Great piece as always from Adam Bate. Definitely worth a read.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/13122627/arne-slot-to-liverpool-from-fc-zwolle-to-cambuur-az-alkmaar-to-feyenoord-the-making-of-liverpools-next-managerNew insight on his time at Cambuur. Took them from 14th to 3rd. They were in the second tier and knocked out Ajax and Utrecht in the Dutch Cup. Lost to AZ in the semi final.
A growing trend of him overachieving everywhere he goes. The season AZ were joint top with Ajax before Covid voided the season, they beat Ajax home and away.
There is potential for him to be success in Europe going by his history in big games.
Watching highlights of recent encounters with Ajax and PSV. They are on the front foot and take the game on. Not as passive as Sporting were in the recent double header with Benfica. They did come out on top but I found the style of play unconvincing.
Think Edwards has his head on screwed right in picking Slot over Amorim. The analysis was clearly thorough regarding style of play, personality, history of overperformance and whatever else. Amorim's time at Braga wasn't long enough to study and analyse which could have been held against him.
On the whole, they are both similar on the surface with how they have taken the 3rd team in a similar ranked league to success. Slot's style of play was likely the gamechanger. More compatible for the PL. Far from the typical Dutch coach and more akin to a German schooled coach when it comes to his principles.
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Yep, very Dutch!