The 45-year-old Arne Slot says his arrival at Liverpool Football Club is “only a matter of days” away.
The Reds’ penultimate match under Jurgen Klopp’s leadership is scheduled for next Monday against Unai Emery’s high-flying Aston Villa. It really will only be a matter of days, as I virtually always say. In his pre-match press conference, the Dutchman stated to reporters, “That’s what I expect now” (via 1908.NL). “I’m not really someone who thinks very far ahead, who would already think: ‘In a week and a half from now, it might simply be that I won’t be traveling this route anymore,'” the former AZ Alkmaar leader continued. “However, you have that epiphany when the game proceeds like it does while you are at De Kuip on Sunday. That sensation could intensify a a little bit next week, as it might be the final one. Feyenoord of Slot had a largely prosperous 2023–2024 season, winning the KNVB trophy and finishing in second position in the Eredivisie. Okay, so… This May, there will be two games and an appearance at the M&S Bank Arena, which should make for an emotional evening with the boss. We are uncertain about our ability to function without a manager who has brought a sleeping giant back to contention for major awards from mid-table oblivion. Back on our “perch,” as one manager of Manchester United may have put it. Not that we’re afraid of a brand-new era with Arne Slot! The head coach of Feyenoord ought to maintain some continuity after Klopp left in the summer. A salutary
A nice resolution considering the possibility of needless drastic change.