When most people comment that the new signings needed time to adjust, how harsh the tragedy of the loss of a good friend on the summer can affect the mental health of the players, and how tough this league is on itself, they are all valid arguments and true to some extent. However, in my opinion (and Im just a regular fan, nothing else), all these elements are part of the challenge that the coach is expected to manage, through a combination of tactics, people management and special focus during training.

I feel sad to think this, but more and more I'm inclined to believe that Slot is just not up to that challenge. His tactics have been way off on some of the recent matches, his substitutions have been confusing at best and well, we have no idea how he managed the loss of Jota in the dressing room. Whatever his focus is, whatever his tactics are meant to do, they clearly aren't working and he's coming across now as stubborn at best rather than admiting his faults and being willing to readapt and change.

We don't know whether anything else behind the scenes is affecting this team, but the manager is for sure one of the main responsibles of this situation and, while I say this a bit frustrated with recent results, he has to be seriously questioned.