Arne Slot confirms how to pronounce his name as he reveals former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers continued to misunderstand each other
Arne Slot has revealed that Brendan Rodgers mispronounced his name when asked to confirm the correct way to do it.
The new Liverpool manager sat down to give his first official interview of the cluband the full chat will be released to fans on Wednesday.
But before Slot got down to business and talked about what to expect from him and his team on the field, there was another pressing matter to attend to…
How to pronounce your name.
The Dutchman's name has been pronounced in many different ways since he began to be linked to the Anfield bench.
And when asked to finally put an end to the debate, Slot also gleefully revealed that he had recently been mispronounced by a well-known figure at Anfield – former Liverpool boss Rodgers.
He said: “I also heard 'Arnie' a few times when I played Celtic (with Feyenoord in the Champions League).
“Sometimes he called me 'Arnie'! I hear that name.
“We in Holland would call me 'Arna', which is not easy to pronounce! So I also hear 'Arnie', but I prefer 'Arna'.”
Responding to the interviewer's joke, they would probably call him many different names. Liverpool Fans in the near future, Slot laughed: “As long as it is positive!”
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The former Feyenoord coach has arrived to replace him. Jurgen Kloppwho left at the end of the season.
The German held his position for nine years, winning a Premier League and a Champions League and earning legendary status at Anfield.
Slot has big shoes to fill but says the advice he received from Klopp has stood him in good stead.
He said: “He gave me more than a few good pieces of advice, but I think what stood out to me the most was that he was very happy for me and that, and I think he said this in the media as well, he would be my biggest fan.” From now on because he supports Liverpool in the best way possible, and this is not seen very often.
“So it says a lot about his character, and also the way he handled this situation.”
