Arne Slot has made it clear where he sees his future after a whirlwind two-year spell at Anfield
Arne Slot has landed his first role since being dismissed as Liverpool manager. The Dutchman was relieved of his duties at the end of last season after a hugely underwhelming title defence, which saw the Reds finish fifth and only just qualify for the Champions League.
He was touted for the Netherlands national team job, only to rubbish that speculation and insist he was focused on club management. The Netherlands had been searching for a new manager after Ronald Koeman stepped down following their last-32 defeat by Morocco at the World Cup.
While he awaits his next opportunity in the dugout, Slot has been added to UEFA's Technical Observer Group. Joining numerous well-known figures in the game, he will analyse the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
UEFA says the group will use "stats and video assistance, enabling them to deliver detailed reports on the latest developments in coaching, which are shared among the footballing community to give a dynamic account of the state of the game."
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Regarding Slot's appointment to the group, European football's governing body added: "Slot made his name at Feyenoord, reaching the UEFA Conference League final in 2022 and winning an Eredivisie title and Dutch Cup in the following two campaigns.
"He joined Liverpool in 2024 and immediately guided the club to their second Premier League trophy in five years before departing Anfield this summer."
Also among the group are former Liverpool bosses Rafa Benitez and Roy Hodgson. They are joined by Gareth Southgate, Sean Dyche, former Manchester United managers Erik ten Hag and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and ex-Tottenham bosses Thomas Frank and Ange Postecoglou.
Slot has made no secret of his desire to return to club management eventually. Distancing himself from reports linking him with the Netherlands vacancy, he told Voetbal International: "That speculation is incorrect. We simply never got to that stage of the talks.
"At this stage of my career, I prefer to see myself on the training field with my players every day, something that is simply not possible in the same way with a national team.
"I have a lot of respect for the national team and for the KNVB [Dutch Football Association] and can only be positive about the professional way in which the talks went that week. For now, I believe that club football still has a lot to offer me."
The Dutch role subsequently went to Spanish football icon Xavi, who put pen to paper on a four-year deal running through to the end of the 2030 World Cup.
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good job, Arne Slot.