The former Feyenoord boss was named as Jurgen Klopp’s successor last month and officially started in his new role on June 1. However, he is yet to be officially unveiled to the media following his appointment.
The Dutchman has been spotted on Merseyside though, prompting supporters to regularly query when they would hear from the 45-year-old for the first time in recent weeks.
The Dutchman was officially announced as Jurgen Klopp’s successor last month after the 57-year-old German called time on his glittering nine-year career at Anfield.
Slot landed one of the most prestigious coaching roles in world football due to his impressive work at Feyenoord following his appointment in 2021. The 44-year-old won the Dutch Cup and was a runner-up in the Conference League during his time with the Eredivisie outfit.
Slot will begin Liverpool’s preparations for the 2024/25 Premier League season at the club’s AXA Training Centre at the start of July when players reconvene for pre-season. His first competitive game in charge of the Reds will come against Ipswich Town on August 17th.
Professional career
According to teammate Bram van Polen, Slot behaved like a coach at PEC Zwolle in his final years as a player. After retiring from playing in 2013 at PEC Zwolle, Slot moved onto the club’s staff, working as a youth coach for a year, before being appointed as an assistant coach of Henk de Jong at Cambuur.
After De Jong left the club in 2016, Slot remained an assistant coach at Cambuur under the management of Marcel Keizer and Rob Maas. The club were relegated to the Eerste Divisie after finishing bottom of the Eredivisie in 2016.
On 15 October 2016, Slot became interim coach together with Sipke Hulshoff (nl) in Leeuwarden after Maas was fired. On 5 January 2017, Cambuur announced that Slot and Hulshoff would remain head coaches for the remainder of the season after “excellent results” and a “pleasant way of working”.
In 2017, Slot left Cambuur to join AZ, working as an assistant to John van den Brom. AZ’s technical director Max Huiberts called Slot “experienced, studious, innovative and ambitious”. AZ finished third and fourth in the Eredivisie in 2018 and 2019 and lost the 2018 KNVB Cup final to Feyenoord. On 10 December 2018, it was announced that Slot would succeed Van den Brom as head coach for the 2019–20 season.
On 15 December 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club had reached a deal with Slot for him to become the club’s new coach from the start of the 2021–22 season.
The deal would see Slot sign for two years, with Feyenoord having the option to extend his contract for a third year. Slot succeeded the experienced Dick Advocaat, who led the team to fifth place in the Eredivisie and qualification to the UEFA Europa Conference League Qualifiers.
Slot was appointed to build a new team with a recognisable playing style. Marino Pušić (first assistant coach) and Robin van Persie (field coach) were added to his staff, while John de Wolf was retained as second assistant coach.
During Slot’s first season, Feyenoord reached the round of 16 in European football for the first time in twenty years, finishing ahead of Slavia Prague, Union Berlin and Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage. In February 2022, Feyenoord used the club option to extend Slot’s contract until 2024.
