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FSG agreed with Salah: loss of style meant Arne Slot had to go to win back fans
Coach did not deserve the vitriol, FSG’s recruitment was flawed, but Anfield boos meant executives needed to act
TL;DR
- Arne Slot was sacked as Liverpool head coach due to a perceived loss of the club's style of play and fan discontent.
- The club's hierarchy, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), decided to act after a season with 20 defeats and the lowest points tally in a decade.
- Slot received vitriolic personal abuse on social media, despite his character and conduct.
- Flawed recruitment decisions by FSG, including spending heavily on players unsuited to the team's system, contributed to an imbalanced squad.
- Mohamed Salah's loss of form and public attempts to undermine Slot are mentioned as factors.
- The article suggests that the club needed to get Anfield back onside, necessitating Slot's departure.