Revealed: How Arne Slot plans to celebrate confirmation of Liverpool's Premier League title - as head coach opens up on his biggest mistake of the season
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Arne Slot says he knows how he will celebrate once Liverpool win the Premier League and opened up on the one mistake he won’t repeat.
In an exclusive interview with the Men in Blazers podcast, Slot was asked about his preferred choice of drink ahead of Liverpool’s game against Tottenham on Sunday, where a point will see the Reds clinch the title.
‘I like a glass of wine but I also like a glass of beer. It depends on the people around me,’ said Slot. ‘With friends, I prefer a beer but with my wife, we might drink a glass of wine.’
His side are set to win the Premier League with four games to spare and when asked if there was anything he would have done differently, the Liverpool boss recalled the game against Nottingham Forest at Anfield in September, when they suffered their first defeat of the season. Liverpool have only lost two league games all season.
‘It would be weird if out of the five, ten or fifteen decisions I make on a daily basis, every decision was the right one but I do remember when we lost to Forest at home I played Trent in midfield in the last 20 or 25 minutes. At that moment, I felt maybe he could be an attacking midfielder but it wasn’t a big success at the time and I never did it afterwards. I don’t know if it’s a mistake but it took me a bit of time to get to know the players really well,’ Slot told Men in Blazers.
‘Sometimes you try things and they work out well but sometimes they don’t. Us losing at Forest didn’t have that much to do with Trent playing in midfield but it wasn’t something I did frequently afterwards,’ insisted Slot.
Arne Slot says he knows how he will celebrate once Liverpool win the Premier League
The Reds require just a point against Tottenham on Sunday to clinch the title
And the Dutchman stressed that he is still very much the same man he was before taking over from Jurgen Klopp last summer.
‘A year ago, I was the father of Isa and Joep and the husband of my wife, Mirjam. A year later, I’m still that person and that’s the main thing in life,’ said Slot.
‘Of course, people judge me more on my performances at Liverpool but there’s more important things in life. It’s been a very very good season but to make it great, we need one more win and that’s what all my focus is on.’
