Arne Slot’s European report – 2 golf equipment, 1 remaining & a Roma curse – Liverpool FC

As Liverpool head coach, Arne Slot will likely be anticipated to be aggressive in Europe and even win silverware, one thing he virtually managed in 2022.

One key ingredient of Slot’s job will likely be to make sure Liverpool can compete on home and European fronts.

This took Jurgen Klopp a while to study however Slot in all probability gained’t have that luxurious. He’ll, although, have a much bigger and higher squad than his predecessor inherited.

Right here, we take a look at how the Dutchman has achieved in European competitors throughout his managerial profession to date, and why he could wish to keep away from Roma in any respect prices.

2019/20 – Europa League play-off spherical

In his first season after being promoted to turn out to be supervisor of AZ Alkmaar, Slot guided his group by three rounds of qualifying to achieve the Europa League group stage.

There, he confronted Man United, dropping 4-0 at Outdated Trafford however main his aspect to a goalless draw at Alkmaar’s AFAS Stadion.

They drew twice towards Partizan Belgrade, however thrashed Astana 11-0 over the 2 matches to complete some extent above Partizan.

They progressed no additional, although, being crushed by LASK within the spherical of 32, 3-1 on mixture.

2020/21 – Europa League group stage

For groups who normally profit from passionate house assist, like Alkmaar, the behind-closed-doors season of 2020/21 is tough to take a lot steerage from.

Nevertheless, we will take from it that Slot was nonetheless growing his commerce and getting used to European soccer earlier than occurring to attain higher issues at Feyenoord.

His group had been crushed within the Champions League qualifiers by Dynamo Kyiv, then knocked out on the Europa League group stage, regardless of profitable towards a robust Napoli aspect of their final match.

2021/22 – Europa Convention League runners-up

This was when Slot really started to come back into his personal as a supervisor. In his first yr at Feyenoord, he took all of them technique to the Europa Convention League remaining.

They had been narrowly crushed 1-0 by Jose Mourinho’s Roma, however alongside the street they knocked out a superb Union Berlin group, a difficult Slavia Prague aspect then Marseille within the semi-finals.

The stamina they confirmed that season was spectacular, having to play 18 whole matches within the competitors, together with three qualifying rounds to achieve the ultimate. All of the whereas, they managed to complete third within the Eredivisie.

2022/23 – Europa League quarter-finals

The subsequent marketing campaign was an opportunity to show Feyenoord may take their performances and match them at a better stage.

They usually did, till their marketing campaign was as soon as once more ended by Mourinho and Roma on the quarter-final stage of the Europa League.

Slot’s aspect stuttered by the group stage however progressed because of a 1-0 house win over Lazio on the ultimate matchday.

Subsequent, they had been drawn to face Shakhtar Donetsk and the primary leg was shut, ending 1-1 at Legia Warsaw’s stadium.

The return fixture was something however shut, as Feyenoord placed on certainly one of their finest shows of the Slot period, profitable 7-1 at De Kuip.

The frustration of one other defeat to Roma was later offset by profitable the league for the primary time in six years.

2023/24 – Champions League group stage

As champions of Holland, Slot led Feyenoord into the Champions League group stage and their first two house video games introduced six factors towards Celtic and Lazio.

4 defeats of their different matches, although, together with a 2-1 loss within the remaining sport towards Celtic, meant they had been despatched all the way down to the Europa League play-off spherical.

There, they once more confronted Roma and once more misplaced. Fortunately, the Italian group haven’t certified for subsequent season’s Champions League so Liverpool can’t meet them!