Arne Slot could be about to annoy every Liverpool fan and do something which may cost him his job - opinion
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Arne Slot may be thankful for another international break after Liverpool slumped to a heavy defeat at Manchester City.The 3-0 loss goes down as the biggest Premier League margin of defeat for the Reds since the Dutchman took over from Jurgen Klopp in 2024.Things had been looking up for Slot and Liverpool following back-to-back wins against Aston Villa and Real Madrid. Slot now has two whole weeks in which to figure out where Liverpool’s problems lie, and fans will be watching his movements over the next fortnight with very keen eyes.The Liverpool head coach caused a stir in October when he decided to jet off on a family holiday to Dubai instead of staying on Merseyside.The Reds were coming off the back of three successive defeats one month ago, and Slot’s decision to leave with his team in such poor form was rightly put under the microscope.
With Liverpool sitting in eighth place in the Premier League table, he cannot do the same again.Photo by Shaun Brooks – CameraSport via Getty ImagesArne Slot must stay in Liverpool this NovemberThe life of a Premier League manager is incredibly intense, and no one should be questioning Slot’s right to spend time off with his family.The Dutchman has spoken openly about the fact that his wife and two children have stayed in the Netherlands since his arrival at Liverpool, and the international break gives him a chance to see them. He has a right to take that.READ MORE: Arne Slot admits there was one thing he ‘liked’ about Liverpool’s performance despite loss to Man CityNevertheless, it is inescapable that leaving for Dubai in October was an incredibly bad look for Slot.
Slot must stay in Liverpool and work on how to get more out of his team.Slot may cost himself the Liverpool jobSlot has worked incredibly hard to get to where he is in the game, and it is clear that his more relaxed approach to things has paid off in the past.However, he is now in the most challenging period of his managerial career, and must buckle down and work around the clock to put things right.Klopp was known to be an obsessive worker during his time at Anfield, and the thought of the former Liverpool manager leaving for a holiday during an international break is frankly ludicrous. It just would not happen.Part of Slot’s charm over the past year-and-a-bit is that his personality is so far removed from Klopp’s as to be almost totally opposite.However, the Dutchman could really learn something from his predecessor in this respect.