Arne Slot refused to accept that Champions League qualification will be the sole measure of his future at Liverpool, citing the club’s recent decision-making under J\u00fcrgen Klopp as context.<\/p>\n
When asked whether finishing outside the top five and missing out on the Champions League would put his role under threat, Slot was deliberate in his response. \u201cThat is again a difficult question for me to answer because I don\u2019t decide on my future,\u201d Slot sniffed. \u201cThe only thing I do know is that it happened before, and \u00adrecently, and it didn\u2019t affect the future of that manager. But that doesn\u2019t guarantee anything, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slot reminded listeners that Liverpool finished fifth in 2022\u201323, were eliminated from both domestic cup competitions in the fourth round and exited the Champions League in the last 16. The club responded to that campaign by investing heavily in midfield, completing the triple swoop for Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch for a combined \u00a3129 million (around $160 million at the time).<\/p>\n
He also argued that the club evaluates more than raw results when judging managers. \u201cIn general, [with] managers, especially at this club\u2014maybe somewhere else it is mainly, but not only, about results\u2014they also look at the progress the players make, the progress the team makes, the circumstances are sometimes taken into account,\u201d Slot argued. \u201cThat 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 .\u201d<\/p>\n
The comparison with the 2022\u201323 season is not only about outcomes. Klopp\u2019s side that year were heavily affected by injuries, a period the German coach summed up by saying: \u201cIt was like a witch was in the building.\u201d On some measures that campaign was even harsher; the team did not occupy a top-four position in any gameweek that season.<\/p>\n
Slot used that precedent to argue for a broader assessment of his work rather than a single metric determining his future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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