It appears fairly clear now that Arne Slot is Liverpool certain.
His final recreation as Feyenoord head coach shall be on Could 19 at residence to Excelsior.
Excelsior is Latin for increased.
And Slot is heading for increased issues.
A job excessive up the world soccer scale, he hopes to carry extra highs to Anfield.
Excessive power, excessive line, excessive leisure.
Slot’s excessive on the appeal scale too, and that’s necessary to Liverpool.
Not as necessary as successful and taking part in model in fact, however a giant think about selecting Slot.
Like Jurgen Klopp he is obtained a glint in his eye, and he is obtained swagger, and like Jurgen, Arne has an ideal set of white tooth – and a giant pleasant smile that makes essentially the most of them.
He loves a digital camera, and finds coping with intense media scrutiny very simple.
His information convention on Thursday evening at Go Forward Eagles underlined that, as did our temporary interplay on the steps of the Feyenoord crew lodge a couple of hours earlier.
After the match, Slot was frank. Very frank.
In entrance of a room filled with Dutch media – international media have been banned from attending by the host membership – he wasn’t requested in any respect in regards to the 3-1 away win that had simply assured Feyenoord Champions League soccer once more subsequent season.
All of the questions have been about Liverpool, and he answered each one.
No platitudes, no “No comment”, no dodging the problem.
Simply, nearly, full disclosure.
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Feyenoord boss Arne Slot says he’s assured the membership will attain an settlement to permit him to affix Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp’s successor
Sure: He desires Liverpool.
Sure: Liverpool need him.
Sure: Negotiations are sophisticated… however
Sure: He was certain a deal may very well be performed.
An ideal efficiency, and 11 months in the past he dealt with the Tottenham hyperlinks with comparable panache.
As talked about, that capacity to get the media onside was very a lot on present on the crew lodge earlier within the day, too.
He jumped off the crew bus, with a giant smile on his face, totally conscious myself and Sky cameraman ‘Spiney’ have been ready to pounce.
Not for him bolting straight to the lodge entrance door.
As an alternative he obtained his (completely ironed) match evening shirt and suitcase from the bags compartment, and performed together with us.
He agreed, when questioned, that he was ‘within the information’ and ‘wished to go to the Premier League’.
And, however for an over-zealous lodge responsibility supervisor getting in the way in which, he would have mentioned extra.
That ‘doorstep’ as we name it, went all over the world.
His manner and good grace was commented on by many.
However there’s one other half to that encounter. And right here it’s.
When the crew bus left the coaching floor for the 90-mile drive to the lodge, we have been about to make the identical journey.
We knew which lodge they have been heading too.
However the driver thought we have been following the coach – and the pinnacle coach – and, jokingly went thrice round a site visitors island to fake to attempt to shake us off!
Soccer banter at its finest.
The Feyenoord crew bus tried to provide Sky Sports activities Information’ Gary Cotterill the slip!
Slot and the gamers liked it… I even suspect Slot prompt the driving force did it!
As regards to soccer journey, two of Slot’s Feyenoord squad have sudden methods of attending to coaching on a regular basis.
Surprising for high professional gamers that’s.
Yankuba Minteh, on mortgage from Newcastle, cycles in, posing with followers wanting images on the way in which.
Fellow younger ahead Leo Sauer walks!
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Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp appeared to endorse his potential successor Arne Slot, describing him as a ‘good coach and a great man’
After all, Feyenoord to Liverpool is a really large step.
However those that know Slot on and off the pitch say he is as much as the problem.
He’ll be coping with greater, higher gamers at Anfield in fact, however even the wealthy and well-known reply to kindness and humour.
From what I’ve seen, Slot has that in bucket hundreds.
Little doubt, it is simpler being good whenever you’re successful, and doing that’s the very least anticipated of Slot from the phrase go at Liverpool.
The stakes are excessive.
Expectations are increased.
Excelsior.
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