll remain the head coach of the team, but unfortunately he’s being sacked today. I don’t know how well the manager Iraola will be effective for this team, I hope he’s able to give them what they deserve after replacing him with Arne Slot.

[GiftedMAN]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

I knew there was no way Arne Slot will remain at Anfield beyond the end of the current season so I wasn't surprised that he's been finally shown the exit though which I think should've happened before now. I guess Liverpool's management didn't want to hurriedly sack him after he helped them win the English Premier League last season.
For his replacement, I thought Liverpool would've moved faster than Chelsea to sign Xabi Alonso as Slot's replacement since he was a former player of the club. Alonso would've been the option but since he's now been signed by Chelsea, I can't predict who will manage the club next season. Hopefully for them, they'll sign a manager that'll improve the team come next season

[wiss19]

After surviving that relegation battle Tottenham are now preparing for next season alredy, so far they have been able to pull out 2 good free transfers. They have secured Robertson and senesi, These 2 players have are premier league experienced players and would bring in quality to Tottenham especially that back line. I believe De Zerbi will do a very good work at Tottenham next season.

Tottenham want to have a very good season next season and with at that I think a lot of players will be leaving the club and new ones will come in. Surviving the relegation battle was a miracle now they need to step up an act like a team we really know them to be.

Surviving battle ends now they are bringing in good players. Those players could help them have their best again in the Premier League under De Zerbi. They could be going to write a new era in Tottenham after a few of the worst years, but they needed good support from Todd Boehly, who is having a not-good time after having control of this club in the last few years.

The Premier League is not easy for any club because competition is challenging, and to survive, every club needs to give its best with consistency and good players. Having the top half of the league table could be their first challenge. Can they do this? It's also going to be interesting because too many teams are at their best and try to stay there with their best.

[Abbatty]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

I knew there was no way Arne Slot will remain at Anfield beyond the end of the current season so I wasn't surprised that he's been finally shown the exit though which I think should've happened before now. I guess Liverpool's management didn't want to hurriedly sack him after he helped them win the English Premier League last season.
For his replacement, I thought Liverpool would've moved faster than Chelsea to sign Xabi Alonso as Slot's replacement since he was a former player of the club. Alonso would've been the option but since he's now been signed by Chelsea, I can't predict who will manage the club next season. Hopefully for them, they'll sign a manager that'll improve the team come next season

A lot of Liverpool fan are happy that slot has finally been sacked by the management but they are also furious that the management should have done that earlier on because Alonso was vividly waiting for them to sack slot and give him the job. Arioala will get the job and judging from his Bournemouth days he his a very good manager, we just need to see if it will work out for him in big club.

A lot of managers Strugle’s to manage big teams because such job come with pressure and expectations so with these they tend ti find it difficult at the club. Well so far considering the options of coach available he still seems to be the better option.

[Mr Reporter]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.    He has got sacked now. Honestly I would be happy with this news if I was a Liverpool fan. Iraola's name is speculated, yes. But I don't know how good he would be with a bigger team for now...

Liverpool's management is a bunch of incompetence people. Why they sacked Slot after Chelsea got Xabi? what's the point of it? What the hell is wrong with Liverpool. If they were not sure with Slot, they should have sacked him three months ago, So they could appoint Xabi as their new manager.
I think they do it very wrong. Iraola is also being linked to them to fulfill empty spot as club's new head coach. If they were smart enough, they would get Xabi instead of Iraola. I'm sorry, but this sounds like they were deciding it in hurry.

Now I can tell that you have really said alot right here, I imagine the frustration well the real story about football is that it sure most times it get so messy most time…

Now did Liverpool actually sacked Slot well from how is looks his inconsistency and incompetence life was not that okay, well but the fact is that Liverpool haven’t announced a sacking either…well the part where you made mention of the timing issues it should looks that good a very valid throughout of your…. if Liverpool’s board weren’t sure about Slot, sacking him 3 months ago would’ve given them a shot at Alonso…

[Rgram]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.

He didn’t end all that badly you know. At some point, he picked up the pace and started getting points from his fixtures. At least, he ended the league in an Europa league position, on like Chelsea that is g up for nothing, not even the conference league come next season. They terribly had to settle for the 10th spot on the league table.

Slot leaving Liverpool as its head coach isn’t a bad decision though, he’s had his chance and couldn’t do much for the team except for his first season so, it was just about time. They can’t hedge on that and keep him while the team keeps dropping in performance.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I just didn't understand what Liverpool was up to... First they looked like they were going on with Arne Slot for another year. He also talked very positive on his future there.

However all of a sudden they have changed their mind.

He didn’t end all that badly you know. At some point, he picked up the pace and started getting points from his fixtures. At least, he ended the league in an Europa league position, on like Chelsea that is g up for nothing, not even the conference league come next season. They terribly had to settle for the 10th spot on the league table.

Slot leaving Liverpool as its head coach isn’t a bad decision though, he’s had his chance and couldn’t do much for the team except for his first season so, it was just about time. They can’t hedge on that and keep him while the team keeps dropping in performance.

Liverpool is not a team or club I pay much attention to to know what is happening in their camp outside when they are on the pitch playing a match, so I am a kind of curious to know if Arne slot wasn't yet the head coach of Liverpool during last/previous season when the club won the premier league title?

I am genuinely asking this question because if Arne slot was really the coach that guided the team to winning the Premier league title last season before this current one that just ended, then we should give the coach some accolades because is not easy, winning the Premier league title even if it was for that one time all through his years of stay in the club is an honor to his name and he sure deserves some good prayers because he didn't leave the club empty, from what he was given, he managed to give the premier league title back.

But if this coach wasn't the Liverpool coach during last season's PL, then I am wondering why sack him so early, he should have probably be given more time to see if he can improve.

[KTChampions]

There is no reason to give Arne Slot another year. Arne slot was given a huge amount of money to buy  players. Liverpool spent more than  400 million in the previous transfer market. Despite spending such a huge amount of money , Slot has completely failed  to build a strong squad. Even then , he was given time this season. Now, naturally, liverpool will appoint a new manager. The new manager  will have enough time to work on the squad before the start  of the season. This was the best time to fire Slot.

Considering the World Cup, which will take a month and a half, and at least a short vacation for the players, the new coach will not have that much time to prepare for the season, but he will still have some. Slot failed the season, even without mentioning that the level of competition last season wasn't at its peak. Fifth place is unacceptable under any circumstances, especially when you're spending half a billion in the summer. And I must say that the new coach will find himself under extreme pressure – expectations are high, but so is the level of competition. Four or five clubs could be on the rise.