Arne Slot

[3 Stacks]

I do hope the style of play and possible similarity to Klopp in that regard was just a very secondary factor in the decision to hire him, to be honest.

 

The Dutch League is so bad, I'm pretty sure you could do almost anything tactically there. It's what ten Hag did; he was playing possession footy at Ajax and then as soon as he came to the Premier League, he changed it because he was like, oh I can't do that here. Maybe that's just because he's mentally weak and doesn't believe in what he does, but it's still illustrative of something. Certainly, if we eliminated Amorim because he plays 3 at the back and presses a bit less, that's not a good reason.

 

I would hope it's more about; ok this guy has done really good things at two unfancied clubs, and he seems like a big personality, so he's got something about him.

 

 

[Red74]

8 minutes ago, SasaS said:

 

I bet he looks at it in the mirror every day and gives it three quick fist pumps.

That baseball cap aint no fashion statement

[Lee909]

3 hours ago, cloggypop said:

He might bring Santiago Giminez. He's boss for Feyenoord yet shite for Mexico. 

 

He's outscoring his XG

He doesn't get us

 

 

56 minutes ago, Leyton388 said:

Dirk as his assistant? 

 

He's just got his club promoted to the Belgian top division. Can't see him leaving for a assistant's job

[JohnnyH]

When he was a player his manager would ask him where he wanted to play and he’d reply “I’ll be back”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See, doesn’t have to be all about the surname. 

[Pidge]

14 minutes ago, Mil-ing Around said:

 

Good luck trying to get our forwards to play the ball around the box the way his team seems to.

Passing AND moving???

 

Whatever next?

[Pidge]

7 minutes ago, JohnnyH said:

See, doesn’t have to be all about the surname. 

 

This is what I'm saying. 

[Kevin D]

He seems quite qualified to be the West Ham manager, but not someone who should be in serious contention for the Liverpool job.

 

If the point is to eventually win the league and champions league, I don’t think he’s the man to overhaul oil states like City and the likes of Real Madrid.

[Moo]

2 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

He seems quite qualified to be the West Ham manager, but not someone who should be in serious contention for the Liverpool job.

 

If the point is to eventually win the league and champions league, I don’t think he’s the man to overhaul oil states like City and the likes of Real Madrid.

 

A lot of heavy lifting for such a small word.

[Lee909]

This isn't a summer for mad tactical changes either as any new coach won't have much time with the players with the Euros and players arriving late

 

Worth noting Slot assistant manager is also Koeman assistant with the national team so will be familiar to the Dutch lafs

[3 Stacks]

1 minute ago, Lee909 said:

This isn't a summer for mad tactical changes either as any new coach won't have much time with the players with the Euros and players arriving late

 

Worth noting Slot assistant manager is also Koeman assistant with the national team so will be familiar to the Dutch lafs

We don't even know if what he did tactically in the Eredivisie is applicable here, though.

[Lee909]

18 minutes ago, Red74 said:

That baseball cap aint no fashion statement

 

The only good thing about Klopp leaving I can go back to hating baseball cap wearing managers like Pulis 

[Lee909]

2 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

This isn't a summer for mad tactical changes either as any new coach won't have much time with the players with the Euros and players arriving late

 

Worth noting Slot assistant manager is also Koeman assistant with the national team so will be familiar to the Dutch lafs

 

 

From what ive read

A 4231

A inverted right back

Presses high

Inverted wingers

 

Seems to be very similar other than he seems to play the midfield with 2 6s rather than 8s. .

 

 

We will see if he's good enough to do it over here. But it's not really stopped Postecoglou who has made the step from Scotland and without injuries would probably be closer to us and have Villa chasing them

[an tha]

 

Now of course the teams are operating at very different levels but these are good numbers....

[Scooby Dudek]

28 minutes ago, JohnnyH said:

When he was a player his manager would ask him where he wanted to play and he’d reply “I’ll be back”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

See, doesn’t have to be all about the surname. 

Close enough for me;

 

 

 

[Lee909]

8 minutes ago, an tha said:

 

Now of course the teams are operating at very different levels but these are good numbers....

 

Exactly 

He will be doing his tactics with vastly superior players. The most he has ever spent ton a player is 7.1ml. Peanuts when competing with PSV and Ajax spending. 

[Denny Crane]

From a man who very few had ever heard of or probably watched his footie, we do seem a bit overly confident his tried and trusted methods will work. 

 

Did anybody name him as the gaffer they wanted in the next manager thread?

[3 Stacks]

3 minutes ago, Denny Crane said:

From a man who very few had ever heard of or probably watched his footie, we do seem a bit overly confident his tried and trusted methods will work. 

 

Did anybody name him as the gaffer they wanted in the next manager thread?

On paragraph 1; of course.

 

On paragraph 2; of course not.

[Dave D]

Ive heard he's picking the team tonight

[TheHowieLama]

I hope he slots right in.

 

It's a big ask. A slot of hard work and luck.

Are naysayers may end up correct.

 

EDIT - is it pronounced slut?

[Denny Crane]

13 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

On paragraph 1; of course.

 

On paragraph 2; of course not.

 

I don't even think he was discussed until the leak.

 

Hopefully he is banned from recommending players, as this level is a step up for him and we don't know how long he will be here. He's going to be a head coach right so he shouldn't have much dealings with transfers. 

[Pidge]

21 minutes ago, Denny Crane said:

From a man who very few had ever heard of or probably watched his footie, we do seem a bit overly confident his tried and trusted methods will work. 

 

Did anybody name him as the gaffer they wanted in the next manager thread?

I don't think many people are speaking with much certainty, just starting to look into who he is and what he's done. Just like people didn't really know whether Amorim would stick to his tactical design at Sporting. It hasn't even happened yet, he's just an emerging leading candidate.

[Scott_M]

2 hours ago, Brownie said:

What's all this negativity around baldies for, you bellends?!

 

*applies another round of Regain*

Agree. 
 

I think people would be more positive on Slot if 7-Hag hadn’t tarnished the reputation for bald Dutch men everywhere. 

[3 Stacks]

4 minutes ago, Denny Crane said:

 

I don't even think he was discussed until the leak.

 

Hopefully he is banned from recommending players, as this level is a step up for him and we don't know how long he will be here. He's going to be a head coach right so he shouldn't have much dealings with transfers. 

He'd be part of the transfer discussions but there will be people above him, yeah.

 

Biggest question for me is tactically, really. Can you implement in the Premier League what you can implement in the Eredivisie where the intensity is way lower, the level is way lower. 

[Dave D]

Its quite a distraction during a title run-in. I appreciate they had little choice but to act now.

 

Even the players are probably googling him on their phones right now.

 

   

[Dave D]

This guy is his larger than life assistant- I vaguely remember him- John DeWolf