Why did Liverpool choose Arne Slot?
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Arne Slot has been all but confirmed as Jurgen Klopp’s successor at Liverpool.
But why did Liverpool choose Slot? How does his Feyenoord side play? What kinds of problems will he inherit at Liverpool?
Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are joined by Reuben Pinder and Alex Barker to figure out why Liverpool chose Arne Slot and what to expect from the Dutchman.
This is The Athletic's Week in Football.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Who is Arne Slot?
01:03 What is Slot’s play-style?
02:45 Why did Liverpool choose Slot?
04:05 Scalability Issues
08:30 What is Slot inheriting at Liverpool?
12:32 Do fans know how Liverpool play?
14:03 What will change at Liverpool under Slot?
19:17 What about Salah?
23:52 Other personnel issues?
25:38 Expectations
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There will never be someone the same as Klopp, but I believe there can be others who achieve great things as well
but Klopp only won EPL once
@@1607Adi_ManzAnd how many in the current era can say that without financial doping? That's righ, NONE.
What about Joe Devine
And Klopp is the only one to do so in the last 6 years apart from Pep. So instead of saying he’s underachieved, you could say he’s the only one who could win it in Pep’s ‘era’
Beating a more proven and more experienced manager with a way bigger financial backing isn’t dor everyone it seems. The fact he’s come second with just one point less TWICE is mental if you think about it. 3 UCL finals aswell!
He’s 4 games off of 3 PLs and 3 UCLs!
Arteta finished 8th in his first 2 seasons, 5th in his third and looks like he’ll finish 2nd behind City twice in a row now. Winning the PL during the Pep era isn’t for everyone, no matter how good you are
This is the athletic. Those comments are reserved for talksport and football daily. Im sure the athletic wouldve covered the man city financial discrepancies between 2012 and 2018. Maybe educate yourself @djkittypuff
the stylistic continuity is important not just for the first team but for developing youth bc their youngsters have also been training under a similar style
at very least we didn't have to wait another 3 decades for success this time
@@1607Adi_Manzin 3 decades, you'll be in your 30s.
@@LoCoAde87 Those players are looking to be the next academy products to earn spots in Arne Slot squad. Sepp Van Den Berg,Owen Beck,Tyler Morton,Fabio Carvalho,Dominic Corness,Melkamu Fraunedorf,Luke Chambers,Amara Nallo,Bobby Clark,James Mc Cornell, Lewis Koumas,Jayden Danns,Musialowski,and Harvey Blair.
They should have appointed the academy manager, low stakes move who can seamlessly refresh the team in a post Klopp era
Why would "stylistic continuity" be important? Did FSG Liverpool play heavy metal football before Klopp? Is that the 'Liverpool Way'? Unless you are Ajax or Barcelona, you play according to the playing style of the coach you hire. What is this "stylistic continuity" I keep hearing?
Sorry guys, but I don't know what you where watching, but you definitely didn't see the full games against Atletico. Because in the Atletico away game. The game plan worked really well. And their where totally different players than you have on your screen. Zerrouki was playing as a 6 to cover Griezman (that worked for 80 minutes). Giminez was suspended so Ueda played. And Atletico won the game because of Oblak and the pure class off Griezmann. They also went upfront twice in the Wanda Metropolitano and the whole off the Spanish press where writing how impressing Feyenoord was. The stats also didn't lie with a 2.46 xG for feyenoord and a 0,84 xG for Ateltico. While at the home game it was less impressing and easier to see that Feyenoord was not going to win this game.
Slot is undoubtedly the next big Dutch coach following Michels, Cruyff and van Gaal and this is no exaggeration.
Sorry about the players on the board, that's my mistake, not Jon's. I had the line-up from the match in Rotterdam up instead of the match in Madrid.
Jon did mention that the flat 3 change and the 6 (Zerrouki) was probably deployed to track Griezmann. But while this was effective, the structure still allowed Feyenoord's shape to be pulled apart.
@@donukb Sorry but this doesn't make sense at all. The whole game Feyenoord was dictating the game. Only one goal from Aletico was produced (with a bit off luck) from a pass in the middle of the pitch. The other goal was a set piece and the other a cross from the side. All the other stats show a master class from Slot Ball: Gx 2.46 vs 0,84Gx Atletico, 228 passes on the half of the opponent vs 146 for Atletico. 12 interceptions vs 9 from ateltico. And all the duel stats are in the favor for Feyenoord, against one of the most physical teams of Europe. The Aletico game is just the worst example to give for Slot his play in Europe.
Maybe Lazio away was a better case. As Feyenoord dominated them at home but could not get to more direct scoring chances. Same goes for AS Roma for 3 years in a row, Italian way of defending and derailing the game is the Achilles heal for Slot.
Aletico was a piece of masterclass from Slot where after a lot of chances Feyenoord forgot to put the crown on the top of the work of the plan. While Lazio away, Roma away and even Celtic away, shows what happens when the opponents of Slot his play don't want to play, just derail.
@@martijng8951 Thank you for your perspective and additional examples. What would you say are Slot's weaknesses then and are there scalability issues? You mentioned Roma (and their dark arts), are tight low blocks going to continue to be a problem for Liverpool as they have been under Klopp?
Thank you! I became really concerned when they mentioned that, Slot didn’t adapt to the situation during the game. After reading your comment, I feel a lot more positive.
"So Jon, if you had to give me a YES or NO answer whether it is going to work out, and without equivocating at all, what would you say?" "Well, I think it really depends on the answer to each of these five questions..."
That's why Jon is my favourite.
This is the best format I’ve seen. The balance is perfect. Keep up the good work lads
He's actually tactically almost identical to klopp. Not sure if he gives better hugs but you'll get the same game play
Out of possession you’re right, but in possession he’s more similar to Guardiola.
@@prikkeldraad7112 I actually really like this prospect. A team who defend with aggressive intensity but have the same patient buildup play like City would be very interesting to watch. Teams often have one trait but not the other.
@@liverbot4854I actually think its more of a blend tbh, Pep's style is patient in the sense they often slow down the intensity and create looks through lots of passing and while Slot does like lots of passing it's typically at a quicker tempo than Pep would normally use. It makes it a bit riskier than Pep birnally likes but I personally find it a bit more visually interesting to watch
I might be a bit biased being a Feyenoorder but Liverpool has made a great pick in choosing Arne. This man (Along with Dennis te Kloese) has improved Feyenoord so much.
There is a documentary about feyenoord (Dat ene woord) about the 20/21 season. In it you can see how shaky and full of lowpoints that season was. It seemed to me and a lot of othere Feyenoord fans that there really was no sense of direction on and off the pitch. To go from that horrendous season, that saw us narrowly making it into the conference league qualification rounds and having a horrible europa league campaign, to making the conference league final, a title and a cup in three years is astonising. And then i havent even mentioned all the great players that have progressed uner him or his exciting style of playing the game.
Again i’m biased but Slot will be dearly missed here in Rotterdam and having liverpool as my fav club in england, i will be greatly looking forward to what’s in store for Liverpool.
I lived and worked in Holland many years ago, I took my Dad and my Brother to a Feyernoord game against RKC, my Dad said he'd love to see that goalkeeper at Liverpool one day, a month later, we signed Jerzy Dudek, he also said a similar thing about Arne Slot a few months ago, my Dad is a visionary, I hope ;)
Am I the first person to notice and mention the lovely new cases for Jon and JJ's touchscreen PCs? Actual professional attempt, lads. Lovely.
The trio you never knew you needed, but always wanted. @theathletic you pushing the envelope. 😂 Missed these 3
i think there should’ve been some caveat for Salah’s 2024 metrics. he’s played 876 minutes for liverpool in 2024, a relatively low sample size, no mention of him returning from injury and no emphasis time he spent away from liverpool during afcon. a time that coincided with trent’s injury also. it sort of seemed like the team got used to the right space being used by mostly conor bradley and usually elliott. Mo returns and does well enough with bradley but trent returns and their progression, especially against atalanta, had almost no right side outlet in early buildup phases. trent and szobozslai were both inverting and it seemed to hamper their progression. hence why alisson had the most passes in the 2nd game at atalanta
With Liverpool fans he knows he will be backed hard.
His style and the squad he inherents fit like a glove. I would say top 4 is realistic given the level of the league now. And perhaps a cup.
I'm already exited for the next season.
Top four and a cup is literally what Liverpool achieved this year lol, all depends of the levels of Salah/VVD, some other top players there but the actual squad level is very far off City and Arsenal so Slot won't have it so easy.
remember when Hodgson inherited a squad that had Torres, Gerrard, Reina, Carragher, Agger and how did that turn out
@@mezykin Name some more of those players? Hardly even a starting 11. Was a mess of a team.
@@mezykin Konchesky, Christian Poulsen, Brad Jones...i could go on. what an awful managerial signing that was
@@floch954it’s not far off them teams
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I love Arne Slot, he was both Assistant and head coach for my club. And took us to our first semi final of the KNVB cup in our history so yeah im so happy he has come good. I really hope he will succeed at liverpool
Can't read too much into past Eredivisie vs EPL performances; didn't help van Gaal or ten Hag so no reason to think Slot will be different
Gents, this is just gold. You couldn't have told us a better story and what to expect of Arne. Thanks for that
The possession thing might be City, Liverpool, Arsenal in the stats but i'd say Liverpool are that high not by choice. Many opposition teams are happy to sit deep and let Liverpool have the ball because Klopp has struggled to consistently break down a low block, whereas Guardiola and Arteta (at times) look like they're happy to play smothering football
Let’s try not to Slot shame please
CHRIS HAMIL shout! Been watching Tifo football and Chris H. for years and to see both working together to analyze the beautiful game is awesome ❤
Sorry but that away game against Atletico was the best game we played and we didnt play a 4213, we played a 442. We lost because of awful refereeing and honestly bad luck. That home game we just fucked it
always blaming referees
low average sport fans mentality
if we lose it's their fault
if we win who care about them
@@1607Adi_Manz hahahahha no fr that match it was
@@1607Adi_Manz Atlético scored a literal offside goal but the VAR allowed it.
Also, just take a look at the stats of that game. Feyenoord was better at almost everything (except scoring goals, obviously)
Atlético is a member of the European Club Association (ECA), the current president is Nasser Al-Khelaifi (also PSG president), and they have a heavy influence in referees. They are also against the European Superleague, which Real Madrid, Liverpool, Barcelona, and many other clubs are still on board.
damn the production has really received a boost huh. Very happy for you guys and you assimilation with The Athletic! speaking as a coach in the 4th danish division with big ambitions you are so good at explaining relative complex tactical ideas in a simple and understanderable way with humor added :) great work
Tifo football was great.
Both Tito and Football Daily teams got picked apart sadly..
imagine hating on Athletic 😂
@@1607Adi_Manzchiyo chan why are you defending them so hard
@@reflesh8802because they're actual sport journalists unlike tifo
@@reflesh8802why are you attack them so much?
Good chat guys. If you would analyze Feyenord's European adventures a bit more we might have a better idea about the scalability of Slot's approach at non-Dutch competitions
For what it's worth, I watched all their UCL highlights and didn't see wingers, I saw front foot football and the wide attackers playing close to the CF
The whole analysis is from a photo moment because if he had watched the match it would have been different.
I think it says enough, that all of the games Feyenoord lost in Europe was only because they didn't finish the enormous amount of chances they created, while like against AthletiCo, they have one chance and it goes in. Not to mention the weird decisions in offside situations, showing the VAR really just does what it wants when it wants.
Since this channel is for nerds, “evitability” is a concept Daniel Dennett used to explain his theory of compatibilist freewill. RIP
I love you guys! Thanks for the content!!
Great vid. Watched the whole thing.
We love very much to watch next Season Stefan Bajectic,Harvey,Andy,Gakpo,Mo,Macca,Virgil,Alison,Quansah,Danns,Trent,Jones,Bradley,Dominic,Luke Chambers,Koumas,James Mc Connell,Amara Nallo,Owen Beck,Carvalho,Malekmu,Bobby Clark,andLusialowski,.
Zerrouki played instead of Minteh in the first leg against Atleti. Zerrouki is a cdm so they actually played with a double pivot the first game.
Sorry, my bad with the line-up. But here Jon is trying to illustrate the structural problems of playing with the flat three against Atleti, having two more defensive midfielders in the middle three doesn't mean they were playing a double pivot. The important point is that Atleti were able to generate an overload in build-up then acres of space in the middle with the wing-backs being a problem for the back-line.
That was only a succes once, Zeroukki was a waste of money, and even in the eredivisie the game goes too fast for him. He is like Amrabat, can follow an opponent the entire game, but has to go e the ball to someone who can play football when he gets the ball.
Finally, a long-form video from The Athletic
the pause with the head scratch is the highlight
I really hope this guy keeps Liverpool in the mix of things at the top of the PL this next season. Van Dijk is going to speak up if things aren’t working out. Klopp’s influence has been fatherly to the lads over the years and they’re gonna wanna show their Kloppdaddy that they’re big boys when he’s gone.
The kind of content we love to see!
As a Man Utd fan, I am looking forward to Arne Slot era in Liverpool
The battle of balds derby😂
Best definitions of quarterback I've ever seen. Took me a few secs to get it. 25% of fullback, 50% of halfback. lol
Man his host is really really good! Quite the layd back atmosphere coupled with good football anaysis by the other two experts. I believe they should have a podcast about the football
Tifo football podcast 💔 what a bonkers but brilliant show
Would love for you to go over Liverpool 19/20 campaign because it encapsulated the balance of possession and counter attacking
Players like Matip, Thiago and Tsimikas will most likely leave this summer. Gomez and Diaz futures are up in the air it seems like. We deffo need a CB but should also look at a CDM and maybe striker/attacker. If Slot could get Nunez scoring even half the chances he gets a lot of the problems would be solved. Because it’s not like we’ve had a lack of chances created we just aren’t scoring them. Also need to get back to being top 3 best set piece teams in the league we have completely lost that this season.
Aren't you okay at CB with Konate, VvD, Gomez and Quansah?
I would 💯 keep Matip
@@jackjudeKonate too injury prone. Gomez is a bit too. Quansah needs time to develop. I'm more surprised Edwards isn't going for a 6 first.
@@jackjude Konaté can't play every game because he's injury prone and Quansah is still very young. Matip is great when fit but also stuggles with his injuries and probably won't get a new contract because of that. But Matip offers something different compared to the other CB's, his reading of the game and ability to drive the ball forward is amazing and I feel we need someone with similar attributes.
@@jackjude Being Liverpool, the team will be hit by a ton of injuries so it's always best to prepare for the future. Just 2 injuries to VVD and Konate and it would be looking scary.
We love this video and this channel, just want you guys to upload more content.
I'm not worried.
The board has their identity and a way they want to play and go forward with, just like they had under Klopp.
Next step was for them to find a coach with similar values, similar playstyle, etc. and now all remains for the new coach to put the pieces together with the board and fans as always behind him.
Great video
Great information
this is the best execution of that scripted fake podcast style of presentation i have ever seen. it feels effortlessly natural and fluid. never seen anyone pull that off before on youtube.
Evryone put a lot into this. Very good
So just to be clear, this is a working out how he'll Slot in?
Badoom and, if you will, tish
Alright guys, I know you don't really make many videos here anymore, but surely you could about Ipswich now?
Re: JOTA -- if an opposing player DROPS his full weight on your knee from three feet, I would suggest ANY player would be injured for a couple of months. That's hardly his fault. I believe his other injury was also from a very bad tackle. That's just the way it can go.
expectation for next season:
1. beat the low block. it has been an achilles heel for a long time.
2. be consistent. we can have some dip in results but not dropping off a cliff like we did customary, usually around the month of AFCON, but this season it was April unfortunately.
3. at least retain the league cup.
though I do hope we can win the league but realistically its not going happen. We can remain as challengers, as it has always been except for a season. So the final expectation is get over the finish line. We always compete well but fell on our face at the finish line.
Let’s get top 4 , and I’m to win a domestic cup .
Arne snot it's all going end in tears
Does anyone know who the footballer is in the photo behind Jon Mackenzie. Wearing denim jeans and jacket, and white Hugo Boss T Shirt. Is it perhaps Totti? Or Ginola?
No Liverpool fan expected Liverpool to be competing for the league this season. We had a rough season last year, and a lot of players left in the summer including most of our senior midfielders (apart from Thiago who has been injured most of the season).
Getting a trophy and comfortably making top 4 is far more than most fans expected, but Klopp leaving announcement and the team performing above expectations (even with injuries) made us feel like they could have won more.
First of all, thank you for the awesome content. While I agree that Salah's form has dropped I cannot agree with you on the point that his shot power is affecting his shot-to-goal ratio. I think it's his general composure and lack of confidence that's affecting him in front of the goal. We've been seeing less of him dribbling past defenders and more of shooting on sight situations.. He used to be so calm in front of the goal but not so much these days
I don't how he can solve the 'Nunez can't hit a barn door' and 'Salah needs 15 chances for 1 goal' conundrums. Those are the biggest problems with this Liverpool side
Nunez, not Salah
@@ynwa9621 yeah, I'd say both those 'claims' relate more to Nunez. Salah's shot conversion has dropped but isn't bad.
Or the fact they can't keep a clean sheet
Nuñez scores plenty. Your second best striker getting over one in three is not a problem for anyone.
And conceding first
Data is a minor part as its a totally different league and will have different opposition and intensive competitiveness.... It only gives a relative indicator of whether he has aspects you are looking for that you want to imprint on lfc squad. Its not as if they are going to bankroll him to re build a complete team for him....
I hope to see at least a pre season game with most of the existing players. I most of them with a bit of tweaking, can Slot into the team.
Feyenoord is a big club in the Netherlands with the most supporters in the Counrty, he doesnt come from nowhere...its just a next step higher up...He'll do better than Ten Hag for sure, he is one of the best trainers in the Netherlands and will show you all !!! Everybody happy !!!
BRING BACK TIFO IRL BEFORE THIS CHANNEL DIES
dies ?
yet people still watch this lol
Is there a site I can look out playstyles like this?
Liverpool's strongest attack came whilst Salah was at AFCON and out injured. That was during Liverpool's worst injury crisis since the title defence season with 0 centre backs for 6 months. When putting all chances through the central striker, whether it was Nuñez or Jota, that was when Liverpool's attack was strongest.
I’ve been waiting for this
Here's some context for Slot not winning the title with Feyenoord this year:
1.Psv have the best season in history... likely of all Eredivisie teams ever! There are 2 easy games left to win and they even beat the legendary Ajax with Cruyff '71-'72 campaign.
2. Their squat was much more expensive -no more cos Slot further increased the value of his players so much. They have half a dozen players Feyenoord wanted as well but couldn't afford.
3. They beat us at home 1-2 while all relevant statistics like expected goals were for us, we also had the upper hand in Eindhoven which ended 2-2. And we did beat them in the cup game 1-0.
4. We lost 4 points in the 2 first games of the season cos our squat wasn't complete during the preparation weeks and we suffered an unfortunate red card.
5. Still, we scored more goals and conceded less this season and still could win more points coming just 2 points short of Feyenoord's best season ever ('72-'73 85 points).
Slot has been our best head coach ever. It's only a matter of time before you'll say what we've been saying the last 3 years: "in Slot we trust". Hate to see him go but he fully deserves his dream transfer.
As much as I enjoy these videos, and they're very informative. Boy do I miss the fun unhinged, borderline psychotic content these lit used to make on tifo. I hope maybe they can bring something back for the euros, even if its just a one off show
Agreed! It made stats fun. The euro 2021 livestreams were peak TIFO
What about the 442 for Liverpool? Double pivot of Jones and Alexander-Arnold, could be fire. Szobzslai at RM?
Amazing video
i had no ideas yas were back in another format and under a different channel.
good to see the 3 amigos and Joes random looks and stares into the camera ^^
Guys I love your content sm!
Joe Devine with the razor sharp analysis like "the teams change ends at half time"
His time with AZ was maybe the most interesting, for analysis.
Football tactics and picking teams won't be a tough task for Arne Slot it will be building relationships with Klopps players and convincing everyone in and outside the club he's good enough to get the job done.
love this
Are you Brazilian ? Apologies for the straight up unusual question...I ask this because your handle has kkkkk
Have the lads forgotten about Melo when they talk about mistakes? To me Klopp's biggest mistake was handing an ageing, injury prone Henderson, a 4 year contract extension even though he still had two years left. Very rarely do you see that happen with players over 31 at that level.
It went against everything Liverpool have been trying to build over the years and if the stories are to be believed, caused a rift between Klopp and others within that hierarchy. Also it's the worst because predictably, the following season after Hendo got that extension, his form fell of a cliff. Also, the midfield being an absolute disaster the following season showed a series of bad decisions with regards to the midfield over a year that doomed Liverpool last season. Henderson extension, not selling Oxlade and Keita, not buying a midfielder and the loan of Melo.
The video we have all been waiting for
If Saudi offers £150 million for Salah... it would be INSANE and illogical not to sell.
Most importantly, where did you get that T-shirt Jjbull?
Would be good to have an interview with the guy so we get a sense of who he is
Our Cue Ball in charge 😍😍
arne slot is gonna be the david moyes of liverpool to sir alex ferguson's united
On the stats of salah,nunes instead off firminho and sane did not give him the space and time he needs
Should bring other striker (Isak,expensive,Toney?, Ollie W.?)
ETH has proven to be a good coach at United though last year. Sometimes circumstances don't work out thats all.
Slot's playstyle is similar to Klopp and so LFC get him, I presume as that is what the news said. My big question is, why is there a need to get a replacement manager with a similar playstyle on paper? Does other clubs do that?, and will this really work?
Came for Arne Slot stayed for Joe Devines sweet sweet tones
I hate to be losing him but we have to give our newest appointment the highest backing! YNWA 97 ❤❤❤❤❤
The end of era moment came when Sadio Mane left. Playstyle completely changed.
Last two seasons have been preparing for his departure, I reckon next season they'll be as competitive but will have a bigger and more experienced squad so have a little more depth for the end of the season.
I'm worried about the system that leaves big space between the full back and centre back. That's the main defensive issue Liverpool had in 22/23 that dropped them out of the top 4.
Will he ‘Slot in’ ?
😂thanks I’m here all week
look at Ten hag who was praised as the same as Arne slot from start. Big English club with big players & big expectations.
Just like Klopp, lets give Slot time to settle and build his squad, we will get there! #YNWA
Liverpool fans can rest assured. Arne Slot is one of the most talented young trainers. High pressing, intensity and attacking football, coupled with superior tactical ability, make Arne's teams an almost unbeatable team. Intelligent, communicative and convincing. It is not without reason that arch-rival Ajax was defeated 10-0 this season (over two games). I would prefer to keep him in Rotterdam for another season, but give Liverpool his leadership. A worthy successor to Klopp and in no way comparable to the bald one from Manchester United.
U guys clearly did not watch the game vs Atletico, I was in the stadium and Atletico fans said Feyenoord were really unlucky and deserved way more. They have not been played by an away team this good in years in their own stadium, Feyenoord was dominating the game. Griezman wanted Wieffer to come to them after the game for a reason. Also the ref and VAR was not making good decions giving Atletico a free goal.
I don't understand why the general football population still believes Liverpool are a counterattacking team. They've been possession based since late 2019. They only played 1.5 seasons of Gegenpressing football.
The biggest issue is the lack of the Firmino role and anyone who can do it consistently. Also, Fabihno at peak was amazing. These are 2 Klopp era roles that have never been sufficiently replaced. There is also the issue of no replacement for Mane's scoring. Diaz is a good player but not as dangerous, this makes it harder on Salah.
Nunez as a real striker should replace Mane's goal scoring. Thats the trade off: less involved in the game but scores more goals. Problem is, he doesnt score.
Would love a look at Columbus Crew head coach Wilfred Nancy. He's been electric since taking over the reigns of the club and despite Messi and Co. taking the attention of MLS in Miami... Don't be fooled, Columbus is THE best team in MLS, coming from a local Miami fan.
I think the career arc for Arne at Liverpool will follow a similar pattern to Brendan rogers at Liverpool. Following a small exodus of players from Liverpool and an aging core, recruitment will be minimal but maybe one or two key players being brought in during his first season, the football will look exciting but the league position will be underwhelming 5-8th place. Liverpool then go into their second season Arne and improve massively domestically , they put on a run akin to rogers second season or artetas fourth season, we’ll dominate most games but fall short in the league and go out of all the cups early. Optimism is high for the 3rd season after some new recruits but some key senior players have since gone and the average age of the squad is young and generally still inexperienced. A very bad start to the league campaign slightly picks up mid way, but we ultimately underperform and finish 5-8th in the league again and go out at the group stages of the CL. Arne is sacked in the summer at the conclusion of that season (or doesn’t get his contract renewed as I think it’s a 3 year deal). Liverpool move in another direction and I think the owners sell in this time frame from when Arne is manager to a new manager coming in. Arne then goes to manage back in Holland or the bundesliga
It’ll be a case of ‘I like the bloke but he’s just not good enough and is out of his depth ultimately’. Hope I’m wrong in the same way I was about klopp, I predicted he would get us challenging for the biggest honours but we’d ultimately fall short and I didn’t see him lasting more than 5-6 seasons with us.
Thanks, Nostradamus.
This is how its done. YNWA from Australia 👏🏻
Has a person, Klopp will be irreplaceable, but as a manager, he wasn't perfect. I think Slot will do a very good job. We move on, so Reds fans out there, give the guy a go. It will be a difficult start for him, due to the Euros and Copa America, he will not be able to get to his system in place early. So give him a break
finally
good Liverpool fans 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I think Klopp will come back to Liverpool in 25/26 season. I genuinely believe it.
I don’t agree with the Klopp era finishing so team might drop off.
If you look at the bigger picture, Klopp had rise Liverpool to the sky and unfortunately didn’t get backed by the board whilst being up there, couldn’t add to the squad so hit bottom rock.
Last 2 years Klopp went through a “rebuild” and he’s leaving behind a squad that only needs small touches to continue challenging. Slot is very lucky to have players like Ali, VVD, Salah, Arnold & Robbo that have experienced highest level of success & now have highly rated young players around them to charge again.
I don’t think Slot has any excuses not to have a silverware end of the year, Especially after getting backing during summer !
Salah in a 10 role or false 9 would make sense
Push Nunez out wide would work perfect cos he’s better out wide
I like those wooden boxes for the tablets lol
How does he play. As the director of football tyells him, that's why he got the job agreed to carry on with the 433 basketball
Didn't Steve Mclaren win stuff with AZ?
I miss the absolute chaos of the old IRL vids. I wish you could make a 3rd channel which is more comedy oriented. You guys were hilarious
Arne "Kloppdiola"Slot, Ze man, ze legend.
I’m really worried about this appointment