The names of Xabi Alonso and then Ruben Amorim were dropped one by one. So far, many Liverpool media outlets have focused on this slot.
Some people frown. Or some people scratch their heads wondering. who is this person?
This information will be shared with you. Compiled from three media outlets: The Telegraph, The Athletic and This Anfield.
Firstly, if we were to find the reason why Michael Edwards and his team were interested in Slot, it would be because of these statistics.
We must understand that Liverpool's analysis team filters the data. Not a feeling
Liverpool's analysis team checks players or team managers from the data. Don't use emotions. Don't take the issue of appearance into consideration.
If we were to find the reason why Michael Edwards and his team were interested in Arne Slot, it would be because of these statistics.
The tactic Klopp has developed for Liverpool is the Gegen press, which is to chase down the opposition as soon as they lose the ball.
With Slot Feyenoord, since joining the team in 2021, Feyenoord are the team that has regained possession in the third zone more than any other team in the Eredivisie, and when compared between the top five leagues in Europe, Feyenoord has a higher number than any other team with 722 results.
In the same period, Liverpool, led by Klopp, scored 706 attempts (second), followed by Manchester City with 700 and Bayern Munich with 661.
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Creating chances from opponents' lost possessions, Klopp said there was no better way to create moments than using effective counter-pressing tactics.
Liverpool are a very good team when he is not in possession of him, as he becomes a secret weapon in attack and defence.
As for Slot's Feyenoord team, it is considered the team that converted the opponent's lost ball to the moment when their team scored the most goals. If the teams of the English Premier League, Bundesliga, Spanish League, Italian League, French League and Dutch League are counted, this number was 201 times.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are fourth in this chart out of 182 matches played.
In addition, Feyenoord is the team that scores the most goals when an opponent loses the ball in their own half, with 29 goals, with Liverpool in second place with 17 goals.
And if from the start of the 2021-22 season onwards, both Feyenoord and Liverpool have scored the same number of goals from long throws in the league with 19 goals.
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To push the defense up (high line) or to press the opponent in high areas, the defender needs to compress the space behind the midfield and attackers well.
Of course, there was a chance to give the opponent a lot of space in defence, but Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk handled this well.
One way to evaluate how high the level of defense is or how strong the play is. It is a look at the initial stages of play. It measures where that team starts the match from open play on the pitch.
Since 2021, Feyenoord and Liverpool have started matches from 44.9 and 44.6 meters respectively.
Among the teams in the English Premier League, Bundesliga, Italian League, French League 1 and Eredivisie, only Manchester City started their match in a higher zone than these two teams.
In addition, Liverpool had 10 or more ball connections in the game than Feyenoord in the slot machines.
Liverpool have an average of 9.7 defensive contacts per defensive play, while Feyenoord averages 10.4, showing that both teams are equally aggressive in pressuring their opponents when they do not control the ball.
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From the 2021/22 season onwards, Liverpool are the team that scores the third most goals in the top five European leagues (plus the Eredivisie) with 244 goals.
Feyenoord trails Liverpool with 234 goals.
Compared to expected goals (xG) for both teams since then, Liverpool have actually scored 270 goals from 239.45, while Feyenoord have scored 234 from 214.02.
It can be seen that both teams scored more actual goals than expected values.
In general, this was viewed in a negative light. After a while, these numbers may get worse, but Liverpool uses a more advanced and high-tech system to evaluate scoring opportunities.
If this is really true, Liverpool will hope that Slots shows good potential in leading the team to score a lot of goals. In order to be able to compete with Manchester City
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Slott has only been with the first team for five years but has been compared with a similar style to Marcelo Bielsa.
He likes the full-backs to move higher and the centre-backs to move laterally.
It is understandable why slot machines have attracted the attention of so many teams.
He led the team to the Europa League finals in his first season with the club, and won the Eredivisie in his second season and the Dutch Cup in his third season.
Last summer he was identified as the favorite to take charge of Tottenham, and despite Slott's strong interest, Feyenoord's manager, Dennis ter Claus, is working hard within the club on the assumption that he will not lose his position.
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Managing Liverpool is a job that requires you to be skilled in almost every aspect.
You can't meet just one qualification. It must have distinct characteristics in many areas. This aspect also depends on having a good personality.
Sky Sports described Slott as “accessible, polite, always smiling, well-behaved, charming and funny”.
“He was definitely angry with his teammates,” said Dennis van Ersel, a journalist for Dutch broadcaster RTV.
“But he will also be able to embrace his teammates with love. They love him because he brings harmony within the club.
To remove any doubts about the language, Slots can speak English fluently. And when there was news with Tottenham last year, he gave an interview about his future plans like this.
“My next job will not be managing the Netherlands team.”
“If that's the case, then I've completely failed. If nothing goes wrong, my next job will be working abroad. I always say the Premier League is the best league in the world.”
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Nowadays, the rule seems to be that modern coaches must work with their team under certain conditions. -The team must play attractively and be active. It focuses mainly on offensive games –
But if the person who is the manager can lead the team to win the championship as well. It is considered to have a more positive effect on him by default.
Slots also fall into this category. Because last season he led Feyenoord to win the league championship for the second time in the last 20 seasons. In addition, they lost only two league matches throughout the aforementioned season.
Most of the time, a slot game will have the team playing in a 4-2-3-1 system, with an emphasis on ball possession, using the central midfielders to push the game forward from the middle when facing the first line of defence.
It also allows his team to try to control the ball in the opponent's half of the field and press high. Including making the team finish sharply.
All of this shows that the 45-year-old has what it takes to achieve success without spending a lot of money.
This will be a quality that catches the attention of FSG and their team strategy.
Feyenoord have never spent more than €8 million on a single player.
They have a higher income than two of their league rivals, PSV Eindhoven and Ajax, and are worlds apart. Under Feyenoord's management approach, Slots shows their strength by making their team in such excellent condition that it has increased their value
At the same time, they are able to push young stars from the academy into the first team as well. It looked like Liverpool.
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