A closer look at how Arne Slot won Liverpool's exhaustive data-driven approach to become Jurgen Klopp's successor
When Liverpool were insisting the search for Jurgen Klopp's successor would be a data-driven process, they were not simply paying lip-service to their reputation as a leader in the field.
An exhaustive search was undertaken to find a man whose style of play best resembled the German's hard-running, high-pressing ethos because the players brought to the club in recent years - Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and all four of a midfield rebuild that cost £150m - were specifically recruited based on the stylistics preferred by Klopp and his backroom staff.
The specifics around the subsequent number-crunching and analysis, led by Liverpool's head of research, Will Spearman, and FSG's new 'CEO of football' Michael Edwards are likely only known to a handful of people but it's been said that Slot featured prominently in all the metrics being carefully assessed.
Liverpool believe Slot, who has twice won Eredivisie coach of the year, has a reputation for over performing at the clubs he has taken charge of, such as AZ Alkmaar, where he collected the highest points-per-game in any coach in their history with an average of 2.11. His AZ were in the thick of a title challenge with Ajax at the top of the Eredivisie in 2020 when the league campaign was cut short due to Covid.
"His debut season was incredible. We beat many top teams and Arne made a huge impression on everyone. He always mentioned what we did well but also what we needed to improve. " "It’s the power of repetition, and he would do that many times and in different ways. For example, he would show you different ways to build from the back or to go high up the pitch. He hones all this very well, making his philosophy trainable. He is exceptional at that
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