Quietly, in the shadow of the EURO 2024, Arne Slot took his place on the Liverpool bench. Or to be precise, he sat in Jurgen Klopp’s former office. The Dutch coach is finally in the building, but as he himself wants to point out, he was there much earlier, just kept a low profile and didn’t want to intervene while Jurgen Klopp’s farewell was in place. Arne Slot at the AXA Training Centre. A thread… 🧵#WelkomArne pic.twitter.com/2juBrxQhxM— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 19, 2024 “Now is a good moment to arrive here and talk to you. But let’s be clear: I don’t start today, I’ve been in a lot of contact with staff members already. From people who are working here to the new staff members that are coming in – and, of course, almost every day Richard and I are calling each other because we have to talk. This is also a very important phase for the new season, to make sure the team is ready” he said in an interview for the club’s website. ‘Slot is on the same level as Klopp and Mourinho’Slot revealed that he had a good chat with his predecessor about the club and the team, but also emphasized that the final opinion will be his own. “Jurgen gave me more than a few good tips but I think what stood out for me was that he was so 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 possible way, and you don’t see this very often. So, it says a lot about his character, the way he handled this situation as well. I’ve seen many games already, I’ve seen many training sessions as well. Of course the fans can see the games, so they know we have some very good players. But I’ve also seen a lot of training sessions already and I think this is where you bring the culture. They are always working hard – like the fans see during the game. It is a real good team, real good players, managed to be on top for a very long time, but I think in the end we would all love to see Liverpool a bit higher than third place and this is the challenge we are facing now” he explained. Why is Arne Slot the right man for Liverpool?Even thou the squad is quite good and the third place is not a disaster, Slot made sure to promise the Liverpool fans a change. “I am wearing the new jersey and, of course, there is change but a lot of things are still the same as well. I think the players are still the same, which is probably the most important thing. We are going to try to work on what Jurgen left behind and we will see a lot of similar things. But, of course, I bring my own things to the table as well and I think that’s also what is expected of me” said the Dutchman. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8168041##
