We had 6 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses after winning in 2020. Was that coasting the reason we played poorly in 2021?
speak for yourself. he was being touted as a darkhorse for us and I was a big fan of his over Amorim.
I also recall my non-desire for a guy wedded to 5 at the back, and hoping for the Dutchie instead..... Man - Amorim was a bad bullet avoided....
Don't think we actively tried to coast in 2021. However, this didn't sit well with me in 2025: Arne Slot explains why he allowed Liverpool players to holiday in Dubai
We had no CBs in 2021 (VVD, Matip, and Gomez all had long term or season enders). Now - that was also a mistake to not have purchased a CB - but I don't think we were coasting.
]I think we lost van Dijk in October 2020, and with Matip and Gomez taking turns at the treatment table. Klopp stubbornly played Henderson and Fabinho at centre-half initially, weakening both midfield and central defence. It was only when injuries forced him to play Williams and Phillips, admittedly lesser footballers but better defenders, that results improved, with our actually ending up clinching 3rd spot, which had looked unlikely as we careered from one poor result into another. And there is an echo in Slot's thinking that Jones and Szoboslai are better right-backs than the next cabs off the rank behind them.