Arne Slot couldn’t be faring significantly better as Liverpool head coach and he has proven his appreciation for the followers after the 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
The Reds tore Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga champions aside within the Champions League on Tuesday night time, scoring 4 objectives in an unforgettable second half.
With every passing sport, the extra the supporters are taking to Slot, and talking to the press after the sport, he responded to Liverpool followers singing his Klopp-inspired music:
“It’s at all times higher for a supervisor that this occurs than once they begin to boo! It’s particular,” Slot mentioned.
“It was particular from the beginning and, due to this fact, I feel I’ve to thank Jurgen [Klopp] as a result of he was the one who got here up with the music.
“I feel that is extra spectacular immediately” ?
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“It’s at all times particular if you’re a participant in the event that they sing for you. Some gamers get used to this – I didn’t, they solely sung just a few instances for me in my taking part in profession.
“That’s what you see a bit extra [and] individuals singing for a supervisor will not be that frequent, not less than not in Holland however possibly right here it occurs quite a bit.”
Slot not taking issues without any consideration
On the face of it, Slot has discovered it straightforward changing Klopp, making the all time begin by a Liverpool boss and provoking his facet to the highest of the Premier League and Champions League tables.
The 46-year-old insisted that isn’t the case, nonetheless, particularly as opposition sides can usually increase their sport at Anfield.
“No, no. Under no circumstances. You solely take a look at the outcomes however Brighton final Saturday was a troublesome one the place we have been 1-0 behind, we needed to combat actually onerous – and I feel that’s additionally what you noticed immediately,” Slot added.
“We’ve got to work actually onerous, play with an extremely excessive depth to win our video games, and that has quite a bit to do with groups – I heard Bayer Leverkusen saying this as nicely – they suppose, and I’ve to agree with them, that Anfield is the very best place to play in, one of many nicest stadiums to play in and towards an excellent crew.
“So, each crew that performs towards us is within the prime of their sport. And if you wish to win that, you at all times should be constant in your depth, and that’s not at all times straightforward however that’s what’s wanted.
“And if we are able to hold producing that then it’s nonetheless not straightforward however then we get our wins in and that’s what we would like.”
What Slot is doing at Liverpool is exceptional, seamlessly filling the Klopp void and making supporters dream that one thing particular could possibly be on the horizon this season.
It’s nonetheless early days – performances haven’t at all times been constantly convincing but – but it surely does really feel as if the Reds have nailed their appointment.
Slot is rarely going to be the charismatic one-off that Klopp is, however he’s a giant character in his personal proper and you’ll really feel the followers’ affection rising by the sport.
Fourteen wins in his first 16 video games, in all competitions, has far exceeded supporters’ expectations.
