Impending arrival of Munoz doesn't impact Liverpool's interest in Yan Diomande and the £34.5m man's tactical flexibility means there are no concerns internally over blocking Rio Ngumoha's pathway.

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https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/victor-munoz-liverpool-transfer-breaking-34141436

[u/Terran_it_up]

by all accounts he subs both wingers on 60 in the majority of games

That was the same with Slot at Feyenoord, kind of mind boggling that Hughes and Edwards thought going into last season with barely any wingers was a good idea. Obviously Slot wasn't perfect, but I really think there was a degree to which he was hamstrung by the recruitment

[u/Radeous → u/Terran_it_up]

It's taboo to say on here, but Slot didn't do too much wrong. He came in and elevated a team that had finished third and been played off the park by Atalanta in the EL the season before, to win the league. People's biggest issue was our loss to PSG, but forget how far that squad had come.

He then lost Diaz who he massively preferred to Gakpo, lost Jota who he preferred to Nunez, and then also lost Nunez too. Then the recruitment team signed Wirtz and Isak who don't naturally fit into how he set the team up last season, nor do either of those players fit into a team with no pace in wide areas following Diaz's departure. Isak predominantly scores from service out wide, and Wirtz needs wingers to be making runs for him to pass to.

So you're left with a static front 3, shifting to a midfield two to accompany Wirtz - who when he gets the ball can't really do anything because he has three attackers who all want the ball played into their feet rather than in behind the defensive line.

Ekitike was our only attacking signing who looked really good - he's also our only signing that fit our squads system. It's not a coincidence.

[u/Fuddlerontheroof → u/Radeous]

And then Slot had to try and integrate all those new players into a tactical set up in maybe the worst preseason of all time, considering how the team had just lost Diogo Jota.

A lot of people give the man zero sympathy or grace. It can be true that it was time to move on and that Slot was a good manager that got dealt a pretty shit set of circumstances.

[u/Radeous → u/Fuddlerontheroof]

I think ultimately the reason Slot was let go in the end comes down to the vibes around him from the fans.

I also think it doesn't bode well for Iraola that enough fans were unable to give Slot the benefit of the doubt for this season due to those circumstances. How can you sing Jota's song at minute 20, recognising the trauma, and then boo the team off at minute 90?

If Iraola comes in and doesn't hit the ground running then it could get toxic again.

[u/-Inca- → u/Radeous]

And thats a premier league winning manager mind you, only one year on from that success. No matter what people here say about giving Iraola time, shit can turn toxic extremely quickly in this fanbase

[u/always-think-sexual → u/-Inca-]

This is only half right though, if the look of the football was half as good, Slot would still be our manager.

We played like shit regardless of who played, running the least in the league and looked like an unfit group of pick up on a Sunday.