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Former Man United defender outlines drastic tactical reset

Drop Salah? Pundit calls for tactical reset after back to back 3-0 defeats

Liverpool’s alarming slump under Arne Slot has prompted Gary Neville to call for major changes including dropping Mohamed Salah.

The Reds fall from 1st to 11th after losing 6 of their last 7 Premier League game.

Back to back 3 - 0 defeats to Man City & Nottingham Forest intensified questions around Liverpool’s structure defensive vulnerability & tactical identity.

According to comments relayed by the Daily Mail ,, Neville believes Slot must abandon his idealism and make hard decisions to stabilise the team.

Neville began by identifying Liverpool’s defensive issues:

He urged Slot to tighten the defensive block , return to fundamentals & reestablish discipline across the back four.

Neville advocated more compact midfield consisting of:

He argued that Liverpool must stop the chaos between the lines and recentre their midfield around structure rather than fluidity.

The shock recommendation - Dropping Mohamed Salah

In his boldest suggestion, Neville insisted Slot should consider leaving Mohamed Salah out of the lineup proposing new forward pairing:

He emphasized that several elite managers have had to park their ego and abandon their preferred style when results collapse.

he added that Liverpool’s issues go beyond tactics:

He believes Slot remains top level coach but must be willing to shift his philosophy & take difficult decisions to protect the team.