Arne Slot’s biggest challenge at Liverpool
A look ahead to the boss’ tenure.
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00:00What are your thoughts on Jürgen Klopp's final day on the pitch?
00:30Jürgen Klopp has maintained at a minimum what he has achieved. He has qualified for the Champions League every season and competed for trophies.
00:42You have to judge Arnie Slott the same way you judge Jürgen Klopp because Arnie Slott inherits a completely different set-up to Jürgen Klopp.
00:52Jürgen Klopp has restored Liverpool's position at the top table in Europe for what he has achieved and Arnie Slott has got a lot going for him now.
01:01As you say, that is his biggest challenge, but in terms of on the pitch you will have to sort out Liverpool's defence because towards the end of the season it was porous.
01:12I think they went about 10 games without conceding a clean sheet and then on the final day they got one against Wolves and they just conceded too many goals.
01:21If you look at Arsenal, their defensive record was magnificent throughout the season.
01:26The chief reason why they managed to push Manchester City all the way to the final day in the title race.
01:32Arnie Slott has got some things that he needs to tweak and whether that is changing the centre-back partnership maybe, because I think maybe a centre-back is mooted to come in.
01:43Maybe that is getting a proper right-back in and moving Trent Alexander-Arnold to midfield.
01:48Maybe that is getting a new defensive midfielder in and dovetailing with Guataro Enzo because Alexis McAllister plays a lot of games in that role, but we have seen that he is better in a more advanced position.
02:00Certainly, that is the main thing that they have to look at.
02:04Maybe it is just about how Liverpool can maintain a Premier League title push and a Champions League push as well, and then all the cups as well.
02:15Keeping the squads well balanced and happy because that is something that Jürgen Klopp managed to do.
02:21He always managed to get the best out of the fringe players.
02:24When they came in and cut competitions in the early rounds, they always delivered.
02:27You only have to look at the past few seasons.
02:29Liverpool won two League Cups and an FA Cup and that was largely because of the squad players who did a job in those early rounds especially.
02:38Arnie Slott is going to have to do that himself.
02:40He is going to have to keep the whole squad happy.
02:42The players who aren't playing maybe week in and week out on the more prominent games to keep them ready.
02:48Because it is a small game in Liverpool, he is going to have a lot of fixtures coming and maybe more so than he has faced at Feyenoord.
02:55That is a big challenge in itself.