Dion Fanning: Arne Slot looks helpless and a manager rarely survives that look
Arne Slot's players look dejected and each fixture produces fresh misery. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.
When Arne Slot took over from Jurgen Klopp, many reports focused on the fact he would be called head coach rather than manager. “Liverpool believe the new structure is more appropriate to the complexities and demands of the modern game," one report stated. “It will give the man in charge of their first team — the head coach — more support to do his job, not less.” By the end of his time as Liverpool manager, Klopp had become a hugely powerful figure. Some said the power had taken the club away from the delicate and successful balance that made them so strong. “Over the years my role was a pretty dominant one. It was not intentional, but it happened,” was how Klopp put it when he announced his departure.
With Michael Edwards, who had worked well with Klopp for a time, returning and a new sporting director Richard Hughes, Liverpool and Slot would use the power of data and the wisdom of this crowd of smart people to get the most from the Liverpool team.
