Liverpool star winger Mohamed Salah, who recently helped the club win their record-equalling 20th Premier League title, compared former manager Jurgen Klopp and current gaffer Arne Slot, saying that at the end of the German’s tenure, the players were a little too comfortable but Slot’s direct approach jolted them back to life.
“Arne is very direct, he re-established the competitive level, 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,” Salah said in an interview with France Football, as per ESPN.
The Egyptian, who was Liverpool’s player of the season, scoring 28 times in the EPL, said that Slot’s approach had initially taken him by surprise.
“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,” he said.
“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 added.
Meanwhile, Salah was voted “Footballer of the Year” in England by soccer writers for a record-tying third time on Friday, while Arsenal striker Alessia Russo won the women’s award.
Salah previously won the award, handed out by the Football Writers’ Association, in 2018 and 2022. Arsenal great Thierry Henry is the only other player to have captured it three times.
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Salah has the most goals (28) and assists (18) in the Premier League this season and played a key role in Liverpool winning the title for the second time in five years.
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