Arne Slot was announced as the successor to Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool on Monday evening and his new era is set to begin in June
Former Feyenoord manager Arne Slot has been handed the challenge of leading Liverpool into a new era post- Jurgen Klopp .
However, reaction in the Netherlands has been overwhelmingly positive towards Liverpool's new appointment, and the media has reflected that optimism. The ECHO has taken a closer look at what the reaction to Slot has been in his home country.READ MORE: Slot speaks for the first time as Liverpool head coach
Klopp 2.0 Dutch football journalist Michael Statham told This is Anfield in April that Slot's similarities to Klopp mean that we should not expect a huge change in style at Liverpool next season. "People believe that he is very similar to Jurgen Klopp with playing style, a little bit of charisma about him as well," Statham of football-oranje said.
Leaving Feyenoord with love De Volkskrant's journalist Bart Vlietstra was in attendance for Slot's final match in the Eredivisie and was struck by the reaction he received from the home supporters. "Rarely has a Feyenoord coach been greeted with so much respect," he wrote.
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