Graeme Souness has indicated that any British coach could’ve made the same impact as Arne Slot if they took over Liverpool this season.
He claimed on the Three Up Front podcast: “I would dispute the idea that foreign coaches are better than British coaches. Foreign managers are getting better jobs at the moment, but that doesn’t mean they’re better coaches.
Pep Guardiola inherited a Manchester City side that had won Premier League titles with their two previous managers.
Arne Slot took charge at Liverpool and took over what was more or less the finished article.
I’m not buying the idea that foreign coaches do anything different to British coaches.“Players are the most important thing at any football club.
You look at Guardiola; he had the best group of players in La Liga when he was at Barcelona, he had the best group of players in Germany at Bayern Munich, and now he has the best group of players in the Premier League at City.
Give an English coach the Liverpool, City, or Arsenal squad and they’d do just as well. The City team Guardiola inherited was full of top players, and he’s bought in better players as well.
Souness just appears to be making controversial comments in an effort to gain traction from fans.
Slot has proven to be THE perfect replacement for Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, helping Liverpool win 14 of their 16 matches so far and sit atop of the Premier League AND UEFA Champions League tables.
