{"id":704385,"date":"2026-05-30T13:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/704385\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T13:46:08","slug":"liverpool-sack-head-coach-arne-slot-and-approach-andoni-iraola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/704385\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool sack head coach Arne Slot and approach Andoni Iraola"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool<\/a> had insisted that a change of head coach was not on the agenda, but after assessing the situation following the end of the season last weekend, the club’s hierarchy believe the next phase requires a more front-foot, aggressive and urgent style of football.<\/p>\n

The decision to sack Slot was made by Michael Edwards, FSG’s chief executive, and Richard Hughes, Liverpool<\/a>‘s sporting director.<\/p>\n

Iraola, 43, is one of the most highly-rated coaches in Europe and is known for his attacking style of play.<\/p>\n

He was appointed at Bournemouth<\/a> when Hughes was technical director at the Cherries, a role he left in 2024 to join the Reds.<\/p>\n

Bournemouth<\/a> finished only one place and three points behind Liverpool<\/a> to qualify for next season’s Europa League.<\/p>\n

Slot replaced Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool<\/a> boss in 2024 after the German stepped down at Anfield after nine years as manager.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, forward Mohamed Salah said the club must return to being a “heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear”<\/a> after “crumbling” to a defeat at Aston Villa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Much of Liverpool<\/a>‘s success under Klopp – where they won every major trophy – came through this style of play.<\/p>\n

“The conclusion we have come to is built on a belief that the team’s trajectory is best addressed through a change of direction. That does not diminish the work Arne has done here, or the respect we have for him. Nor is it a reflection of his talents. Rather, it is indicative of the need for a different approach,” the statement added.<\/p>\n

“Arne leaves with our gratitude, with a Premier League title to his name, and with the knowledge that he and his family will always be welcomed back at Anfield.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool had insisted that a change of head coach was not on the agenda, but after assessing the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704386,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-704385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}