Arne Slot is hiding from nothing, says Collymore

After this weekend, the Jurgen Klopp era at Liverpool will come to an end, and then an official announcement announcing the arrival of Arne Slot will be awaited.

The Dutch coach has earned a reputation for playing attacking football and it could be argued that this is why the Reds targeted him in the first place.

Klopp enjoyed a successful spell with the Anfield outfit, playing a style of football he classed as “heavy metal football” or Gegenpressing to give it his own name.

If Liverpool are trying to have a ‘Klopp lite’ in the dugout thanks to the hiring of Slot, while it’s understandable, it’s not necessarily the best move.

Slot will suffer from being the first after Klopp

Former Reds striker Stan Collymore believes the Dutchman is in hiding anyway.

“Arne Slot can speak English in the dressing room – big tick. A manager in a Dutch league that is far from vintage – big red cross,” he said in his exclusive column for CaughtOffside.

“Slot’s perspective will be to look at things and say ‘if I do half as well and keep them in the top four…’ and his ambition will probably be to win a League Cup or FA Cup and that’s it. Then, in season two, he will look to make Liverpool more competitive.

“I think Liverpool Football Club took a pragmatic approach and decided they would never get someone like Jurgen Klopp and said: ‘Let’s bring in someone who is at least competent and confident enough to be able to maintain the status quo and keep the club”. competitive.’

“Slot really believes he can do the job or he wouldn’t say yes, but just like when Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United, David Moyes came in and everyone thought he would do well. Moyes was also very capable, but quickly realized he couldn’t quite hit those high notes. I don’t think Slot will necessarily hit those high notes either. Why? Because it’s difficult to follow a Sir Alex, a Frank Sinatra, a Michael Jackson, a Muhammad Ali…

“He will be known in Liverpool history as the man who took over from Jurgen Klopp, a big, strong and powerful character and person who had the personality, the attachment and the connection with those that gave him that ability to go forward . It transcended just being the manager of the football club.

“For me, honestly, Slot could go on and build on what Liverpool have got, then once they get their feet under the table, they’ll need Michael Edwards to go and find two or three more signings, like Mane and Salah . world. Players in a decent price range, but that won’t hurt your bank balance.

“If that happens, he has a chance, but I think sometimes in football there are characters that are very difficult to follow.”

The comparison with the Sir Alex/David Moyes situation is a fair one.

It is often overlooked that Moyes was highly regarded when he took over at Man United and was believed to be the outgoing manager’s personal request.

Moyes’ Everton teams were renowned for playing good football, but that impression later changed after the United disaster, and he struggled to shake off that experience.

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For Slot, the world is effectively his oyster, and while he will be given time, he still has to let go.

He needs to have the strength of character to deal with the problems that have arisen and prove to the Liverpool team that he has what it takes to be a worthy successor to a man whose memory will live long at the club.

It could go one of two ways for Liverpool and they will be hoping fortune favors the brave once again.