Arne Slot's tactics brutally questioned by Graeme Souness - 'Not the Liverpool way'

Graeme Souness has questioned caller Liverpool caput manager Arne Slot contempt the Dutchman's storming commencement to beingness astatine Anfield since succeeding Jurgen Klopp successful the summer

Graeme Souness says Arne Slot has yet to afloat triumph him implicit earlier suggesting that the caller measured benignant implemented by the Dutchman is 'not the Liverpool way'.

Slot has enjoyed a imagination commencement to beingness astatine Anfield since succeeding Kop royalty successful the signifier of Jurgen Klopp this summer. The erstwhile Feyenoord brag has overseen an unprecedented 11 wins from 12 games successful each competitions and the Reds person been tipped to situation for the Premier League rubric by plentifulness of pundits aft overcoming Chelsea astatine the weekend.

But portion Slot has earned plentifulness of plaudits successful caller weeks, Souness reckons the assemblage is inactive connected Liverpool's caller brag - despite their singular commencement to the season.

And Souness is adamant that it's intolerable to gauge however bully Slot truly is until helium encounters his archetypal bout of turbulence successful the Liverpool blistery seat.

Speaking connected Three Up Front with William Hill, Souness said: “When Arne Slot archetypal took over, I couldn’t spot immoderate quality successful the mode Liverpool were playing. Now I deliberation they look to driblet disconnected a spot much and they mightiness beryllium a spot much diligent successful the build-up. But person they convinced maine yet? No.

“I look astatine Arsenal and Manchester City and think, close now, they’re some inactive up of Liverpool. Slot has made a fantastic commencement and I deliberation his absorption volition beryllium enjoyed by the players. But we indispensable retrieve that they’re winning games astatine the moment.

“His problems volition commencement erstwhile they commencement to suffer a fewer games and I warrant that, sooner alternatively than later, you volition spot a precise antithetic Arne Slot.”

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While Klopp was renowned for his 'heavy metal' football, Liverpool person been much controlled nether Slot, who passed his archetypal large trial successful the Premier League against Chelsea connected Sunday.

But Souness was unhappy with the tame mode successful which his erstwhile broadside saw retired the victory, claiming that fans privation to spot their squad connected the beforehand ft similar immoderate of the large Liverpool sides of years gone past.

The Scot added: “He closed retired the crippled against Chelsea and it was little exciting, which is not the Liverpool way. But arsenic agelong arsenic you’re winning portion you bash that, you’ll get plaudits. When you don’t win, that’s erstwhile radical commencement saying, 'That’s not the Liverpool way', and each the different clichés volition beryllium trotted out.

“The mode they play is not arsenic Rock and Roll arsenic it was nether Jurgen Klopp. When you look backmost done the past of Liverpool, the fans privation to spot their squad connected the beforehand foot.”

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