Arne Slot “jumped after” Jürgen Klopp last season – and jumped further. Klopp left Liverpool with a Premier League title, but all the way back in the 19/20 season. The last two seasons finished in fifth and third place. Slot debuted with a title. Then came the demanding second season, where expectations for Slot had skyrocketed. How does the Dutchman deal with adversity? Wayne Rooney has plenty of free time after he was sacked as manager at Plymouth Argyle, the United legend now spends his time analysing others. Arne Slot lacks the essentials, Rooney believes.
On The Overlap Fan Debate , Rooney starts by highlighting the absurdity of the situation, that they are now sitting and debating whether the coach who led Liverpool to the Premier League title should be fired after the following season.
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“It’s strange, isn’t it, when you talk about Slot auditioning to keep his job when he has recently won the Premier League,” Rooney begins.
Then comes Rooney’s analysis of Slot, where the Dutchman is missing one of the most important things for the long run.
“I’ve met him a couple of times, but I just don’t think he has that aura (charisma, charisma) for Liverpool, and maybe it’s because Liverpool have just come after Jürgen Klopp as manager. It’s hard for anyone to do that, but I just don’t think there’s thataura around him,” says the English icon.
Rooney adds on Slot’s potential exit from Liverpool: “I’ve spoken to managers and I know they can be difficult at times, but if he doesn’t get them (Liverpool) in the top five in the Premier League, he’ll be gone, for sure.”
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Rooney, who under Alex Ferguson experienced firsthand what aura can bring in terms of results in the long run, has given his situation report on the former arch-rival.
