Arne Slot: the overachiever and ‘good guy’ who can spark a revolution

Frontrunner to take charge at Liverpool did not make a big impression as a player but has resemblances to Jürgen Klopp

Arne Slot guided Feyenoord to the Eredivisie in his second season at the club

Liverpool’s move for the Feyenoord coach, Arne Slot, has been described by Ajax fans as “the best news of the year”. Troubled Ajax have been blown away this season, losing 4-0 at home and 6-0 away against their arch-rivals.

So superior were Feyenoord in every area – tactics, intensity, power, unity, intelligence – that it could have been worse for Ajax. Only in their finishing might Feyenoord have done better.