Arne Slot has faced questions about his Liverpool future in recent weeks(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Liverpool have been told why they should keep Arne Slot as their head coach even if the club misses out on Champions League qualification. The Reds are presently in sixth place in the Premier League table and are facing an uphill battle to finish in the top four.
Saturday night saw Liverpool take a break from league action, as they claimed a 3-0 win over Brighton in the FA Cup.
The Reds have now responded to their disappointing defeat to Manchester City last weekend with back-to-back wins without conceding a single goal, but are still three points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United in the Premier League table.
Liverpool still have a realistic chance of winning two major trophies this season, with an FA Cup fifth-round tie to come as well as the last-16 of the Champions League.
However, former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has offered his verdict on Slot’s future at Anfield, particularly if the season ends without a trophy.
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Crouch has explained why Liverpool’s previous track records indicates that a change of manager for failing to qualify for the Champions League is unlikely, but did offer a warning to Slot for next season.
“It’ll be a disappointing season if Liverpool miss out on the Champions League places,” Crouch told Paddy Power.
“Liverpool isn’t the kind of club that would sack a manager because of that, but Arne Slot will need to start next season well. When you win the league in your first season, you deserve some grace. There needs to be more promising signs.
“Finishing outside the top four or five with no trophy is a really disappointing season without a doubt. Do I think Slot would get the sack for it? Probably not.”
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Slot was recently asked about his future at Liverpool, particularly if the club fails to qualify for the Champions League.
“That is a difficult question for me to answer because I don’t decide on my future,” Slot said before Liverpool’s win over Sunderland in midweek. “The only thing I do know is that it happened before and recently and it didn’t affect the future of that manager.
“But that doesn’t guarantee anything, of course. In general, managers, especially at this club – maybe somewhere else – it is not only about results. Mainly, but not only.
“At some clubs they also look at the progress the players make, the progress the team makes, the circumstances are sometimes taken into account.
“That is not at all clubs, but I think I am working at a club that does look at those things, as it has shown in the past when the club did not qualify for the Champions League.”
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