Could 24 – Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot, who has received the Premier League in his debut season, can see himself staying with the English facet for an extended spell, saying the membership and the homeowners each have a historical past of protecting religion of their managers for a very long time.
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Slot’s predecessor Juergen Klopp stayed at Liverpool for over eight years, successful the Premier League, the Champions League and the Membership World Cup throughout his tenure.
Dutchman Slot, who mentioned he was Liverpool’s solely option to succeed Klopp, joined on a three-year contract.
“I could see myself working here for a long time because it’s a great club to work for and I’m really happy over here. This club has a history of having managers for a long time,” Slot told reporters on Friday.
The manager cited Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, who led Manchester United and Arsenal for over two decades, as examples of English soccer’s tradition of long-serving managers.
Slot also talked about the Boston Red Sox, a baseball team that belongs to Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, where Alex Cora remained as the manager despite finishing bottom of the American League East division twice in a row.
“Not only this club, but also with regards ownership, because I’m now watching a documentary about the Boston Red Sox,” Slot mentioned. Cora “remains to be there.
“It is a combination of the history of the club and how the ownership works. So if there is ever a club where you can work for multiple years, it will probably be Liverpool.”
Slot mentioned he was satisfied to depart Dutch facet Feyenoord, the place he served as supervisor for practically three years, after realising that he was the one particular person Liverpool wished for the job.
“I told my agent that if I am one of three I am not interested. I didn’t want to go into another summer where I had to do all these kinds of meetings and then waiting, waiting, waiting,” he added.
“I didn’t have to open my laptop one time to show what I did or how I worked. They knew everything about me.
“There was by no means one second of a doubt and that had largely to do with the actual fact why they wished me and the way they tried to persuade me to return.” Anfield England Liverpool Crystal Palace