Arne Slot to Liverpool: How financial rules and similarities with Jurgen Klopp led to the search for Feyenoord head coach | football news

Sky Sports News’ Melissa Reddy explains how the Premier League’s financial rules and similarities with Jurgen Klopp have brought Feyenoord boss Arne Slot to Liverpool; listen to the latest Essential Questions podcast ‘Is Slot the right man for Liverpool?’ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

With Liverpool in talks to appoint Arne Slot as their new boss, Sky Sports News Senior reporter Melissa Reddy explains how the Premier League’s financial rules and similarities to Jurgen Klopp led the Reds to make the Feyenoord head coach their top candidate…

Arne Slot has a strong track record of player development and exceeds his budget and resources compared to his rivals at both AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord.

This is important when analyzing the football landscape and how it will change.

We have seen the teeth of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability rules, and with some clubs pushing for the introduction of “anchoring” and a strict salary cap, the importance of work on training grounds, the ability to attract talent young people and functioning well within the means will be more pronounced.

Under Fenway Sports Group, Liverpool has been run in a healthy and sustainable manner and it makes sense to hire a manager who can continue to maximize resources.

Most of the candidates considered by Liverpool ticked that box, but Slot’s approach and playing philosophy, which meshes so well with what Klopp has implemented at the club, set him apart.

It means there is no tactical upheaval or mass adaptation. Liverpool have a common vision and style of play across all age groups, which dictates the stylistic profile they recruit for, so it is sensible to continue with that.

The jump from the Eredivisie to a team that wants to win the Premier League and be a dominant force in Europe is huge, but any potential successor to Klopp comes with risk.

In numbers: Slot’s similarities with Klopp

• Feyenoord have won possession in the final third more than any team in Europe’s top five leagues, with Liverpool in second place.
• The average distance (metres) from your own goal when winning possession in open play: Feyenoord 45.2m, Liverpool 44.6m.
• High rotations: Liverpool 353, Feyenoord 344.
• Average possession in the league: Feyenoord 62 percent, Liverpool 61 percent.

Essential questions: Is Slot the Liverpool man?

Ron Walker joins Sky Sports News senior reporter, Melissa Reddy and sky sports Football journalist Adam Bate to discuss Slot’s possible move to Liverpool as Klopp’s successor.

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The creation of Slot: why it is suitable for Liverpool

Slot has emerged as the preferred candidate to replace the outgoing Klopp as Liverpool’s next manager, but who is the man the club believe can guide them into this new era and what can they expect from the 45-year-old Dutch manager?

In conversation with those who coached Slot and those who have been coached by him, as well as colleagues on his staff, we examine the formation of Liverpool’s next manager, exploring his tactical ideas, his man management and his handling of the media.

Read Adam Bate’s detailed article on Slot here.

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