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Of a man who proved himself at a lower level, at a club with lower expectations, and then gradually climbed the ladder, from Mainz to Borussia Dortmund and, eventually, to Liverpool.

Klopp’s journey shares a few similarities, certainly, with a coach one former Ballon D’Or winner feels would be a potentially inspired replacement in the Anfield dugout.

In his first coaching role, the Dutchman turned AZ Alkmaar into one of the most watchable sides in the Eredivisie.



Like Klopp at Dortmund, Slot woke something of a sleeping giant from it’s slumber, guiding Feyenoord to only their second league title since the turn of the Century?

The natural next step, Marco van Basten feels, is one of the continent’s A-list clubs, the Dutch legend confident that Slot can step into even Klopp’s massive shoes.



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“I think Slot is really good,” Van Basten, the AC Milan icon, tells Ziggo Sport.

I really think he can go to any club, even difficult clubs.

And Feyenoord is a really complicated club.

In the end, I also think he is smart enough to manage stubborn players.”

Slot, once labelled the ‘best coach in the world‘ by Feyenoord winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh, turned down Leeds United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur back in 2023.
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