Arne Slot’s tactics brutally questioned by Graeme Souness – ‘Not the Liverpool way’​

Graeme Souness has questioned new Liverpool head coach Arne Slot despite the Dutchman’s storming start to life at Anfield since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the summer

​Graeme Souness has questioned new Liverpool head coach Arne Slot despite the Dutchman’s storming start to life at Anfield since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the summer Graeme Souness has questioned new Liverpool head coach Arne Slot despite the Dutchman’s storming start to life at Anfield since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the summer   

Graeme Souness says Arne Slot has yet to fully win him over before suggesting that the new measured style implemented by the Dutchman is ‘not the Liverpool way’.

Slot has enjoyed a dream start to life at Anfield since succeeding Kop royalty in the form of Jurgen Klopp this summer. The former Feyenoord boss has overseen an unprecedented 11 wins from 12 games in all competitions and the Reds have been tipped to challenge for the Premier League title by plenty of pundits after overcoming Chelsea at the weekend.

But while Slot has earned plenty of plaudits in recent weeks, Souness reckons the jury is still on Liverpool’s new boss – despite their remarkable start to the season.

And Souness is adamant that it’s impossible to gauge how good Slot really is until he encounters his first bout of turbulence in the Liverpool hot seat.

Speaking on Three Up Front with William Hill, Souness said: “When Arne Slot first took over, I couldn’t see any difference in the way Liverpool were playing. Now I think they seem to drop off a bit more and they might be a bit more patient in the build-up. But have they convinced me yet? No.

“I look at Arsenal and Manchester City and think, right now, they’re both still ahead of Liverpool. Slot has made a fantastic start and I think his management will be enjoyed by the players. But we must remember that they’re winning games at the moment.

“His problems will start when they start to lose a few games and I guarantee that, sooner rather than later, you will see a very different Arne Slot.”

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While Klopp was renowned for his ‘heavy metal’ football, Liverpool have been more controlled under Slot, who passed his first big test in the Premier League against Chelsea on Sunday.

But Souness was unhappy with the tame manner in which his former side saw out the victory, claiming that fans want to see their team on the front foot like some of the great Liverpool sides of years gone past.

The Scot added: “He closed out the game against Chelsea and it was less exciting, which is not the Liverpool way. But as long as you’re winning while you do that, you’ll get plaudits. When you don’t win, that’s when people start saying, ‘That’s not the Liverpool way’, and all the other clichés will be trotted out.

“The way they play is not as Rock and Roll as it was under Jurgen Klopp. When you look back through the history of Liverpool, the fans want to see their team on the front foot.”

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