Last season, Arne Slot started his Premier League debut with the league gold. Not only that, Liverpool with the Dutchman on the sidelines were virtually unbeatable. Four defeats took Liverpool in total in the Premier League, ten points ahead of second place was absolutely awesome. At the beginning of February, Slots Liverpool already stands with 8 losses. Now it “comes to light” that a side of Slot Liverpool management did not consider as a counting factor.
Liverpool have already lost eight games in the Premier League so far. Before the Sunderland game, there was a very honest Liverpool manager who talked about the toughest uphill climb of his career. In fact, the first one.
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“It’s fair to say (that this is the most difficult season he’s had) so far. In all the other seasons I’ve been a coach, it’s only been positive things, I don’t think I’ve ever lost two games in a row. It’s an exception for me this season, and the players aren’t used to losing a lot or having a lot of draws. Neither am I,” Slot said, according to Sky Sports.
It was actually a “man on the street” who warned that Arne Slot has not faced adversity.
At the beginning of December 2025, The Athletic made the trip to the Netherlands to check Slot’s background and what people “on the street” think about the coach. Slot is seen as a big hero by his former supporters, but it is a statistic that paints a picture of a completely new situation for the former Feyenoord coach.
The English media points out that at previous clubs such as AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord, Slot never lost three games in a row. In other words, he was never out of his comfort zone, had his back against the wall or was put under pressure in his job.
This means that Slot is now experiencing the first real crisis of his coaching career, and it is happening at one of the biggest clubs in the world where there is no hiding place and every decision he makes is micro-analyzed.
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An Feyenoord supporter added an interesting observation: “His last year with Feyenoord (who finished second behind PSV in 2023-24) was perhaps his worst year and that was when he could spend some money (on reinforcements)”.
At Liverpool, £450 million flowed out for reinforcements after the Premier League title. The result has been Slot’s “toughest season”.
The Liverpool management shows no signs of firing Slot, but the question is whether the analysis system of Liverpool that pointed out Arne Slot as the right coach for the Reds, took into account that this coach has never really been through the biggest storms – and come out stronger on the other side.
