Err what.
Arne was linked to the Spurs job before they got Ange. If I recall correctly, Arne rejected that. Wondering if there were feelers sent by other clubs (including us) which caused him to reject the Spurs offer.
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Key analytics related to his in game management and tactics.
He is saying he has no control over it. It doesn’t say he has no say over it.
It’s also a very typical answer. I do think we should if we can get a deal done. But the contracts are as important an area again he won’t have the final say on.
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Brilliant first line. Retire now, you’ll never equal it.
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Curious we here on TAN never had an influx of Feyenoord fans following Arne, as we did Dortmund and Jürgen.
Guess the Feyenoord lot already had a decent club to support.
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Jürgen Klopp: The legendary master who took us to the highest levels as far as he could, sweeping up everything worth winning.
Finally retreated to the beach and beyond, after running out of energy against serial cheats.
Arne Slot: The relatively unknown “youngling” picking up his predecessor’s legacy, looking up towards a potentially bright future.
May the Force be with him.
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with an incredibly long penis.
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Wait… don’t we already have a Bonus in the forum?
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This one’s a bonus @Bonus if you will…
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@PeachesEnRegalia someone’s mocking you
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Would be a no contest if the smooth shiny motorcycle helmet bonce on our Arne, went up against the weird shaped ‘skinny’ bonce on ETH… 3 points every match for us :0)
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This article has been written in the days before we play Utd at Anfield… Is it further evidence perhaps, that journalists are just waking up to the fact that our Arne, might just be a bit smarter than they are… and, some of the managers he is going up against…!
What Arne Slot did at Liverpool press conference speaks volumes as Manchester United shown up
Arne Slot was at pains to praise Manchester United despite Liverpool’s rivals being at their lowest ebb in years
In what is the local skirmish with the worldwide interest, Liverpool can rarely have entered a game with Manchester United from such a place of superiority as they do this weekend. It’s first against 14th at Anfield on Sunday with the recently-appointed Ruben Amorim fresh from a December from hell that saw his Red Devils lose as many as six times.
A 2-1 victory in the Manchester derby aside, it was a sobering few weeks for the Portuguese coach, who has already admitted that job security is a pervading thought of his given the wretched period United are enduring just now. It’s not of his making directly but the lack of upturn usually associated with the arrival of a new manager - particularly one as highly-regarded as the former Sporting coach - has been surprising.
The unwillingness to deviate from a three-man backline and some curious midfield selections have contributed to a lack of progress but Slot made sure he didn’t add to the pile-on for a team who United legend Gary Neville labelled “pound for pound the worst in the country” during their 2-0 loss to Newcastle United on Monday.
On the contrary, Slot was complimentary to United and Amorim in general, with the head coach remarking: "I think you always worry a bit as a manager [when you start at a new club]. Not if you come in but if you are still at the same club next summer you are asking where you are exactly in pre-season and maybe even a bit more if come into a new club with the challenges of changing the playing style when you don’t have the time to train on the pitch as much as you’d like.
“I think, for every manager, that is not the ideal world. But the good thing is he has quality players and he will find a way to make it work. Hopefully not on Sunday but he has already shown it a few times, for example, Manchester City away and some other games when the results didn’t go their way but the performance wasn’t as bad as the result showed. They are able to make it difficult for any team at the moment.”
The unwillingness to throw a jab in the direction of the club with whom his own has its most fierce rivalry was in-keeping with the sort of personality that has won over so many supporters since he breezed through the door over the summer, but the patting of the head and rubbing of the belly also shows just how far apart the two sides are now.
Slot doesn’t need to rattle the cage of a United squad who are already hurting and he knows it is counterproductive to say anything inflammatory that might give a squad sapped of confidence something to rage against when they come across the M62 this weekend. Kill them with kindness, instead.
The man himself would probably never let on but it would be fascinating to know how much of such pleasantries are genuine and how much is talked up to lull into a false sense of security? The Liverpool boss does not immediately strike as someone who indulges in the fabled ‘mind games’ that managers of this fixture have done at times over the years but comments made before the 6-3 demolition of Tottenham last month were instructive.
Slot was at pains to stress how much he admired Ange Postecoglou’s unwavering commitment to an adventurous, front-footed approach and when the Spurs boss did exactly that two days later, Liverpool ran riot, delivering the sort of blistering attacking performance that would have made Slot’s opposite number green with envy.
Is Slot doing the same here? Is he really fearful of a wounded United striking a huge blow to the Reds’ title hopes? Or is it actually a way of ensuring there is no additional motivation for a team at their lowest ebb for quite some time just now?
Slot is surely too respectful to give you his most uncompromising take on a downtrodden United who arrive on Merseyside in shambles. But you can bet your last pound that the Kop will on Sunday afternoon.
It’s time to show the world exactly why there are more points between them than the total amassed by United.
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Where was that published? Looks like AI wrote it.
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Paul Gorst - LFC Correspondent - 05:00 24th Jan 2025
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Some of the cheapest clickbaiting I’ve seen. Slot doing something at the training ground, yet it was just reporting what he said at the press conference.
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No one’s really mentioned it, but this was Slot’s worse game by some distance as well. The team didn’t look ready to compete; that’s partly his responsibility. Nor were the initial setup and tactics working, in fact they didn’t really work throughout the game. His subs as usual seemed to be late and the fact that he allowed Dalot’s party on the right side to go unchecked for 80 minutes shouldn’t be overlooked at all. Irrespective of Bradley’s fitness levels, he ought to have taken action much sooner.
Additionally, he doesn’t seem to trust players outside of the core group. He’s played Gravenberch to exhaustion and it’s starting to tell. On the other hand, Endo can’t get meaningful minutes even when the situation allows it. Elliott has been getting 10-15 minutes cameos since his return from injury more than a month ago. Quansah is, to all intents and purposes, the last resort, to be used when there’s no other option available.
I’m starting to think that he’s going to find life much harder in the next months.
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