‘I didn’t expect us to win so quickly’ – Mohamed Salah on the impact of Arne Slot at Liverpool | OneFootball

In an interview with France Football, Mohamed Salah (32) was asked about the impact of Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool as head coach and how well Arne Slot has done since replacing the German in the hot seat at Anfield.

Klopp announced he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season. Ordinarily, when such a historic and successful figure leaves a football club, their successor struggles to cope with the expectation and demands that are set in following them. However, this is not the case for Arne Slot. The Dutch manager has done brilliantly since he arrived from Feyenoord and has won the Premier League title in his first season with the Premier League club.

Salah has also seen the impact of Slot since he arrived at Anfield. The Egypt international is enjoying his best season for Liverpool statistically, with 46 goal contributions in 35 matches – setting a new record for goal contributions in a 38-game season.

Highlighting the impact of Liverpool’s new head coach, Salah said, “I didn’t expect us to win so quickly. Who could have predicted that the transition would be successful so quickly? No one, I think. In preseason, Arne came to see me and asked me to be an example for the other players. I told him not to worry because I’m always at my best, not to set an example, but because that’s who I am. He told me what he expected of me in the game, with a lot of responsibilities in running, which I liked.”

The Egyptian international also compared the differences between the former Feyenoord coach and Klopp, “Arne is very direct, he re-established the competition, whereas with Jürgen, we were perhaps a little too much in our comfort zone towards the end. Arne and his staff are more open to discussion, to sharing feelings, I think that was important in my performances. And, above all, it led us to success.”

GFFN | Liam Wraith