Arne Slot is “one thing particular” and might have a sensational impression as Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool substitute, believes Eredivisie chief govt Jan de Jong.
Talking on the Considering Soccer Summit organised by Liga Portugal, De Jong additionally backed Slot – alongside embattled Manchester United counterpart Erik ten Hag – to handle the Netherlands sooner or later.
Slot has loved a fantastic begin to life at Anfield after leaving Feyenoord, main Liverpool to a few straight Premier League wins, together with a formidable 3-0 conquer United.
The Reds have gained all three of their Premier League video games this time period whereas preserving a clear sheet in every victory. After they host Nottingham Forest on Saturday, they might turn out to be simply the fifth workforce in English top-flight historical past to start out a season with 4 straight wins with out conceding.
Manchester Metropolis final achieved that feat in 2015-16, following within the footsteps of Aston Villa (1900-01), Ipswich City (1974-75) and Chelsea (2005-06).
Ten Hag has discovered issues harder at Outdated Trafford, turning into the primary United supervisor to start out two Premier League seasons with the membership by shedding two of his first three matches.
Nevertheless, De Jong expects each bosses to achieve success in the long run, telling Stats Carry out: “The Premier League is the very best objective you’ll be able to attain. So if there are two Dutch coaches at such large golf equipment, we’re very happy with it. It’s the very best we will do.
“We hope that within the close to future, each would be the coach of the Dutch nationwide workforce. I believe Ten Hag began very nicely, however Louis van Gaal says Manchester United is a really tough workforce to handle.
“So Erik is dealing with a whole lot of issues, however I believe he’s technical, an excellent coach on a really excessive stage and Arne Slot is one thing particular.
“I believe he will likely be a sensation. You by no means know, however he has every thing in him to be one of many biggest coaches of his time. “
De Jong’s main concern for 2024-25 is making certain the Eredivisie maintains its place as Europe’s sixth league, pointing to the significance of Champions League income going to a number of Dutch golf equipment.
“To be trustworthy, we wish to be the sixth league. There’s an enormous hole and we can not bridge it between the large 5 and the others,” he stated.
“A few years in the past, in 2018, we had been quantity 14 within the UEFA rating and now we’re quantity six. That’s essential and we now have at the very least two groups taking part within the Champions League.
“That’s essential for us as a result of the cash the groups get out of Champions League soccer is far more than the native media rights. So this 12 months is absolutely geared toward how we keep in sixth place.”
The Eredivisie is certainly one of a number of leagues to be threatened by the big-spending method of Saudi Professional League golf equipment, with Steven Bergwijn swapping Ajax for Al-Ittihad in a €21million transfer earlier this month.
That swap led Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman to depart Bergwijn out of his squad for this month’s Nations League fixtures, and De Jong admits the monetary energy of Saudi golf equipment is an actual concern.
“If you make a step in your profession, I hope that it’s all the time out of an intention that you simply wish to attain the very best stage,” he added.
“I’m a bit bit naïve, however I hope profitable prizes is extra vital than incomes as a lot cash as you’ll be able to.”
On Koeman’s determination to exclude Bergwijn, he stated: “He stated that from his viewpoint, he would now not take Bergwijn as a participant of the Dutch nationwide workforce.
“He didn’t say that the competitors was not sturdy sufficient, however he was very shocked that he did it on the age of 26. That was the purpose Koeman was attempting to make.”
