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Garrett

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Happily married, dual citizen, international LFC supporter with leftist views and interest in games, stories, education, travel, politics, history and whatnot... he/they

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I sort of didn’t understand what was going on later, but the first handful of episodes are quite the trip!

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I think the quality of the championship must be insane right now with how good every premier league team looks against us the last few years. United and Tottenham struggle to stay in the top half in recent seasons. But we’re still just too good to be out of the race. Hopefully Wirtz returning helps.

04.03.2026 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning! Yes, this is he

04.03.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4593    πŸ” 1018    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 33

Oh absolutely. And I was excited when he talked about rotating more this season. He’s rotated at full-back more, which is crucial, but he doesn’t seem comfortable rotating other positions.

04.03.2026 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, you might be right, but 21 is still a small squad for this conversation’s purposes, and he does talk about using a small squad more readily than he talks about rotating.

04.03.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DOES SLOT WANT A SMALLER SQUAD? | Liverpool press conference
YouTube video by David Lynch - Liverpool FC DOES SLOT WANT A SMALLER SQUAD? | Liverpool press conference

7 March 2025 press conference is when he said something about using β€œ14 or 15”

Quoted by David Lynch at about 5:20 in this video:

youtu.be/tDBfbrDlgi4?...

04.03.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s saying he works with maybe 16 players, so the squad size needs to be 21 to account for a few injuries. Yes, I would say that’s a very small squad size for a club side with 60+ competitive matches from August to May.

04.03.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I just think it’s bizarre to totally deny that he’s part of that strategy.

04.03.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It sounds like you’re just ignoring what he says in favour what you think he would say if he agreed with you.

04.03.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Read ffs

The 21 is when including injured players

04.03.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arne Slot Explains Criticism of Liverpool Squad Depth Injuries have caused major headaches for the Reds boss after six defeats from seven games.

Here’s a source related to the October comments. I can try to find exact quotes from before the summer if you like.

www.si.com/soccer/arne-...

04.03.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Which part? Slot said a little over a year ago that he likes a small squad. He talked about 14-16 as the core of the squad. This past October after our league cup exit, he explained that when 3 or 4 are injured, he’s still working with 16 or so players but 21 total including the injured players.

04.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The job is a little less stressful than yesterday, so that’s a nice turn of events. The weather’s a bit bleak, but whoever said March should have good weather?

04.03.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wassup Alli! ❀️

04.03.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So I’m just never gonna get an answer on Slot literally explaining to the public that he likes a small squad? and the club’s decisions in the summer seemingly aligning with his wishes other than maybe the Diaz departure?

04.03.2026 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But if he expressed a desire to have a small squad prior to the summer, how can you pretend he’s not part of that decision?

04.03.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, but he also said he likes to manage a group of 14-16 players within the squad because trying to manage the whole squad is too complicated, so he’s clearly complicit in the small squad decision.

04.03.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wut

04.03.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

About a year ago

04.03.2026 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, but they’re not gonna ignore him if he says he doesn’t have enough players, which he would never say because he says he only needs like 15

04.03.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I missed that

04.03.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I never heard that about Diaz. I always heard Diaz wanted to leave.

04.03.2026 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Players he wanted to keep were sold? All I’ve heard from him is that he wants a small squad and he’s happy with it. Tbf I stopped watcher pressers a couple months ago, but I don’t see how he’s not part of squad building.

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I’m pretty sure he’s doing something like telling them to slow down counterattacks at the slightest inconvenience

04.03.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It seems like you disagree with what Slot is telling his wingers to do.

04.03.2026 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.

JUST IN: North Carolina's Dem lawmaker Carla Cunningham gave the GOP the decisive vote to pass a law forcing police to comply with ICE. She said "all cultures are not equal."

She just lost reelection BIG in the Dem primary to a progressive pastor & activist, Rodney Sadler. 70% to 22%!

Context:

04.03.2026 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5776    πŸ” 1485    πŸ’¬ 127    πŸ“Œ 268

Except Slot also insists on a small squad.

04.03.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not putting that on Slot is a mistake considering how stubborn he is about using a small squad, even after admitting that backfired late last season.

04.03.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0