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View image in fullscreenArne Slot: the overachiever and ‘good guy’ who can spark a revolution

Frontrunner to take charge at Liverpool did not make a big impression as a player but can spark a revolution as a manager

Liverpool’s move for the Feyenoord coach, Arne Slot, has been described by Ajax fans as “the best news of the year”.

Players were not fit, there was uncertainty about the style of play, and their captain and top scorer Steven Berghuis had left (for Ajax).



In his first season, with a mix of revitalised, loaned and cheap players, Feyenoord reached the Europa Conference League final before losing narrowly to Roma.

That campaign marked the start of Orkun Kökcü’s transformation, perhaps the best example of Slot’s impact.

AZ finished joint top with Ajax under Slot in the season cut short by Covid.

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He has said of his philosophy: “I want as many good football players as possible in the team and I want to make them work as hard as possible.

Manchester City-Liverpool for me is the ultimate game.”

His idolisation of the way Guardiola lets his teams play provoked José Mourinho to such an extent that he snapped at Slot last April after Roma had beaten Feyenoord in the Europa League: “You should watch Roma instead of City or Napoli.”

Mourinho later said Slot was “a great coach” and Marco van Basten, the Dutch legend and former Netherlands and Ajax coach agrees.

“If you get AZ and Feyenoord to play [good] football, you will also get the big clubs to play [good] football.
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