Arne Slot could also be sweeping all earlier than him with Liverpool within the Premier League and in Europe – however he nonetheless can’t please his dad.
Arend has been by Slot’s aspect all through his complete profession as a participant and now a coach and isn’t all the time pleased along with his son’s method. Whereas Slot desires management of video games by way of possession, his dad prefers to see Liverpool be extra thrilling.
Arend was crucial of Liverpool’s Champions League show over Lille, regardless of them successful 2-1 to qualify for the final 16, and felt his son ought to have been extra aggressive in his techniques.
Slot can see extra issues towards Ipswich at Anfield on Saturday and says his dad and the followers should be affected person whereas Liverpool discover a approach by way of the Tractors Boys’ low block.
“That’s tough for followers and my father is a fan as effectively,” mentioned the Reds head coach. “Once I name him after a recreation he says ‘Ah, it wasn’t as thrilling as the opposite video games of Liverpool’ when he watched the sport towards Lille.
“I needed to attempt to clarify to him these video games, you may simply lose should you begin to drive all types of adverse balls, however he’s not all the time agreeing with me.
"However as a supervisor, I used to be fairly proud of our efficiency towards Lille as a result of they have been a workforce which might be so effectively organised and play with a lot management.
“I feel there was one second within the recreation I can bear in mind Curtis [Jones] tried to play, from the midway line, a little bit of a ball that had a little bit of threat and we misplaced it and so they counter-attacked us. In order that’s the chance you’ve got should you play towards a low-block workforce. [Nottingham] Forest might be one of the best within the league.
“In case you play these silly balls, which I name silly balls, which my father would like to see us taking part in a bit extra, there’s the chance of them creating extra probabilities.”
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