LONDON: Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk (pix) stated Arne Slot’s attacking techniques could be the perfect match for the Premier League membership if the Feyenoord boss wins the race to succeed Jurgen Klopp.
Klopp will go away Anfield on the finish of this season and Slot has emerged because the main candidate to switch the German.
Liverpool are reportedly in talks with Slot over a possible transfer to Merseyside and Van Dijk has expressed his assist for his fellow Dutchman’s soccer philosophy.
“I discover it laborious to reply in fact, however I believe Arne Slot is probably one of many higher Dutch coaches at this second,“ Van Dijk instructed Viaplay following Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat at Everton on Wednesday.
“I believe the way in which of enjoying and the philosophy he has, that he could be a Liverpool coach.
“Only I believe from what I learn and listen to is that it’s nonetheless removed from being accomplished. We shall see.”
If Slot is picked to take over from Klopp, who led Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2020 and gained the Champions League in 2019, he’ll possible must raise a workforce that’s set to complete this season on a low word.
Liverpool’s loss at Merseyside rivals Everton left them three factors behind leaders Arsenal with 4 video games left.
Third positioned Manchester City will retain the title in the event that they win their final six matches.
After quarter-final defeats within the FA Cup and Europa League, Klopp’s farewell season is changing into a humid squib and Van Dijk admitted they do not should win the title.
“Games likes these, the naked minimal is battle. We have been missing that at so many moments in video games,“ Van Dijk stated after the Everton defeat.
“If you play like we did, clearly even when we create two or three clear-cut probabilities once more, you don’t should win the league.
“It’s crunch time and we’ve not been ok in the way in which we completed the possibilities off, in the way in which we defended collectively and likewise the battle. I believe now we have to indicate far more.
“But now we have to look within the mirror and each one among us has to assume like ‘pay attention, you’ll be able to’t settle for this. You can’t settle for the way in which we let our season finish’.”
After Bayer Leverkusen supervisor Xabi Alonso dominated himself out as a possible candidate to switch Klopp, Slot is the entrance runner and his CV suggests he could make an impression within the Premier League.
Slot was a number one candidate to take cost at Tottenham final yr earlier than opting out of the race as Ange Postecoglou ultimately joined the north Londoners.
Employing an attacking game-plan, Slot led Feyenoord to the Dutch title in 2023 and gained the Dutch Cup this season.
Feyenoord are at the moment second within the Eredivisie, 9 factors behind PSV Eindhoven with 4 video games left.
