Rather than accuse a few players of 'slacking' (something which I've done myself) - I'd rather see it as 'unmotivated' and hopefully Pep can fix that.
I'm sure that when players are on the periphery of the starting XI they can sometimes get frustrated, or more likely to not to see eye to eye with the manager, but if we can get a proper team ethic in place, then being on the bench should be seen as every bit as important as being on the pitch. If you're going to come on for 20 minutes, that's your task - the 20 minute super sub, or game closer etc. It's not a sub-standard task, it's just tactics.
Fresh start for every player I'd say, but at the same time, there's no bedding in period either. They aren't new to the club, so they hit the ground running doing as the manager asks, or they're out. Some systems might need bedding in, and we accept that, but the players themselves don't (new signings exempt).
As for the interview, I thought it was fine. Pep's still got to pick up on some of the Mancunian accent and phrasing, but he's clearly not struggling to understand. He was calm, and seemed very open. Not sure what Gallagher could have ask that would be more probing - he can hardly ask who are we hoping to sign / sell etc.
I still feel a bit uncomfortable with the '3 year' thing. It's not something we're used to. Of course we know that managers don't last long anyway, but when they arrive, we typically want them to do well and stay forever. It's not yet in our blood to knowingly have a manager for a limited period.
He's a little bit more guarded than Klopp though, so I expect the media will pick up on that. He's not quite as 'entertaining' as Klopp (if you want to call it that).
I've been quite apathetic about him arriving - probably just the deflation of last season, but I'm slowly starting to get excited!
