Who is Slote? Being good at activating young people is probably what Liverpool value the most

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2024-05-21 09:29Published on the official account of Beijing Beiqing Sports News

Who is Slote? Being good at activating young people is probably what Liverpool value the most

On the evening of the 20th, Liverpool officially announced that Feyenoord coach Slot will become the club's new manager, and the Dutchman will replace the outgoing Klopp. Slote has signed a three-year contract with Liverpool and will take up his post on 1 June. Slot himself said in an interview that he was very lucky to have the opportunity to coach in the Premier League, let alone come to Liverpool as a manager, and such an opportunity is absolutely difficult to refuse.

In January this year, Klopp announced that he would leave at the end of the season, and although he was very reluctant, the club could only respect his decision and start the selection of a manager. In the end, the 45-year-old coach from the Netherlands, who coached Feyenoord in the country, was recognised by Liverpool's management, with an attacking style of coaching and a knack for tweaking young players being the key to his final standout. According to previous reports, Liverpool will pay Slote himself a variable annual salary of 9 million + 2 million, and if its assistant team is included, Liverpool's total annual coaching expenditure will reach 13 million euros, which will be paid within a year.

So who is Slote? Is he really up to the job? Born in 1978, Slote played as a midfielder and is 1.84m tall and has played for both Zwolle and Breda for a long time, notably in Zwolle between 2009 and 2013, where he also helped the team win the Dutch second division and was voted Player of the Year in 2011-12.

After retiring in 2013, he first headed for his parent club Zwolle Juniors, then as assistant coach at Cambuur and then as head coach at AZ Alkmaar. In the summer of 2021, he took over as the manager of the Eredivisie giants Feyenoord. In the three years he has helped the team to improve step by step, and last season finally won the second league trophy in the club's history in nearly 20 years. This season, the team finished second in the league and qualified for next season's Champions League.

On the eve of his appointment, he himself also talked about this choice in an interview with Feyenoord's official website: "I have experienced many wonderful moments at Feyenoord and have worked with many great people, so it was certainly not an easy decision to leave. I really enjoyed my three years at Feyenoord and we were very proud of our good results (two titles) and reaching the European final. But as a sports person, the opportunity to coach in the Premier League and become the manager of one of the biggest clubs in the world is an opportunity that is hard to turn down. ”

Indeed, for Slot, his first time in charge of the Premier League was as Liverpool manager, which was definitely a big challenge, but the fact that he was able to come shows that he has a certain level of ability and has been recognized by the outside world. In this regard, the British media "Daily Telegraph" made an analysis, they pointed out that Liverpool hope that Slote can reactivate several young players, including Nunez, because he has shown his ability to help players improve during the tenure of Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar.

Specifically, Nunez has scored 18 goals and 13 assists in 54 appearances in all competitions this season, and while the stats are not particularly bad, the Uruguayan has been criticized for his ability to take chances in front of goal, so the team will be hoping that the new boss can help him. It is worth mentioning that Slote helped Santiago Gimenez to great progress during his time at Feyenoord, considering that he had never scored in double figures during his time at the Mexican side Blue Cross, but in his two seasons at Feyenoord, he scored a total of 49 goals in 86 games, which is an excellent performance. Slot's ability to help build confidence in the strikers is outstanding, and he will use video retrospectives to explain every detail to the players in detail, so that they can recognise the problems and correct them in time.

For Slot, the former coach Klopp also gave the greatest final and recognition, he not only praised him in an interview, but also shouted the name of the new coach Slot in the interaction with the fans after the game, hoping that through this way of "passing the band", the fans will accept the Dutch coach earlier and better.

Text/Beiqing Sports Zhang Kunlong

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