Liverpool manager Arne slot praised the job at Bournemouth by Richard Hughes before the sports director left the South Coast Club in Merseyside in the summer.
Hughes made more than 100 Premier league Performances for Portsmouth before playing his career outside the top flight with Bournemouth. Former Atalanta and Arsenal The academic midfielder spent a decade as the technical director of cherry, monitoring an unprecedented run of five consecutive seasons at the top of the English football pyramid.
While the Talisman’s managerial character Eddie Howe left Bournemouth 2020, Hughes remained, he eventually appointed Andoni Irail in 2023 before he agreed to become Liverpool’s sports director last summer.
“Richard left the club in a very, very good place,” said the groove, who arrived at Merseyside at the same time with Hughes, before Liverpool traveled to Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
“It is not surprising that they are able to compete with each individual team in the league,” Slot continued. “They have great quality, created by Richard. He rented a fantastic manager. Justin [Kluivert] He is one of many examples where Richard deserves a lot of loans. You need quality and that’s what Richard brought there. “
Despite his connection with cherries, the groove did not rely on Hughes’ inner knowledge of the club. “He tells us what we already see,” the Dutch coach shrugged. “It’s not so important if he tells me things I don’t know as a player married and has children, it won’t affect the game tomorrow. But he definitely sees the things we see because of their playing style and manager is the same.
Bournemouth They have not been beaten in any competition since November and have already requested several notable scalp at their Vitality Stadium home this season. “It’s one of the hardest games,” Slot warned. “They have already shown beating of arsenal There and beat the city there. They lost to Chelsea, but they missed the penalty and scored only seven goals at home.
“The second half [of Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Bournemouth in September] We played against them showed me they were a serious team. If you are 3-0 down and you can continue to compete and work hard in the second half, which tells you a lot about the team mentality. “
Despite the loss of Anfield, Bournemouth collected 19 shots, 12 of which were from the frame – no other team failed to do better in any meeting Liverpool This season.
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