Jurgen Klopp, the famous manager who led Liverpool until last season, resigned.He was replaced by Arne Slot, who had been in charge at Feyenoord, and has been in fine form since the start of the Premier League season.
He changed the midfield structure and added his own flavour. Nevertheless, you can’t help but feel a shadow of the German coach in his base players and style of play.
Former England U-21 international Jermaine Pennant, who has played for various clubs including Arsenal, Liverpool, Birmingham and Stoke City, mentioned Klopp’s contribution, but also mentioned the possibility that the Dutchman’s future could surpass his predecessor.
“Well, you’ve got to look at it this way. Jurgen’s left Arne a fantastic team. A great base to start. Jurgen had to build this team over the years.”
“So, I would say that Arne’s got a head start coming into a club with a great team, not really having to make any signings. All this team is Jurgen Klopp signings. So if you look on that, you would say that he has got the opportunity to surpass Jurgen Klopp with a few additions here and there.”
“And the way he’s got the team top of the league and potentially five points clear of Chelsea. I think he’s in a good place to win a lot.”
“He’s top of the Champions League. So if you’re looking on the trajectory of the way things are going, he may and can suppress to pass Jürgen Klopp.”
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