Arne Slot’s Liverpool job seems set to remain safe until at least the end of the 2025/26 season.
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David Ornstein previously reported for The Athletic that the Reds would not swoop to replace the Dutchman with Xabi Alonso after the Spaniard’s departure from Real Madrid.
With the reigning Premier League champions suffering another morale-sapping late defeat in the top-flight, however, you could forgive some fans for feeling comparatively less patient.
Xabi Alonso won’t replace Arne Slot just yet
The 44-year-old’s name is sure to be at the top (or at the very least near the top) of a lot of clubs’ lists as we head towards the summer.
There’s every possibility that the former Liverpool hero will also remain on Liverpool’s list, not least of all because Alonso was believed to be at the top of our original shortlist to replace Jurgen Klopp.
However, Ornstein’s earlier assertion on the matter back in January would indicate that Liverpool are highly unlikely to act on the matter much before the summer. If at all!
“I think it’s really disrespectful to think Arne Slot’s on his way out of Liverpool because nobody has any evidence to suggest that,” the reliable reporter spoke on The Athletic FC Podcast.
“He’s only a year and a half into his Liverpool reign. Of course there’s been a lot of scrutiny in that fanbase about Slot’s style of football this season and results. We’ll have to wait and see how the next six months unfold.
“I suspect Xabi Alonso, with his family being in Madrid, kids in school, may need to stay there for a bit. But might want to take some time out. You don’t know.”
Liverpool might sack Slot without a major trophy
One has to imagine that Michael Edwards and Co.’s patience in Slot, of course, is wearing somewhat thin as the season progresses toward the finish line.
Results, across all competitions, have seen an uplift, with seven wins secured from our last 11 games.
But league form has been particularly dire by Liverpool’s standards, with a late collapse to Wolves on Tuesday evening hardly the first time the club has showcased its increasingly fragile mentality.
Even more worryingly for the Merseysiders now, they stand to fall outside of the top five should both Chelsea and Manchester United win their upcoming ties.
| Team | Points |
| Arsenal | 64 |
| Man City | 62 |
| Man Utd | 54 |
| Aston Villa | 51 |
| Chelsea | 48* |
| Liverpool | 48 |
| * Chelsea ahead on goal difference |
* Premier League table after 29 games played, assuming Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea win their next games
Securing a Champions League spot remains achievable, it should be emphasised, but Liverpool’s inconsistency makes that a far from certain outcome.
Even assuming Slot’s men manage to retain access to Europe’s premier competition, questions have to be asked of Liverpool’s struggles this term.
Questions that will be difficult to wave away if the former Feyenoord head coach doesn’t manage to win the Champions League in 2025/26.
At any rate, Liverpool are highly unlikely to hit the big red button much before the end of the current campaign.
There is a problem today. Watching this current Liverpool play is very boring
Alonso was sacked after 7 months at RM so why can’t Liverpool sack Slor after 18 months but the whole board room needs a shake up. Edwards and Co need a good talking to and need to be told that their jobs are on the line if we carryon on this faction. YNWA. seams like we are destined to walk alone without any trophies should we stay fast asleep and dreadful to watch. Do every one at this the Best Club in the world who are looking at this moment in time as the worst. But we will comeback to our best with who we have if they get their heads out of the Gutter and into the stars again. I talk straight I don’t believe in pulling my punches and there are a lot of our supporters that are like me but some are very judgemental and need to take the good with the bad God Bless Liverpool FC. And all who love this amazing Club come on guys fight for yourselves the badge manager and board members and everything to do with this Great Football Club now do we want to be great again only we can answer to this question not anybody else.
If we lose Friday night, slot has to go, put Gerrard in charge until May, Klopp or Alonso in the door then, with the Help of Jesus!
The standard of football being served up is invariably dire. This has been going on for year now, how long do FSG need to see that we need somebody new? His style and tactics are dispiriting and unsuccessful, so what’s there to hang our hope on?