Liverpool announced Arne Slot as their new manager after parting ways with Jurgen Klopp at the end of last season.
It didn’t took long for Slot to implement his tactics/philosophy into the players as he managed to won 15 matches out of 17 games he coached.
Since he took over the reigns Slot’s ship is cruising nicely as his side are currently on first spot on EPL, EUFA Champions League and also reached quarter-finals of Carabao Cup.
Here is what some of the managers Liverpool have come up against this season have had to say on Slot’s impact, with some of the biggest names around in agreement.
Pep Guardiola said “When I play a new club in the Champions League that I don’t know, I see much more than playing against Arsenal, for example.
“Of course I want to watch Arsenal a lot, but Mikel has been there four or five years. And before with Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool.
“Now I have to watch more Liverpool because of Arne: I don’t know exactly what they do. But with Jurgen, we knew each other better.
“When I was younger, I watched much, much more than now. Now I’m lazier. I think I watch well enough to understand what the opponents want to do.
” I try to choose the right footage to show my players, to convince them of what to do to try and beat them.”
Mikel Arteta said “Arne’s a really good manager, He’s inherited a team that is successful and given it his touch to maintain and evolve in the direction he believes is the right way to do it.
“For me, they are one of the best teams in the last decade and certainly the history of this Premier League, because they competed against a team (Manchester City) that was creating record after record and they were consistently there.
“That shows a lot of relentless and winning mentality to consistently believe, even if some people feel you could not reach it.
“That’s a big credit to them and they have done the work with a clear identity, so that’s something remarkable in my opinion.”
Kieran McKenna said “Liverpool, the quality of the execution of the two goals, the first goal especially, We did not do that many things wrong but we were one or two yards off on our pressure in a couple of different positions and that’s how ruthless it can be.
“They’ve [the supporters] seen the level of one of the best teams in the league and we’ll all learn from it as a club and we’ll go again.”
Thomas Frank said “It is the same players, they have been playing the same way for eight or nine years, not all of them but a lot of them.
“They still have crazy quality all over the pitch. They are still dangerous on offensive transitions, they scored two goals from that.
“There was a few little bits in the structure and the build-up play – they were the bigger differences.”
Nuno Espirito Santo said “Liverpool are so good, you cannot play them and ignore the quality they have.
“Defensively we were really good. It was impossible for our wingers to last 90 minutes, they had to track the runners so we needed fresh legs in the second half.
“We played well, we controlled the game in the right moments and harmed them. This is a moment to enjoy for our fans. It doesn’t last long but our fans are amazing and this is a big help for the players.”
Those were few of the coaches who praised Liverpool under the guidance of new manager Arne Slot.
Arne Slot together with his troops will be hoping to maintain their impressive form this month when they will be taking on Southampton on 24th November for EPL fixture.
In this month Liverpool have five fixtures with three out of five already being played and won them all, while other two fixtures still to come.
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
