MNC: Arsenal's slump and can Slot turn Liverpool around?
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Liverpool's form
Van Dijk said they gave up. That follows on over the course of this season him saying that performances have been unacceptable and that panic has kicked in.
Arne Slot's future
The club, the hierarchy, the power brokers in Boston and in Liverpool think that he [Arne Slot] is still the coach who won the Premier League at the first attempt.
Liverpool's dressing room morale
As soon as you go down the 'we gave up' route, then I think there are alarm bells ringing. I do think that's the worst thing he could have said.
World Cup 2026 qualification
Norway, France, and Senegal, if you look at the players where they play, they have a market value between 500 million and over 2 billion. Iraq will not even touch 40 million.
Arsenal's cup exits
The EFL Cup was Arsenal's first team and the FA Cup was essentially Arsenal's reserves. That's the big difference.
Arsenal's psychological state
It's amazing how quickly you can go from being so super confident to sort of being a little bit anxious.
Managerial recruitment trends
Club owners want to have the ready-made coach in most ways. It's no coincidence that Tunde Eckert was promoted at Southampton because they have a German sporting director.
Arsenal's FA Cup defeat
They weren't sucker-punched by Southampton, they were outplayed by them.
Arsenal's season expectations
The mere mention of the word quadruple is designed so that you fail to meet that bar so you can get criticized no matter what you win.
Arsenal's defensive performance
We didn't manage the long balls well enough, which is something very strange.
