Dwight Yorke explains his theory on why he's convinced Arne Slot will fail at Liverpool
Dwight Yorke has explained he is expecting new Liverpool boss Arne Slot to "fail" in the Premier League, with the Dutchman taking over from former manager Jurgen Klopp
Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke expects Arne Slot to "fail" at Liverpool after he was named Jurgen Klopp's replacement.
Klopp stood down as Liverpool boss at the end of last season and Slot, who won the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup at Feyenoord, has been tasked with stepping into his shoes. However, Yorke is not convinced he is the right man for the job.
Speaking to Crypto Casinos, Yorke claimed no Dutch manager other than Louis van Gaal has been a success outside of their homeland in recent years and he does not believe Slot has "shown any proof that he can adapt to British football".
He said: "Can anyone confidently say there has been a good Dutch manager outside of the Netherlands in recent years? I think Arne Slot will fail to impress, the same way Erik ten Hag has.
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"Ronald Koeman is another one who has struggled. Arne Slot did do well in the Eredivisie but you'd also expect managers at the top Dutch clubs to do well since there are not a lot of teams in that league that can compete with the top. But Slot hasn't shown any proof that he can adapt to British football and neither has any other Dutch manager."
However, Slot is confident he can build on Liverpool's third-placed finish in Klopp's final season in charge. "I think 82 points is a result of [the] playing style. Always the points you get is always a result of the way you play," he told club media.
"I've seen many games already, I've seen many training sessions as well. Of course, the fans can see the games, so they know we have some very good players. But I've also seen a lot of training sessions already and I think this is where you bring the culture, and they are always working hard – like the fans see during the game.
"[A] real good team, real good players, managed to be on top for a very long time, but I think in the end we would all love to see Liverpool a bit higher than third place and this is the challenge we are facing now – to build on from what we have.
"I have all the confidence in this because of the players, that we can add a few things where we hopefully can get a bit more points than 82, which is necessary with the likes of Arsenal and City, to end up hopefully a bit higher than we did this season."
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