Arne Slot, wey win Premier League for Liverpool last season, don dey sacked by di club. Dis one na shock to many pipo, especially after im first season wey sweet die. Di Dutchman bin lead Liverpool to dia 20th league title for May 2025, and fans bin dey sing im name. But now, one year later, im don go.
Di decision come from Richard Hughes, Liverpool sporting director. Hughes bin tell Slot on Saturday morning say di club dey move for new direction. Dis one na big U-turn, because just few hours before, di message na say nothing dey change.
For di second season, Liverpool suffer. Dem lose 19 matches, and di style of play become boring. Fans dey complain say di team dey too easy to play against. Even di 1-1 draw with Chelsea for May 9 show di problem. Liverpool score early, then sit back. Slot bin so vex for half-time, im voice fit hear through di dressing room door.
But e get more. Di relationship between Slot and Mohamed Salah don spoil. Salah bin drop some words wey hurt di coach. And di fans no too like Slot because e dey cold for touchline. Di connection wey Liverpool managers need with Anfield no dey there.
Di club spend big money for summer, £446m, wey include Florian Wirtz for £116m and Alexander Isak for £125m. But di new players no show well. Di season start with nine defeats for 12 matches. Set-piece coach Aaron Briggs bin sack for December because di team dey leak goals.
Some pipo dey compare Slot situation to Brendan Rodgers for 2015. Form drop, star player dey vex (like Steven Gerrard then, Salah now), and di club plan to change coaching staff. Slot bin think e go add Etienne Reijnen to im staff, but di plan change.
We fit argue say di decision make sense from results point of view. But e still sad, because Slot win title and handle di club well during di tragic death of Diogo Jota and im brother. Im words for di Preston friendly bin touch many hearts.
Di club say dem want to play more aggressive, front-foot style. Fans go happy for dat, because dem don tire of boring football. But di question be, wetin Hughes go tell us about why dem no sign defenders like Micky van de Ven or Marc Guéhi? Di failure to buy Guéhi for January fit cost dem.
For now, Liverpool go look for new manager. And di world don change: di first title-winning manager to dey sack for Anfield.
