

I think he could do a job similar to what Roberto De Zerbi is doing at Brighton or Eddie Howe is doing at Newcastle,” Bell adds. “I think he is well-suited to the Premier League. Whether Spurs is that fit remains to be seen, as is the case for if the club approach the Dutchman, but he has been backed to make an impact should he eventually head over. There are always clubs that can pass that – if it’s up to me – you can’t say ‘no’ to.” “It could of course be that that moment is already in the summer. “I think at some point there will come a time when you as a trainer will also look abroad,” Slot added when talking to ESPN. Slot has alluded to the fact his family raises an issue when it comes to potentially working abroad, with his children said to be in secondary school in Rotterdam.īut he has stressed the right club at the right time would sway him. All this will be green flags to any club looking at Rotterdam.” ‘Slot can replicate De Zerbi and Howe’ He is doing all this with a good manner and is well liked by his players and the fans. “Premier League sides will see that he is guiding Feyenoord to a comfortably league title. He uses tight budgets, improves young players and plays nice to watch attacking football. “He is gaining big reputation because of his steady and consistent rise from AZ Alkmaar to Feyenoord. Arne Slot is set to win the Dutch title with Feyenoord (Photo: Getty) He wants to entertain, he wants to attack and he wants his players to give it all on the pitch. Slot is a Pep Guardiola-type more than a Jose Mourinho. This is down to a relentless press to win the ball back. “However, he also has the strongest defence in the Eredivisie this season. “His style is high-energy attacking football in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 with two deep lying midfielders and a reliance on wingers to create chances,” Football Oranje editor Michael Bell tells i. Outperforming PSV and Ajax is no simple task in the Eredivisie, and yet Slot’s Feyenoord are doing so in style. Why Slot is so highly coveted: ‘He wants to entertain’ So Slot is telling us, there’s a chance… The Premier League has a pulling power like no other, currently, and with Slot evolving into one of the best young coaches around, the prospect of the 44-year-old doing an Erik ten Hag – swapping the Dutch champions for England – looks likely, if not this summer then at least in the coming years.
