Klopp is stepping down after nine years in Liverpool
Liverpool's new head coach Arne Slot.
Liverpool, which has been accompanied by coach Jurgen Klopp for nine years, will face the era of Arne Slot (45, Netherlands) next season.
Liverpool said on its official website on the 21st that it has agreed to a contract with Slot, and will officially take over as manager from June 1. Slot is the first head coach from the Netherlands in Liverpool's history.
"Coach Slot will join Liverpool after three successful years at Feyenoord (the Netherlands)," he said. "He led the Dutch regular league in the 2022-2023 season and was named the Eredivisie Coach of the Year twice."
Coach Klopp, who took over as Liverpool manager in October 2015, put his team at the top of the table for nine seasons. In particular, in the 2019-20 season, he won his team the 19th trophy of his career and the first trophy since the launch of the Premier League, and won the FA Cup in the 2021-22 season, the EFL Cup in the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons, and the UEFA Champions League in the 2018-19 season.
However, Klopp, who put a lot of energy into performing as a coach, announced that he would put down the baton at the end of this season and stepped down with loud applause from Liverpool fans after the final regular season match against Wolverhampton on the 20th.
Klopp's replacement is a slot manager who has recently been in the spotlight.
Slot, who did not stand out much as a player, began his full-fledged coaching career after retiring as an active coach in 2013 and becoming the head coach of AZ Alkmaar in 2019.
Recognized for his leadership, he moved to Feyenoord, one of the prestigious Dutch clubs, and led the team to second place in the UEFA Europa Conference in his first year, winning the Eredivisie in the 2022-23 season and even lifting the KNVB Cup, the association's cup tournament this season, in a heartbeat.
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Slot made his name known to Korean soccer fans last year. Probably, because Tottenham, which parted ways with Antonio Conte in April last year, contacted Slot. However, due to penalty issues, no official contract was signed, and Slot, who spent another season in the Netherlands, will move to Liverpool to replace Klopp.
Analysts say that his tactical style is similar to that of Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola. However, some positive predict that Slot's tactics will be more intense than Guardiola's, and that he will match Liverpool's soccer color, which used to enjoy using Gegen Pressing, by ordering more aggressive plays.
Anxiety is apparently due to verification in the big leagues. Once the Dutch coach, he needs to deal with language problems and deal with players with high names. If Slot makes a soft landing on an unfamiliar stage, he will be able to take another long term.
