Jaap Stam shares his verdict on Liverpool’s decision to sack Arne Slot

Jaap Stam reacts to Arne Slot sacking Stam shared his verdict on this situation. The Dutch legend said he wasn’t surprised to see Slot sacked, but he also noted that he doesn’t agree with the decision. In fact, the former AC Milan star claimed that Slot has done a fantastic job at Liverpool, claiming that the club have handled this poorly. “Well, not surprised that it might happen. Because if you’ve been around the club over the last few months and heard everything that’s been going on and what’s been said, then you could see it happening. “What is more surprising is that, from Arne’s own words, it sounded like he was staying.

There had been discussions, and he seemed to have confidence and support from the owners and the board that he would continue for at least another year. “Do I think it’s justified? No, I don’t. I think Arne did a fantastic job at Liverpool. The problem is that a club is run by people, and people at the top are always sensitive to outside opinions.

When the pressure keeps building, when more and more people start talking, and when supporters increasingly turn against the manager, owners and board members can become very sensitive to that and start going along with it. “They don’t want everyone against them, so they start thinking, ‘Maybe we have to make this decision after all.’ “So it’s a shame that he’s leaving. And I think Liverpool have handled it badly by acting in that way.” Liverpool move onto Andoni Iraola Whether you agree with the decision or not, there’s no going back now, Arne Slot has left Liverpool. So, who’s next? It would appear that Andoni Iraola is set to join Liverpool, and that could be a very interesting appointment to say the least.

Liverpool have hired from within the Premier League before with both Roy Hodgson and Brendan Rodgers, and they will be hoping that Iraola fares better than those two. Richard Hughes already has a good relationship with Iraola from his time at Bournemouth, while Iraola has also worked with Milos Kerkez at the Vitality Stadium too, so there will be some familiar faces at Anfield awaiting the Spaniard.