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Arne Slot: āI Believe Iāll Be Liverpool Manager Next Seasonā
TL;DR
Arne Slot believes he will remain Liverpool's manager next season despite a disappointing 2025-26 campaign. The club's management has shown support for him amid poor performances and results.
Key points
- Arne Slot believes he will be Liverpool's manager next season
- Liverpool had a disappointing 2025-26 season
- Management has shown support for Slot despite poor results
- The team lacks a tactical identity and faces player departures
- The mood at Anfield is becoming toxic
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Itās not unusual for a head coach on the hot seat to say he isnāt worried about his job. And itās not unusual for upper management and sporting directors to mumble supportive things about such a head coach.
Yet despite Liverpoolās massively disappointing 2025-26 season, that the club look tired and without a tactical identity in May while about half of last seasonās title winning side appear set to leave the club in the summer and the mood at Anfield creeps towards toxic, the supportive noises around head coach Arne Slot seem to be far more than simply noise.
Despite poor performances, poor results, and a side that whose pressing and passing efficiency, finishing, defending, and fitness have all regressed markedly over the past 18 months with no real shoots of hope for fans to latch on to in sight, it would be a shock if Slot departs at seasonās end.
āI donāt think Iām deciding it by myself but I have every reason to believe Iāll be Liverpool manager next season,ā Slot said at his pre-match press conference ahead of Liverpoolās penultimate game of the 2025-26 season against Aston Villa on Friday night.
Most recently, Slot and the team were booed by Anfield following a low-energy 1-1 home draw against Chelsea that came after Londonās Blues had lost their past six league matches.
Some fans, particularly the ones who enjoy being able to cast themselves as morally superior to their fellow supporters, were quick to criticise the Anfield crowd. Yet this growing toxicity is clearly a direct result of the club having managed to convince everyone that Slotās job is not in doubt despite the squad having been adrift for 18 months now.
Comparisons have been made to Manchester United recently sticking with Erik ten Hag a season too long when things had clearly been trending badly for more than a year with no real, solid signs of the foundations for future success or any kind of a tactical identity in place, just as is the case for Slot at Liverpool now.
Liverpool fans, though, will likely remember back to the club doing the same with Brendan Rodgers in 2015. Michael Edwards, then the sporting director and now returned to the club, was key to the decision to persevere with Rodgers despite all evidence pointing towards a need for change.
Q&A
Why does Arne Slot think he will be Liverpool's manager next season?
Arne Slot believes he has every reason to think he will continue as Liverpool's manager due to the supportive noises from the club's management.
What challenges has Liverpool faced during the 2025-26 season?
Liverpool has struggled with poor performances, a lack of tactical identity, and the potential departure of key players from last season's title-winning side.
What did Arne Slot say about his job security at Liverpool?
Arne Slot stated, 'I donāt think Iām deciding it by myself but I have every reason to believe Iāll be Liverpool manager next season.'
How has the mood at Anfield changed during the current season?
The mood at Anfield has shifted towards toxic, reflecting fans' frustrations with the team's performance and results.
