Erik ten Hag has admitted his pleasure in the direction of Arne Slot’s impending transfer to Liverpool, confessing the previous Feyenoord boss ought to have a better begin to life within the Premier League than he loved at Manchester United.
Ten Hag finds himself underneath immense strain after a bitterly disappointing second season which has additionally introduced vital questions on the whole construction of the membership previous to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s minority takeover.
Slot, alternatively, is ready to stroll right into a Liverpool facet already thought of among the finest in Europe, each on and off the pitch, and Ten Hag has eager to spotlight the distinction in comparison with his begin in England.
“That is nice for the Dutch trainers’ guild,” Ten Hag advised Voetbal Worldwide. “And Arne Slot additionally matches Liverpool along with his philosophy. Jurgen Klopp and Pepijn Lijnders have left a robust basis.
“He results in higher waters than I did once I went to Manchester United from the Netherlands – when it comes to construction within the membership, when it comes to steadiness within the squad.”
Departing Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders admitted to The Athletic that he’s excited for the Reds’ future underneath the brand new supervisor.
“I do know Arne rather well,” Lijnders defined. “He got here to my home in Holland about 9 years in the past. He got here to talk to me about soccer. He drove for a very long time to see me and he had a thousand questions. I attempted to reply all of them!
“Since then, we’ve stayed in shut contact. He is an unbelievable coach, who is aware of precisely what he needs and has the expertise to be at a membership like Liverpool.
“There are similarities between Feyenoord and Liverpool. Their followers are so passionate. Additionally they sing You may By no means Stroll Alone.
“You want a coach like Arne who’s near what we tried to do over time, when it comes to having the ball within the opposition half, urgent, counter-pressing – he is very strategical in that perspective. He is made good steps and now it is the prospect for him to make one other large step.
“Once I spoke with Mike [Gordon] and Jurgen, I mentioned you want a younger coach who can develop with this new workforce. Arne has every little thing in him to be successful right here.”