Slott: There is no hesitation to choose Liverpool, few coaches can stay in a club for nine years

May 24th According to the Liverpool Echo, Slot talked about the reasons for choosing Liverpool in an interview and the future situation.

Regarding the relationship with Liverpool

I think the world of football has changed. Few head coaches stay in a club for nine years, because nine out of ten people on the board or club will feel dissatisfied at some point. This has changed a lot in the past few years, especially in England. The club has a long history of staying as head coach, and we also see this in Arsenal's Wenger and Manchester United's Ferguson. But overall, patience is becoming less and less in football and life. Perhaps England is an exception. So I can see myself working here for a long time because it is a great club and I am very happy here.

Winning the league does help stay for a long time. The club I work in does have a tradition of having the head coach work for a long time, not only for this club, but also for ownership. I'm now watching a documentary about the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group is also the owner of the Boston Red Sox. There, I'm not sure about Alex Cora's name, but he seems to be at the bottom of the first two seasons, but he's still there. It's a combination of club history and ownership. So, yes, it's a different era, but if there's a club that will keep you working for years, it's likely Liverpool.

I can imagine myself staying in office for a long time like Guardiola, but it's a bit arrogant if you only stay here for a year and say you'll stay here for nine years. I think it's not enough to just say five years later that's remembering I won the league in my first year. Maybe it's different from other clubs in the modern era, but one of the reasons Guardiola and Klopp can stay here for nine years is that they both earn a lot of honors. Maybe that's not the main reason, but it's really one. This club may be an exception because it is different from the new world we are in now.

Regarding your future

I don't think my answer will surprise you. I always try to avoid talking about these speculations and avoid talking as much as possible. I won't talk about contract issues in public or private. If you talk too much in private, your life can become complicated. What I say in public and private is the same, either saying nothing or saying what I think I should say.

I never had a slight hesitation about choosing Liverpool, mainly because of the reasons they wanted me and how they convinced me to join. I didn't need to turn on my laptop to show them what I did or how I worked, they knew everything about me. I told my agent that if I was just one of the candidates, I wouldn't be interested. I am only interested in being the only candidate because I don’t want to go through another summer, keep holding meetings, waiting, waiting.

My days at Feyenoord were so wonderful, so I didn't hesitate because they made it clear that Liverpool wanted me and that they knew everything about me. I got a positive answer immediately. I don't think Hughes showed me everything, but he knew a lot of games and the evaluations and tactical adjustments I made during the game. Julian also visited Feyenoord's training ground and talked to a lot of people trying to get some information for the club about me working there. He talked to multiple people to make sure there were no omissions, and as I know now, it was also an exhaustive process we used when bringing in players.

The reason I mentioned just now, coupled with the club's history and the opportunity to win honors, made me decide to join. Every coach working in the Netherlands hopes to go to the Premier League and, if you have the chance, go to a club that can win honors. In addition to history and winning honors, the two points I just said are the main reasons.