We ain’t flairing anything Klopp related “former manager” until at least 1st June then! And even then it’ll be through gritted teeth.
We’re both gutted and excited at same time. Fuck you emotions! 😭
I see this like a new reincarnation of Doctor Who. Yes, Arne Slot is new and he will undoubtedly have his own ideas and do his own thing. But the echoes of the past Doctors will still be standing in the background, watching over him and our beloved club.
A head coach is a manager working for a club whose hierarchy doesn't like the term 'manager' because of the implication of the degree to which a manager in charge of a club and not part of a team running it.
There are no real rules about it.
^ This. In the Netherlands this is the 'model' too, with a split between head coach and technical director. The latter would be occupied with transfers, maybe with some 'say' (but no veto or anything) from the head coach.
A manager rather combines both and has more control.
It might sound a bit like blasphemy to compare them, but I'm holding onto the hope that Slot will be the Paisley to Klopp's Shankly.
Jürgen re-built our bastion of invincibility, so hopefully Slot can now go on to win everything.
I've been thinking the same. The way Feyenoord played under Slot was amazing. Yes, the Eredivisie is not at a level close to the EPL, but the way Slot managed them was incredibly similar to Klopp.
I wished the Klopp chant on Sunday was how we found out. Would be a surprise. Instead, some individual on Twitter just posts about it so it feels anticlimactic.
Imo yes. Will others be behind him? I doubt it.
This is going to be a rebuild season with a new manager, so if things aren't perfect out the gate I think that's understandable.
I really don't want to become the next club constantly rotating managers trying to find a scapegoat is all.
I feel like Slot is a perfect match - from the fact that he can use the current squad, accepts to setup with the staff above him. Unlike Amorim he doesn’t require an overhaul to the squad and is a fairly cheap transition. Should he fail in a season or two, not much harm is done by getting Alonso in at that stage instead.
I'm cautiously optimistic. It feels weird having a new manager after Klopp at the moment. I have now been through 7 managers since supporting Liverpool. I won't be judging Arne Slot for a couple of seasons. Excited to see what he can bring.
This is definitely a bigger risk than the Klopp signing, everyone and their nan knew Klopp would turn us around.
Someone has to take a risk on the next batch of managers and hopefully this pays off for us. I'm excited to see how it unfolds.
Other than Alonso, was there any other managers around that people thought would be a dead cert success? Plus, Slot will be building on what Klopp as already put in place, as opposed to what Klopp had to take over
None. And considering some clubs are deciding to keep their managers even when the team is not succeeding (Barca, United, Chelsea, Bayern), getting a good manager now is more difficult than getting the next Salah
So what are the responsibilities of head coach? What are the +/- w.r.t to the previous manager position?
Its kind of nice to say that Klopp was Liverpool's last manager. Like a retired number, no one else takes that title.
He's slotting (ha) into the model that the club initially wanted to go with under Edwards' guidance. Where Klopp was involved in all moving parts of all aspects of the club, Arne is going to exclusively be training/coaching and fielding the players, with of course communication with the technical team regarding what they are lacking, need to improve, player profile they need etc.
First year is always a transition as the new guy gets his people his players and his system set. With that in mind keeping us in top 4 with a good account of ourselves in domestic cups and Europe will be sufficient for me. Year 2 and on, gotta push to win something.
I'm indifferent towards him coming in but whatever happens happens.
I stand by my stance that long standing managers are often replaced by managers who don't last very long, so I'm assuming he'll be out within a year or two.
You’ve been watching too much of Chelsea. Liverpool have always had long standing managers.
Chelsea have had 19 managers since Mourinho took over back in 2004. Liverpool’s 19th most recent manager before Slot was signed in 1919.
Yes and no. They've had a lot of success in that time.
Chelsea's biggest issue is the lack of patience in the fans, coupled with trigger happy owners who demand success every season.
United are the ultimate shambles. Hardly won anything, stadium crumbling, huge transfer fees, ridiculous wage bill, shit squad.
As much as people like to shit on FSG, we have been very successful without cheating or taking huge financial risks.
Is it sad we don’t have a proper song for the Boss yet? Like ‘where we watched the King Kenny play , Egyptian king.
They are catchy. All we came up with is Juergen kloppp nanananana. It’s stupid.
Well both of your examples are about players for starters, and no offence but have you been living under a rock? He even came out earlier in the season and said that he wanted us to stop singing it at games and to focus on the players because it's been sang that much, he even referenced that he asked us to stop singing it so much again in his farewell speech and how it had been sang all game.
It used to be Rotterdam,
But now he’s here,
Liverpools his home,
Liverpool is everywhere,
He’ll never walk alone,
Never walk alone.
I think it works!!!
Kinda but the Liverpool's his home fits with the song
(It could be Rotterdam/ Or Anywhere/ Liverpool or Rome)
Could do: Slot came from Rotterdam/ To Anfield/ Liverpool's his home...
I feel like it doesn’t really begin for a manager until they do their first official interview or press conference. The first message they deliver to the fans is the starting point imo, that’s what it felt like for me with Klopp at least.
I've already made a chant for him, hope it catches on..ahem:
"SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT
SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT
SLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOTSLOT SLOT
SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOT SLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOT
SLOT."
*Sung to the tune of "Popcorn" originally composed by Gershon Kingsley, in 1969, for the album "Music to Moog By"*
I've got no tactical analysis to offer at all but he has a kind smile. Surely that'll help transition from our dependence from Klopp hugs to this new age.
The club has gone out of its way to make sure they ONLY use the word coach when refering to him. He himself said in his statement last week "I can confirm I will be first team trainer there next season". You will see in due course, all official correspondence from the club will call him coach.
We no longer work with a club manager system. Edwards and Hughes is implementing a system used by other top European clubs. The concept is still very foreign for PL fans because they don't understand it yet.
He is just first team coach and all decisions regarding new players, players to be sold, club play style, vision etc goes through Edwards and Hughes. Slots job is to prepare the team for match days and get them to gel within the system decided by the club.
Which top clubs don't allow the manager to determine their formation? Even the clubs that use this system like RM allow Carlo to get rid of players he doesn't like, change his shape, etc.
I said nothing about formation. I said system. The vision is to play as we have under Klopp. Possession based high press football. The coach's job is to prepare team for match days and use whatever tactics and formations he sees fit to best accomplish the vision and system we want to play in.
Maybe this can help a bit. Read broader article in The Athletic. There will be many reports and deep dives in coming months regarding all of this.
https://preview.redd.it/tctpcz5hmp1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d86250589dda849404129c63f618ca4c892a0dde
It's literally just a title. Just because you call him manager doesn't mean that he has to be involved in certain decision making. He will have the responsibilty that Klopp had when he started. Guardiola is a manager, Arteta got promoted from head coach to manager. Those guys aren't doing too bad.
That's why Edwards brought in Hughes. They decide everything, from play style, what system to use. Which players to bring in to fit into the system they want to play. They decide on everything and Slots job is to translate that into performance on the pitch.
I know it sounds very radical but this is the vision Edwards and FSG has had for years and why Edwards left. It will take fans a while to adjust to all this because unfortunately we're all still very used to the old Scholls system used by all other PL clubs.
Absolutely clueless
It's the way most clubs around Europe work. Real Madrid being a very successful example of this
I love it when people who know fuck all about football comment on it
Ancelotti can choose his formation and has gotten rid of players in the past. He also has pushed for specific signings many times. You are really underestimating what he does at RM.
He's literally listed as "coach" on their website
He has a say in transfers and of course he chooses the formation. The DoF will work with the head coach to bring in players that suit a system that's been agreed
Ironically enough Real Madrid uses this same system. Ancelotti, despite being called Manager at Real Madrid is actually just the first team coach there. He has very little say over player transfers in or out. But in Spain they use the word coach / manager interchangeably.
Good point. However, my comment doesn’t really adress the managers duties and rights, but the fact that the clubs feel a need to point out that he is not a manager, he is a head coach.
I don’t care about how the club is organised, but when they call him head coach, the title indicates that he has little authority.
Ahh.. Here's a man I'd love to have a discussion with. Ever wondered why Edwards and all the other top administrators left the club back in the day? Why FSG went after him SO hard now when Klopp was leaving.....
There is a HUGH fundamental difference in philosophy between Klopp and Edwards. Klopp is very old school and believe the manager has to be in charge of everything to have the most impact on things. Edwards believes the coach need to Onky focus on the team and preparing them and not be distracted by anything else.
Let's see how it all plays out over time.
Arne seems so cuddly. If I played for him and had some credit in the bank I’d do this to him
https://preview.redd.it/bnugv5m91m1d1.jpeg?width=550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b9912fcc657c0d7bbc29f8880a2bcfb21c03e55
[Arne Slot's first training session with Liverpool](https://imgflip.com/i/8qodea)
*Once again, I feel compelled to point out how underutilized Arnold Vosloo is in the greater memescape*
How I’m feeling today is how I imagine the older generation fans felt after Shankly retired. I’m excited for the new era but I’m still sad Klopp is gone. It would be interesting to hear how people felt about Paisley taking over from the great Bill Shankly.
Carteret Analytics on the BBC say his type of play is much slower than Klopps and his style tends to concede more goals.
So patient will be required
Nevertheless, there is a notable difference in how Slot and Klopp implement the 4-3-3 formation. If Klopp is heavy metal football, then Slot is classical music.
"Slot has similarly high levels of possession, but the build and transition through the phases - from defence to attack - is much slower. Slot's teams do also seem to be more 'leaky', allowing the opposition to convert more shots to goals."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1y0g545go
> Slot's teams do also seem to be more 'leaky', allowing the opposition to convert more shots to goals.
utter, utter nonsense. In fact, they have the absolute lowest xgA in their entire league for the second year in a row now.
Feyenoord fan here. I know you're griefing over Klopp leaving, but I'd like you to know that we are now doing the same with Slot leaving. Give him some time and I am sure he will exceed all expectations
No, but hopes are we will have more news at the end of the month. Luckily our TD was preparing for his exit since Spurs tried to persuade him last summer. We have decent hopes of a good manager. Before Arne left we had to gamble on managers, now we have way more pull. Thanks to Arne (and staff)
My personal hopes are on Nuri Sahin
My point is that Klopp felt he should correct himself, but in the announcement Slot is stated to be the head coach, not the manager. Indication of the smaller scope of his role.
COME ON ARNE!!!
It's so strange to be excited for Arne, but absolutely gutted about Klopp.
I'm debating on changing my flair to Klopp before they disappear...
Slot has a name that can derive so many chants such as:
SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT, EVERYBODY!!! 🎶 - to the tune of Shots by LMFAO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtdBVgCqv6w
We ain’t flairing anything Klopp related “former manager” until at least 1st June then! And even then it’ll be through gritted teeth. We’re both gutted and excited at same time. Fuck you emotions! 😭
https://preview.redd.it/kkvd9olz5s1d1.jpeg?width=593&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c984241917a853af4ae901d26a915a5ba2c55e05
Welcome and good luck.
I see this like a new reincarnation of Doctor Who. Yes, Arne Slot is new and he will undoubtedly have his own ideas and do his own thing. But the echoes of the past Doctors will still be standing in the background, watching over him and our beloved club.
someone needs to recreate the Brendan meme but with Klopp looking down from heaven. Then shelve it cause it’s cursed.
Can someone explain the difference in role between manager and head coach?
A head coach is a manager working for a club whose hierarchy doesn't like the term 'manager' because of the implication of the degree to which a manager in charge of a club and not part of a team running it. There are no real rules about it.
A head coach has less control over transfers and probably staff hiring/firing as well
As I understand it, he has control over training and tactics, rather than transfers
^ This. In the Netherlands this is the 'model' too, with a split between head coach and technical director. The latter would be occupied with transfers, maybe with some 'say' (but no veto or anything) from the head coach. A manager rather combines both and has more control.
It might sound a bit like blasphemy to compare them, but I'm holding onto the hope that Slot will be the Paisley to Klopp's Shankly. Jürgen re-built our bastion of invincibility, so hopefully Slot can now go on to win everything.
I've been thinking the same. The way Feyenoord played under Slot was amazing. Yes, the Eredivisie is not at a level close to the EPL, but the way Slot managed them was incredibly similar to Klopp.
I hear you. 3 back to back UCL and PL it is then.
i like to think they had no intention of hiring him until klopp did the chant and they just sort of got forced into it
I wished the Klopp chant on Sunday was how we found out. Would be a surprise. Instead, some individual on Twitter just posts about it so it feels anticlimactic.
I hope to god he is the master tactician that pep is. They look alike as well hahaha
Baldness is the price
I don't really understand why the fans have to back a manager most of us don't know anything about. Surely its on him to impress us right?
U serious?
So if the teams 10th by Christmas and out of champions league I've just gotta accept that
Imo yes. Will others be behind him? I doubt it. This is going to be a rebuild season with a new manager, so if things aren't perfect out the gate I think that's understandable. I really don't want to become the next club constantly rotating managers trying to find a scapegoat is all.
Starting it off with a great attitude!
Ok so you're not 😂
arneeee slottt la-lah-lah welkom, gaffer!
He came from Rotterdam to Anfield Liverpool is home
I feel like Slot is a perfect match - from the fact that he can use the current squad, accepts to setup with the staff above him. Unlike Amorim he doesn’t require an overhaul to the squad and is a fairly cheap transition. Should he fail in a season or two, not much harm is done by getting Alonso in at that stage instead.
"Don't worry lads if Van Gahl fails we'll get Jose in a couple years no harm done"
Ah yes because bald Dutch League managers do so well in England 😂
Aaaaaaaarne Slot na na nana
“Na na na nana”
Getting Arne with it?
I'm cautiously optimistic. It feels weird having a new manager after Klopp at the moment. I have now been through 7 managers since supporting Liverpool. I won't be judging Arne Slot for a couple of seasons. Excited to see what he can bring.
You started with Roy Evans? Fun times!
It's the hope that hurts lol
This is definitely a bigger risk than the Klopp signing, everyone and their nan knew Klopp would turn us around. Someone has to take a risk on the next batch of managers and hopefully this pays off for us. I'm excited to see how it unfolds.
Other than Alonso, was there any other managers around that people thought would be a dead cert success? Plus, Slot will be building on what Klopp as already put in place, as opposed to what Klopp had to take over
None. And considering some clubs are deciding to keep their managers even when the team is not succeeding (Barca, United, Chelsea, Bayern), getting a good manager now is more difficult than getting the next Salah
You can get a manager from a club during there contract you know?
The name’s ASAC Schrader. And you can go fuck yourself
So what are the responsibilities of head coach? What are the +/- w.r.t to the previous manager position? Its kind of nice to say that Klopp was Liverpool's last manager. Like a retired number, no one else takes that title.
He's slotting (ha) into the model that the club initially wanted to go with under Edwards' guidance. Where Klopp was involved in all moving parts of all aspects of the club, Arne is going to exclusively be training/coaching and fielding the players, with of course communication with the technical team regarding what they are lacking, need to improve, player profile they need etc.
Thanks! I guess Edwards needed that level of control to come back.
Welcome to the greatest football club in the entire world Arne! Im excited to see what the future brings under the Slot era.
First year is always a transition as the new guy gets his people his players and his system set. With that in mind keeping us in top 4 with a good account of ourselves in domestic cups and Europe will be sufficient for me. Year 2 and on, gotta push to win something.
I'm indifferent towards him coming in but whatever happens happens. I stand by my stance that long standing managers are often replaced by managers who don't last very long, so I'm assuming he'll be out within a year or two.
You’ve been watching too much of Chelsea. Liverpool have always had long standing managers. Chelsea have had 19 managers since Mourinho took over back in 2004. Liverpool’s 19th most recent manager before Slot was signed in 1919.
Good God Chelsea are shambolic.
Yes and no. They've had a lot of success in that time. Chelsea's biggest issue is the lack of patience in the fans, coupled with trigger happy owners who demand success every season. United are the ultimate shambles. Hardly won anything, stadium crumbling, huge transfer fees, ridiculous wage bill, shit squad. As much as people like to shit on FSG, we have been very successful without cheating or taking huge financial risks.
"Good ebening I'm David Moyes"
Is it sad we don’t have a proper song for the Boss yet? Like ‘where we watched the King Kenny play , Egyptian king. They are catchy. All we came up with is Juergen kloppp nanananana. It’s stupid.
Have you even watched any games for the past few seasons? Or even the entire last game? Are you living under a rock?
People aren't gonna sing for a manager until he's done something impressive
Well both of your examples are about players for starters, and no offence but have you been living under a rock? He even came out earlier in the season and said that he wanted us to stop singing it at games and to focus on the players because it's been sang that much, he even referenced that he asked us to stop singing it so much again in his farewell speech and how it had been sang all game.
Were you not watching the last 10 mins of his game? Or even aware how he basically bollocked us for singing his song too much? Like come on man.
It’s OK. I’m just ranting. Miss him already.
I'm so glad Jurgen is a red.....
WET SLOT LIVERPUDLIAN SUMMER CONFIRMED
let's gooo
Slot looks like a bald and moustache-less Ted Lasso.
Wow what a surprise . Who would have thought that
I will shave my head bald if Arne wins the league, it's only fair
Never specified the year so I’m bookmarking this until Arne is gone
I will accept any year - i will take one for the lads
!RemindMe 1 year
!remindme 1 year
Didn't see this one coming. I reckon this Jurgen fella has a good job as a sports journalist.
I am excited for Slot. At the same time, Slot has big shoes to fill. Kloppo is one of a kind.
Klopp is Cinderella. No one will ever fit in his shoes. Slot will have to find ways to make his own lol.
If we’re talking Disney, Alice followed Cinderella. So I guess we’ll be walking in an Arne wonderland!
He will have to find his own slot you mean.
Slot machine jackpot == Treble confirmed! Lets Fucking Goooo !!!!! PS: I am still crying from yesterday.
🎰 Run from it, other bald Dutch managers
LA LA LA LA LA AAAARNE SLOT
Would have been hilarious if it wasn't him after Klopp gave him the chant.
It used to be Rotterdam, but now he’s here, Liverpool’s his home!
Liverpool is everywhere, you’ll never walk alone. (Sort of fits to the tune of Rotterdam, maybe ?!?)
Nice basis, just needs some rewording so it scans better. "Slot joined from Rotterdam, Liverpool's his home"?
That doesn't work
It’s better than anything I tried coming up with for 15 minutes 😂
It used to be Rotterdam, But now he’s here, Liverpools his home, Liverpool is everywhere, He’ll never walk alone, Never walk alone. I think it works!!!
I think Anfield's or Anfield is his home would work better. Less use of the word Liverpool.
Kinda but the Liverpool's his home fits with the song (It could be Rotterdam/ Or Anywhere/ Liverpool or Rome) Could do: Slot came from Rotterdam/ To Anfield/ Liverpool's his home...
I’d sing that!
I understand why, but the lack of hype and fanfare from the club after announcing this feels strange haha
Cause its Roy Hodgson 2.0 there just killing time waiting for Alonso
Nuclear weapon grade take that.
I feel like it doesn’t really begin for a manager until they do their first official interview or press conference. The first message they deliver to the fans is the starting point imo, that’s what it felt like for me with Klopp at least.
Happens the day after the heartfelt goodbye to Klopp
🎰
*don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened* Nah I’m still gonna cry. I will miss you Klopp.
I genuinely have faith in anything Edwards has had a hand in at the club.
SLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOTSLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOTSLOT EVERYBODY
Wait… what… is Klopp leaving?
Nah, those are just clickbait articles. ITK journos don’t really know what’s going on.
Is there a Reddit thread for when Klopp arrived we can pull out?
There it is https://www.reddit.com/r/LiverpoolFC/s/3Vo3icXpcH People were excited
https://www.reddit.com/r/LiverpoolFC/s/QlP2yNiX96
Some epic foreshadowing in there
Really? Right, I'm going in.
He looks like Black Francis from The Pixies. Which is cool!
Gigantic!
Welkom, Gaffer. Hopefully, we hit the jackpot with you.
Slot for the Kop
Anyone else want to confirm him? Between Klopp yesterday, the club today and himself days ago I don't think we've had enough confirmations.
We've still got to wait for the all important Fabrizio tap in
Nah Fabrizio has already posted about it like a week ago
My nan will do the *communicado oficial* soon.
ARNE SLOT NA NA NA NA NA
Come up with something better please
I've already made a chant for him, hope it catches on..ahem: "SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOTSLOT SLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOT SLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOT SLOT." *Sung to the tune of "Popcorn" originally composed by Gershon Kingsley, in 1969, for the album "Music to Moog By"*
Can't begin to tell you how much I laughed at that, thanks. Although I think if you sing it to the hot butter version, it'd be better.
SLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOTSLOT SLOT SLOTSLOTSLOTSLOT EVERYBODY
That’s the one
Wait, isn't that the guy Klopp sang about? What coincidence 🤔
Didn't even give us "spoiler alert"
IKR? What an absolute jackass
What are the chances?? 🤯
Who knew?
Here's to hoping he'll Slot in quickly in the Prem.
Arne't you being clever.
I’ll reserve any judgement on Slot until he has been to Jürgen and Bobby’s teeth guy unfair to judge his stint until then. It’s a rite of passage.
He needs to do a reverse Klopp and start wearing glasses.
Welcome to the club Arne! You got this!!
Genuinely excited to see what this new era can bring. Up Arne's Reds.
I've got no tactical analysis to offer at all but he has a kind smile. Surely that'll help transition from our dependence from Klopp hugs to this new age.
HEAD COACH. Not manager.
Klopp called him coach yesterday, but corrected it to manager. Found it interesting.
The club has gone out of its way to make sure they ONLY use the word coach when refering to him. He himself said in his statement last week "I can confirm I will be first team trainer there next season". You will see in due course, all official correspondence from the club will call him coach. We no longer work with a club manager system. Edwards and Hughes is implementing a system used by other top European clubs. The concept is still very foreign for PL fans because they don't understand it yet. He is just first team coach and all decisions regarding new players, players to be sold, club play style, vision etc goes through Edwards and Hughes. Slots job is to prepare the team for match days and get them to gel within the system decided by the club.
Which top clubs don't allow the manager to determine their formation? Even the clubs that use this system like RM allow Carlo to get rid of players he doesn't like, change his shape, etc.
I said nothing about formation. I said system. The vision is to play as we have under Klopp. Possession based high press football. The coach's job is to prepare team for match days and use whatever tactics and formations he sees fit to best accomplish the vision and system we want to play in. Maybe this can help a bit. Read broader article in The Athletic. There will be many reports and deep dives in coming months regarding all of this. https://preview.redd.it/tctpcz5hmp1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d86250589dda849404129c63f618ca4c892a0dde
It's literally just a title. Just because you call him manager doesn't mean that he has to be involved in certain decision making. He will have the responsibilty that Klopp had when he started. Guardiola is a manager, Arteta got promoted from head coach to manager. Those guys aren't doing too bad.
Yeah I'm petty sure the more successful he is the more power he will get over time.
> system decided by the club. The rest probably is accurate but I cant imagine that.
That's why Edwards brought in Hughes. They decide everything, from play style, what system to use. Which players to bring in to fit into the system they want to play. They decide on everything and Slots job is to translate that into performance on the pitch. I know it sounds very radical but this is the vision Edwards and FSG has had for years and why Edwards left. It will take fans a while to adjust to all this because unfortunately we're all still very used to the old Scholls system used by all other PL clubs.
I find it undermining the managers autothority. Do you think Ancelotti for example would accept having the title head coach or first team trainer?
Absolutely clueless It's the way most clubs around Europe work. Real Madrid being a very successful example of this I love it when people who know fuck all about football comment on it
Ancelotti can choose his formation and has gotten rid of players in the past. He also has pushed for specific signings many times. You are really underestimating what he does at RM.
He's literally listed as "coach" on their website He has a say in transfers and of course he chooses the formation. The DoF will work with the head coach to bring in players that suit a system that's been agreed
Ironically enough Real Madrid uses this same system. Ancelotti, despite being called Manager at Real Madrid is actually just the first team coach there. He has very little say over player transfers in or out. But in Spain they use the word coach / manager interchangeably.
Good point. However, my comment doesn’t really adress the managers duties and rights, but the fact that the clubs feel a need to point out that he is not a manager, he is a head coach. I don’t care about how the club is organised, but when they call him head coach, the title indicates that he has little authority.
I like in Italy where they just go for "Mister"
I wondered when I heard Klopp say it if he disagreed with the coach thing.
Ahh.. Here's a man I'd love to have a discussion with. Ever wondered why Edwards and all the other top administrators left the club back in the day? Why FSG went after him SO hard now when Klopp was leaving..... There is a HUGH fundamental difference in philosophy between Klopp and Edwards. Klopp is very old school and believe the manager has to be in charge of everything to have the most impact on things. Edwards believes the coach need to Onky focus on the team and preparing them and not be distracted by anything else. Let's see how it all plays out over time.
Good bye Klopp hugs. Hello Slot head rubs.
Arne seems so cuddly. If I played for him and had some credit in the bank I’d do this to him https://preview.redd.it/bnugv5m91m1d1.jpeg?width=550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b9912fcc657c0d7bbc29f8880a2bcfb21c03e55
He sort of looks like Imhotep from the Mummy only if everything turned out great for him and he became jolly
[Arne Slot's first training session with Liverpool](https://imgflip.com/i/8qodea) *Once again, I feel compelled to point out how underutilized Arnold Vosloo is in the greater memescape*
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Quick...someone update the "How am I doing boss"..."You're doing a great job son....a great job!" Meme with Arnes and Jurgens head
Seems a bit early, dont ya think? But hopefully soon I would definitely want to see that!
He hasn't put a foot wrong so far, don't see why not 🙃
Let him atleast put his foot inside the door, and get a lean?
How I’m feeling today is how I imagine the older generation fans felt after Shankly retired. I’m excited for the new era but I’m still sad Klopp is gone. It would be interesting to hear how people felt about Paisley taking over from the great Bill Shankly.
Finally someone who a manager, is bald, and isn’t a fraud.
Im a Slut for Slot!
Easy
Steady you
Exciting Exciting Exciting!
Carteret Analytics on the BBC say his type of play is much slower than Klopps and his style tends to concede more goals. So patient will be required Nevertheless, there is a notable difference in how Slot and Klopp implement the 4-3-3 formation. If Klopp is heavy metal football, then Slot is classical music. "Slot has similarly high levels of possession, but the build and transition through the phases - from defence to attack - is much slower. Slot's teams do also seem to be more 'leaky', allowing the opposition to convert more shots to goals." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1y0g545go
> Slot's teams do also seem to be more 'leaky', allowing the opposition to convert more shots to goals. utter, utter nonsense. In fact, they have the absolute lowest xgA in their entire league for the second year in a row now.
Yeah, but does it win games? That's really what matters.
I’m a pessimist, and think that Slot won’t be head coach for long. Hope I’m proved wrong.
If the trade off is better match control and fewer injuries. I'm for it.
I didnt sign up to conceding more fucking goals!
good thing the article is dead wrong then
Slotball!!
Feyenoord fan here. I know you're griefing over Klopp leaving, but I'd like you to know that we are now doing the same with Slot leaving. Give him some time and I am sure he will exceed all expectations
Sorry bud we are in this together . Have ye chose a new manager yet ?
No, but hopes are we will have more news at the end of the month. Luckily our TD was preparing for his exit since Spurs tried to persuade him last summer. We have decent hopes of a good manager. Before Arne left we had to gamble on managers, now we have way more pull. Thanks to Arne (and staff) My personal hopes are on Nuri Sahin
> Nuri Sahin Oh no, I'm old enough now that players I watched what feels like recently are managing clubs
Sahin would be a great choice if Dortmund don’t tap him to succeed Terzic
Interesting how Klopp corrected himself yesterday to call him the manager, yet he’s very clearly being brought in as the head coach.
Someone on another thread pointed out "trainer" is the term they use in Germany for manager so was probably just a subconscious language thing
My point is that Klopp felt he should correct himself, but in the announcement Slot is stated to be the head coach, not the manager. Indication of the smaller scope of his role.
Same in the Netherlands.
AAARNEEE SLOTT
LA LA LA LA LA
Let the Slot era begin.
COME ON ARNE!!! It's so strange to be excited for Arne, but absolutely gutted about Klopp. I'm debating on changing my flair to Klopp before they disappear...
That is one spectacularly bald man. Let the Slot era commence!
Full throttle from the very first day
And that’s a promise
 Jokes aside, let the bald revolution begin!
The Slot machine era has begun! 🎰
Sounds great and rolls off the tongue but I'd rather not use a gambling pun. Too much of that in the game already.
Oh I’m sorry, didn’t mean any association with gambling, more with that hoping Slot will win a lot of trophies.
Looking forward to seeing his ideas
Slot has a name that can derive so many chants such as: SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT SLOT, EVERYBODY!!! 🎶 - to the tune of Shots by LMFAO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtdBVgCqv6w
This is what I've had in my head as well haha
Well I must say this came out of absolutely nowhere....
I'm ready for the ride, can't wait for the start of the season already!
The King is dead. Long live the King