The methods that won a Premier League title were tried out on unknown Dutch teenagers. They may not have changed much since. Arne Slot claimed he was doing the same things when coaching Zwolle’s Under-14 team as he was when he had reached the ranks of the elite managers. Perhaps it illustrated the confidence in his ability that has been an asset on a remarkable rise, but Slot is a manager with many influences.
On Dutch television, when asked which players they would rather have been, Marco van Basten replied Johan Cruyff and Ruud Gullit said Diego Maradona, Slot’s response was any coached by Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp. “That way, I could see for myself what outstanding coaches are,” he explained.
