Erik ten Hag has spoken publicly about Arne Slot’s appointment as Liverpool head coach, and Reds followers will enjoy what the Manchester United boss has mentioned about his compatriot.
The 54-year-old goes into immediately’s FA Cup closing towards Manchester Metropolis beneath appreciable scrutiny concerning his future at Previous Trafford, amid some hypothesis that not even a win at Wembley would save his job.
In an interview with Voetbal Worldwide forward of the match, the previous Ajax coach has in contrast what he confronted when he took over on the Pink Devils two years in the past to what Slot is now strolling into at Anfield.
Ten Hag mentioned: “That is nice for the Dutch trainers’ guild, and Arne Slot additionally matches Liverpool along with his philosophy. Jurgen Klopp and Pepijn Lijnders have left a robust basis.
“He leads to higher waters than I did once I went to Manchester United from the Netherlands, by way of construction within the membership, by way of steadiness within the squad.”
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You may sense that feeling of envy from Ten Hag when addressing Liverpool’s present place compared to the state of United when he turned their supervisor in 2022.
Regardless of main them to 3rd place within the Premier League and a Carabao Cup triumph in his first season (coincidentally matching our efficiency beneath Klopp on this marketing campaign), the Pink Devils have regressed massively since then.
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Round €445m (£379m) has been spent on incoming transfers at Previous Trafford throughout his two-year reign, however all they’ve needed to present for it up to now this time period is eighth within the high flight and the embarrassment of a detrimental aim distinction, and defeat at Wembley immediately would go away them with out European soccer in 2024/25.
The spectre of participant discord and a stadium which is actually crumbling in locations is a stark distinction to the sound footing that Slot can have beginning off at Liverpool, with a harmonious squad having Champions League soccer to anticipate subsequent season.
The hope is that, by the point the 45-year-old departs Anfield, the membership might be in a good higher place for his successor to construct upon, moderately than the mess that Ten Hag took over two years in the past and seemingly seems to be set to depart behind him quickly.
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