00:00Liverpool's midway point this season has been pretty flawless so far, has it been off the
00:12pitch as well?
00:13The fans have taken so well to him. If you compare it to 12 months ago, there was a bit
00:18of a strange time for them. Obviously, Jürgen Klopp had announced he was leaving and maybe
00:24Liverpool fans didn't really know what to expect from Schlott's reign. As we are halfway
00:29through the season, just look back at his start. It's been pretty flawless, both domestically
00:35and in Europe as well.
00:36Certainly in Europe it's been flawless because they've won six games, they're into the semi-finals
00:42of the Carabao Cup and the Premier League. Who would have thought that they would be
00:47six points clear? Let's stress that, through all the disappointment there was after the
00:52Man United draw, they still moved six points clear of Arsenal and with a game in hand.
00:57I think if Liverpool were joint top, second, third within two points of the leaders, then
01:03a lot of people would have been happy to be honest. No one was quite sure how it would
01:08transpire after Arnold Schlotter's haul from Jürgen Klopp and there was so much made about
01:13whether he'd be able to fill the voids, whether he was a good enough head coach. He certainly
01:18answered those doubts. He's lost one game in 2024 at finals and Liverpool, he's still
01:30playing it down, he still thinks it's a long way to go and Liverpool fans aren't getting
01:33carried away because of a blip, there could be injuries. I think it's gone better than
01:41anyone would have expected. I think even the hierarchy at Liverpool probably weren't expecting
01:47it to be this good. They've probably been helped a little bit along the way, maybe Man
01:50City have had their fault, Arsenal have had a couple of injuries now to Sacher and Odegaard.
01:59These things happen across the course of a season. It's not like Liverpool have been
02:05stuttering themselves. They've lost one game and that was against Nottingham Forest who
02:10themselves are in a very good outfit and are pushing for Europe this season. I don't
02:17think it's quite as easy to say that just because Man City are having a woeful season
02:21that Liverpool are flying. They're certainly taking advantage and the precedence is set
02:29now. They've got to go on and win the league. If they didn't go on and win the league then
02:34it would be a capitulation, let's be honest. I think a lot of fans take the league and
02:39maybe one of the trophies in the semifinals of the Carabao Cup. Obviously performing well
02:44in the Champions League but it'll be a different ball game when the knockout stage starts and
02:50then the FA Cup as well. It could depend on how mood you draw after having to get past
02:56Atherton Stanley.
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