Arne Slot leverede i sidste uge en masse vigtigt indsigt – både fodboldfagligt, men ligeledes ledelsesmæssigt, da han mødte Gary Lineker til en snak om hans første 8 måneder i Liverpool.
Derudover, postede Marco Van Der Heide – tidligere analytiker for Arne Slot i både Cambuur (2017) og AZ (2019 & 2020) for et par uge siden nedenstående opslag på LinkedIn, hvori han kortlagde ”What I’ve learnt from working with Arne Slot”;
1️⃣ 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 are way more important than formations. Principles provide a lot of clarity to the players in 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 to do, while still giving freedom 𝘩𝘰𝘸 they want to do that. One of his main principles: ‘If the ball is on the wing, find a way to get back to the center’. That is the team’s objective (what to achieve), whilst players have freedom in the way they do so (how to achieve that).
2️⃣ Slot is obsessed with 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝. He sees it as a very effective way to create high-quality chances. He goes into a lot of detail for these runs, such as describing how many players should occupy certain zones depending on the location of the ball. He regularly talks about the importance of a 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘶𝘱 before a run in behind: starting a few meters in front of the offside line to already gain speed before the pass comes.
3️⃣ 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 are a great way to educate players about the game. Already back in 2016, together with colleague coach Marcel Keizer, Slot had built a big database with video footage of hundreds of football situations. If he wanted to show a player how to make a specific run in behind, or find space in between the lines, or defend in a 1v1 against a winger, he could easily show multiple clips of that football action, performed by top players.
4️⃣ Slot sees the game of football as a continuous process of 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. Therefore, he constantly strives to positively influence the decision making of players. One example is adding a neutral player in small or medium sides training games such as 5v5 or 7v7. The players can no longer just mark their direct opponent, but continuously have to take split positions and make decisions.
5️⃣ While he is not often associated with it, Slot focuses a lot on the 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 of players. He puts a lot of emphasis on sprinting back as the ball gets past players and frequently praises the defensive work of forwards. For Slot, pressing is – even more than tactical aspects as 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 to press and in 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 to press – mostly about sprinting as much as possible.
Ovenstående er, sammenholdt med pointerne i artiklen ”Den nye generation af trænere: En udvidet rolle kræver flere (og andre) kompetencer” der for nyligt blev udgivet på Game Changer, et potentielt spændende bud på hvorfor Arne Slot, trods bare én tilgang i sommerens transfervindue, er lykkedes med at udvikle både spillet, men ligeledes har formået at rykke spillerne markant i sine første 8 måneder i Liverpool.
Artiklen på Game Changer kan læses via nedenstående link.
https://gamechanger.nu/artikler/den-nye-generation-af-traenere-en-udvidet-rolle-kraever-flere-og-andre-kompetencer/
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