Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo feels Arne Slot’s footballing philosophy makes him a wonderful successor to Jurgen Klopp.
Dutchman Slot formally began his Anfield tenure on Saturday following the departure of long-serving supervisor Klopp.
Reds forward Gakpo, beforehand of PSV Eindhoven, carried out in direction of his compatriot’s AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord sides all through his days throughout the Eredivisie.
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Requested whether or not or not Slot’s sort will in all probability be transferrable, Gakpo suggested Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf: “I really feel so, in every other case the membership wouldn’t have appointed him.
“For individuals who talk about neat soccer and extreme pressure, with the latter being a very big attribute of us under Jurgen Klopp, then that may be one factor we’re positively used to.”
Slot signed a three-year contract to develop into the Premier League membership’s first head coach, barely than supervisor.
He arrives on Merseyside having led Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title, Dutch Cup glory and the 2022 Europa Conference League remaining all through his three-year maintain in Rotterdam.
The 45-year-old spent the sooner season with AZ, ending second below Ajax on purpose distinction in a advertising and marketing marketing campaign scale back transient by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I’ve not spoken to him sooner than… [but] I do know that he has on a regular basis made it very robust for us at PSV and is known as a wonderful coach, in spite of everything,” acknowledged Netherlands worldwide Gakpo.
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