'Who knows': Dirk Kuyt says what he's really hoping will happen with Arne Slot at Liverpool now
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Former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt says he’s crossing his fingers that Arne Slot can relieve some of the pressure on him by enjoying European success this season.Slot’s job is coming under increasing strain at Anfield following a dismal attempt to retain the Premier League title, and many fans are now desperate to see the Dutchman sacked.Speaking after Saturday’s Liverpool Legends match, however, Kuyt said that despite some poor performances domestically, his countryman could still lead the Reds to glory in the Champions League. Rate Arne Slot’s second season as Liverpool head coach Can anyone make a serious argument for higher than a C? 😶 Photo Credit: Getty Images/Carl Recine Kuyt expects Slot to handle the pressureHaving briefly spent some time together at Feyenoord, there were reports that Kuyt was in the picture to join Slot’s coaching team at Liverpool last summer; the two are acquaintances.As a result, the former Reds star is well-placed to comment on the current situation, and did so by claiming that the pressure on Slot is no different to what other managers, such as Jurgen Klopp, experienced with Liverpool.“As a manager of Liverpool there’s always pressure,” Kuyt said via This Is Anfield.
“If you ask Jurgen the same question, I think everyone showed today [Saturday] at the stadium he was and is really loved, but also he had to get results for a club like Liverpool. “I don’t think there’s much to change for Arne, because he knows he has to get the results in, it was from the first moment he came in, it was during his first season but that’s still the same situation when you’re winning the Premier League.”Photo by TOM GOYVAERTS/Belga/AFP via Getty ImagesREAD MORE: What Premier League clubs are thinking about Xabi Alonso amid rumours he could replace Arne Slot“People expect that you will have success and that success is something that comes with a club like Liverpool.
There’s always pressure, there was during the time of Jurgen, and I think the way he came back everyone saw he was really relaxed because he’s not the manager anymore of Liverpool, but everyone can see how much of an effect it was to be involved so long as the manager for Liverpool.”Urging Slot to be proud of the success he has had with the Reds so far, and to harness the inevitable expectations around the club, Kuyt said he ‘really hopes’ his Dutch colleague can do something special on the European stage. Just how bad do you want Arne Slot gone? 😬 Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images “I think for every manager there’s a lot of pressure to get that success and I think Arne should be very proud of the success he already reached in such a short period as manager of Liverpool,” he says.