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Slot's initial success bought him time. The underlying deterioration consumed that time. Liverpool didn't act when the evidence changed, and therefore Iraola has inherited a much bigger reconstruction job than he otherwise might have.
We didn't act when the evidence changed because Slot earned credit, and we thought he could turn it around. He never did.
A Premier League win rate of 36.8% over the final 19 league matches of 2025-2026 is a pretty important piece of evidence.
It's absolutely bizarre to express regret for having changed managers.
It defies logic, it defies data, it defies physics, it defies economics, it defies the historical record.
Loyalty and respect are one thing, going down with the captain of the Titanic is something else entirely.
Slot earned the right to be trusted. He was trusted. The trust bought time. During that time, the underlying trajectory did not reverse. Liverpool eventually acted. The consequence of waiting is that Iraola now has to perform the correction while simultaneously rebuilding the footballing structure.
It's going to take months and months.
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