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All fair points.

Although I question whether it is mentality or the style of play.

With Klopp, it was balls to the wall all the time. You had to have the mentality of giving extreme effort. It was required to play in his system.

Slot is more balanced. There are moments of aggression mixed with moments of control. Maybe players are still adapting to finding the right balance. It comes with experience. It’s good for controlling games and it’s good for their legs over a long season, but the inexperience in the system may cause them to not give enough effort when needed.

He’s not overrated. He changed the way every team in the NBA plays basketball. Most people credit Steph Curry with the increase in the 3 point shot. But in reality it was Daryl Morey who every team tried to copy with increasing the volume of 3s.

Increased 3s, more free throws, shooting less midrange, positionless basketball, small ball lineups, etc were all taken from Morey. Whether you like that style or not, his impact on the game has been immense.

It’s hard to win in the NBA even when you are on the cutting edge.

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I just hope we limp into UCL next season, replace Slot

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I honestly don’t think Slot is the problem. He had no pace on the wings, injuries and depth issues at the forward spot, decimated at right back, etc.

The team was already incomplete and in a transition phase going into the season and it was only amplified by injuries.

Liverpool made some splashy signings but the squad was pretty thin and didn’t give Slot much to work with.

I think fans had unrealistic expectations after the big signings. I feel this is a transition period. The older players are aging out and need to be replaced. TAA left, Salah and Robertson are leaving, VVD eventually, Alisson appears on the way out, Diaz was sold, Jota passed, etc. This is a team that is transitioning to a new squad of young players that are going to compete for the next decade. This season was always going to be difficult. If people had the proper context going into the season, I think they’d have more patience with Slot.

But many were looking to repeat as PL champions and win the CL. It was just wildly unfair expectations looking back on it. Those splashy signings had people talking crazy.


But I’m optimistic about next season and the future. This season made it clear where upgrades are needed. Young promising CBs coming in with Leoni coming back from injury and Jacquet. Hopefully upgrade on the wings. Rio coming in with more experience. A healthy Isak with a full summer of preparation. Year two of Wirtz who is settled in and will be ready to hit the ground running. Szoboszlai coming off a breakout year. And hopefully make some other upgrades whether a CDM or depth at RB. The one thing I’m concerned about is Ekitike. He was so good this season and that’s a terrible injury. I hope when he comes back he can be the same player he was. But other than that, there’s a lot to be optimistic about.

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Honestly it really isn't for us. It sucks to say, but for us it would be nice just to build a good organization that makes the playoffs consistently and has a run to the 2nd and 3rd rounds here and there

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That is a byproduct of aiming for a title. If the team is not trying to win it all then what is even the point of being a fan?

Well sure, people will like certain vehicles. I guess what I meant to say was that nobody is going to look at you one way or the other because of the car you drive. That other guy mentioned he hated his wife’s “pussy car” as if it’s emasculating to drive it. I’m saying nobody is going to think someone is a badass because they drive a truck or that they’re a pussy for driving a small car. Nobody really cares. So there’s no reason to be insecure.

It just looks like laziness to many people.

If you’re one of these gigantic people who are gargantuan, then yes, they need help.

But if you’re a regular guy who just won’t stop stuffing your face with McDonald’s and Taco Bell, I can see how people would resent someone for it.

It’s like riding one of those scooters in a store just because you don’t feel like walking.

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This guy is gay. Marrying a woman won’t help. Right or wrong. The idea of priests marrying is deeper than sex. Priests are charged with the ideals that the church/god/Jesus are their most important mission. A family will rightfully shift their mission. Permanent deacons have helped bridge this issue but the core tenets of putting the church first is clouded by marriage

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I remember reading that the real reason behind the church not allowing priests to marry is that they didn’t want to have to pay to support an entire family, and that other stuff about dedicating their life only to Jesus was just some bullshite they made up to justify it.

I mean, Peter himself was married. He started the church.

That’s the kind of shot you do for fun when pretending to beat the buzzer in the driveway.

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I wonder how the old timers did it, then.

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It’s not that players can’t physically do it, it’s that teams want them at their best for the playoffs. Some teams started doing it to gain an edge. Then all teams started doing it to not get left behind and they keep doing it because everyone else is and they don’t want to be at a disadvantage.

It’s not players being babies. It’s teams trying to get any edge they can.

I don’t know why this got so many downvotes. He’s not wrong at all. There are restrictions artificially limiting how much players can earn.

It seems that MLS is more popular than NHL… yet NHL is considered the 4th major sport but soccer isn’t.