Liverpool\u2019s situation has deteriorated to the point where issues off the pitch are now influencing the wider debate about Arne Slot\u2019s future.<\/p>\n
Lewis Steele of Mail Sport reports that the challenges facing the head coach now stretch from the training ground all the way back to his hometown of Bergentheim in the Dutch Bible Belt.<\/p>\n
The article reveals that the 47-year-old has been relying heavily on close support during a difficult spell in which Liverpool have lost nine of their last twelve matches.<\/p>\n
Slot\u2019s father, Arend \u2014 a former schoolteacher \u2014 is described as a tough critic who would often call last season with questions like: \u201cWhy did you make that substitution?\u201d or, \u201cHow did you only win 2\u20131?\u201d Steele notes that Slot would often \u201csmirk\u201d as his dad told him: \u201cThis performance wasn\u2019t exciting enough, son.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dressing-room concerns and leadership questions<\/p>\n
According to the report, the tone of their conversations has changed recently, with Slot admitting: \u201cAs a dad, he knows how difficult it is for me\u2026 He is more supportive now than when we were winning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steele adds that senior players in the Liverpool squad are \u201cshellshocked\u201d by the team\u2019s dramatic downturn. Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo are said to be searching for answers, struggling to understand how things unraveled so fast.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re not alone. Jamie Carragher recently warned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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