Has Arne Lost the Plot?

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Sports, Soccer

4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Arne Slot's comments saying Liverpool's squad isn't as big as some make it out to be and question why the manager is deflecting from his team's poor run of form. Plus, Gustavo Hofman joins the show to break down Vini Jr's relationship with manager Xabi Alonso. Shaka Hislop also gives out his weekly power rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.4	here in the studio continuing to talk about the fallout from Liverpool's League Cup exit
0:44.7	to Crystal Palace and Arna Slott's decisions on the team selection that he put out there.
0:50.8	He has come under criticism. He insists that his choices were about protecting key
0:55.5	players from injury with the games that lie ahead. And this is what he had to say when it was put to
1:00.6	him about the inexperienced squad that he did choose to take on Crystal Palace. He said we don't
1:05.7	have such a big squad as people might tell. There was so much focus on the amount of money we spent.
1:11.7	People all of a sudden think we have 25 players available,
1:14.6	but we mainly have 20 players, then we have four injuries.
1:18.1	I only have one right fullback.
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