On November 28 2025 00:41 evilfatsh1t wrote:
using jotas death as an excuse is a cop out. even slot recently said hes not going to use jotas death as an excuse for their poor form. such an excuse would be bullshit anyway; liverpool actually started off the season very well when jotas death was still fresh.
lmao wirtz "running like crazy". they didnt buy him for his distance covered stats. they bought him to create goals and assists. hes done none of that at the moment. pogba was getting massacred for better stats every season he played at united.
as for van dijk, i think hes overrated anyway but even if we accept that he was "world class" in the past, he was meh last season yet the title win gave him a pass. now hes gone from meh to legitimately shit this season. the handball against psv is something youd find in a maguire fails highlight video. its undeniable how easy every other team in the pl has it compared to united.
this isnt even including isak and salah in the conversation.
Its a cop out in some ways, but not in others.
I can totally understand how his best mates would be seriously affected by it. You're looking at probably a couple of people who have the kind of personality that gets overwhelmed by this kind of stuff.
I wouldn't expect the entire team to suffer so much though, especially when there's a massive squad full of expensive players there.
Van Dijk has had some amazing seasons, but he's not that consistent from year to year.
They just look totally jaded and like they don't believe in themselves or in Slot.