The amazing Arne Slot has been the most entertaining coach in our country in 35 years: he will eclipse Erik ten Hag
Arne Slot is Holland's most entertaining manager in 35 years and Liverpool fans are in for a treat.
Slot is now the Reds' new head coach, replacing veteran Jurgen Klopp, who resigned from his position at the end of last season.
The 45-year-old coach arrives at Anfield with an exciting reputation, having won the Dutch League and Cup with Feyenoord, and is a coach who thinks like Pep Guardiola, according to Dutch journalist Marcel van der Kraan, who has closely followed his career.
As well as his perfect communication skills, he told talkSPORT: “He also has very fresh ideas and maybe even excels.” (Erik) Ten witches in his attacking football ideas.
“He has a thinking closer to Pep. I'm not saying he's on the same level, I don't want Liverpool fans to think: 'Oh, Marcel is telling us we'll have Pep 2.0.'
“But I have never seen a game of his where he played a minute of defensive football, or where he wanted his team to defend something, in reality what he has done in Holland has been amazing.
“I'm not saying he will be in England, but he will be in Holland. He is the most entertaining coach I have seen in the last 35 years. In fact, I think that, apart from Pep, of course, in the same city, Arne Slot could be. Erik ten Hag's biggest rival when it comes to competing for places in the Champions League next season.
Slot will rival compatriot Ten Hag for a top-four finish in the Premier League, with the latter having already won two trophies in as many seasons at United.
However, when talkSPORT presenter Jim White asked if Slot will be more successful at Liverpool than Ten Hag next season, Van der Kraan said: “Yes.
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“Their football… like (co-host Simon Jordan), I'm a 70s fan, I loved Holland in the 70s, 1974, 1988, Ruud Gullit, Arnold Muhren, you mentioned before at half-time, the cross According to ( Marco) van Basten, we had great players.
“But everyone wanted to play really Dutch, fluid football, and this is what you want from coaches, this is how you want them to play.
“And if Arne Slot will do what he has done so far in his career in Holland, how he transformed Feyenoord from a hard-working dockworkers club into a fluid football machine…
“What I wish, without being partial to Arne or Erik, is that the Liverpool fans understand it because it will show a bit of color for the Dutch once again, which our coaches can do.”
Slot's first Premier League match as Liverpool manager will be on August 17 away at newly promoted Ipswich Townlive on talkSPORT.
