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Liverpool haven’t been very good this season. That’s an understatement, too, with Arne Slot‘s side having fallen so far below expectations after so dominantly winning the Premier League last year
Although the Reds have stopped the rot that was spreading after nine losses from 12 fixtures in all competitions, winning at West Ham before drawing against Sunderland at Anfield, there is still so much to be desired from this group, whose mini-revival is currently built atop a house of cards.
Whether the head coach finds the formula that will shift Liverpool back into a winning outfit is anyone’s guess, but it’s clear that performances and results have been so far below the firmly set standard that it beggars belief, and Slot needs to make changes before he finds himself on borrowed time, with potential successors already being touted in the media.
Liverpool looking at Slot replacement
According to Caught OffsideLiverpool chiefs Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes are putting serious thought into appointing Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner to replace Slot.
Glasner, 51, has defied the odds at Selhurst Park over the past few years, winning the FA Cup in May and then the Community Shield (against Liverpool) at the start of the current campaign. They are currently fifth in the Premier League.
It’s important to stress that there have not been any talks with the Palace or the Austrian’s entourage. FSG remain committed to guiding their Dutch coach through this storm.
However, if it doesn’t subside, sources indicate Glasner is emerging as the preferred candidate to take the Anfield hot seat.
What Oliver Glasner would bring to Liverpool
Glasner has achieved great things with Crystal Palace, and his past Europa League-winning success with Eintracht Frankfurt corroborates the claim that he is a “top-five manager in the world“, as suggested by one English football content creator.
Although appointing Glasner would require something of a tactical transformation on Merseyside, with the Palace boss typically fielding a 3-4-2-1 formation, he is relaxed about the minutiae of his systems, which are interchangeable and open to tweaks. This tactical pliability suggests that he could be an interesting pick from the FSG hierarchy.
Glasner gets it. And, moreover, he speaks with the clarity and intellect to throw down with any top manager in the Premier League, perhaps even having the credentials to wage tactical battle against the likes of Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta.
The ever-outspoken Jamie O’Hara has even gone as far as to suggest that Glasner is “a better manager” than Arteta, with his trophy-winning credentials and the instant level-up he has overseen in south London bearing testament to that claim.
O’Hara’s football allegiances may lend themselves to a dislike of the high-flying Gunners project, but there is something to be said of Glasner’s success in taking over a Palace side that had lost their way under Roy Hodgson and have since achieved superstardom, plying their craft in Europe and enjoying new status as multi-trophy holders.
There is an urgency to Palace’s creative play that does not detract from their grace and elegance. They have created more big chances this season than both Arsenal and Liverpool. In fact, Manchester City are the only outfit with a higher count at this stage.
Premier League 25/26 – Most Big Chances Created | ||
|---|---|---|
Team | Goals | BCC |
Man City | 35 | 46 |
Chelsea | 25 | 41 |
Brentford | 21 | 41 |
Crystal Palace | 18 | 41 |
Arsenal | 27 | 40 |
Date via FotMob | ||
Palace’s inherent playmaking prowess under Glasner’s wing suggests that he could be the perfect fit for a Liverpool side chock-full of devastating attacking quality.
Things might have gone stale in Slot’s system, but Glasner would prove the likes of O’Hara right by joining the Anfield side and elevating this Reds side back to illustrious heights.
Glasner could be the project manager Liverpool needs to rival Arteta and Arsenal and reclaim their place on their perch, should Slot indeed face the ax in the coming months.
