With Arne Slot, FSG will buck Liverpool tradition, and Michael Edwards’ influence is evident.

Arne Slot, the head coach of Feyenoord, will succeed Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool this summer. Working under Richard Hughes as sporting director, he will be part of a larger system.

The hierarchy of Liverpool has known that Jürgen Klopp would be leaving this summer for longer than nearly everybody else.

After telling his employer last November, the German will say an emotional farewell on the Anfield pitch in only three weeks.

Although Liverpool had months to prepare and was aware that it might happen, the task of replacing Klopp is nonetheless challenging.

Arne Slot, the manager of Feyenoord, is expected to be selected, but whoever was selected would have a tough time carrying out such a responsibility.

Consequently, a change has occurred behind the scenes.FSG, the owner of Liverpool, has worked to quietly reorganise affairs in order to provide the team the best opportunity of progressing without too many problems.

There will be a period of adjustment, but despite the dismal past few weeks, it seems like the playing team, which is ultimately the main factor in a club’s success, is well-positioned to advance.

Even if there are obvious improvements that need to be made, the majority of players are still in their prime and have plenty of playing time ahead of them.

A new center-back is needed for Liverpool, as the Reds’ offensive woes are getting worse and choices need to be made on the contracts of star players like Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.

All of that, however, would still have been the case had Klopp stayed.

The Times has reported that Slot’s title would be “head coach” rather than “manager,” which makes sense given the internal reorganisation at Liverpool, which saw Richard Hughes appointed as the Reds’ new sports director and Michael Edwards return to work with FSG as CEO of football.

That deviates from Anfield’s customary practice.

The Reds have never taken that path previously, but most great European teams now adopt this typical modern way of thinking.

Liverpool had never had a sporting director prior to 2016, yet like head coaches, that role is thought to be the best one to work in.

In the end, it is a bulwark against the kind of deterioration that Manchester United suffered after Alex Ferguson, in addition to being a simplified method of operation where no one individual is accountable for too much.

The idea—or the hypothesis, at least—is that the head coach’s identity, which is always likely to change more frequently, matters less as long as what goes on behind the scenes remains constant.

It also amply illustrates how highly regarded Edwards is according to FSG. With Klopp departing, a return was anticipated for him.

Having initially refused all advances, he was eventually convinced into taking on a much more expansive role with a broader mandate.

Edwards’ new role is a reflection of both his reputation in the game and Liverpool’s ongoing modernization.

He will be in charge of finding, acquiring, and managing a new football club to expand FSG’s football holdings.

With Hughes in command of Liverpool and Slot in control of the team, he handles the overall work.

It’s a cutting-edge system for a progressive club. Although Slot’s position is not unique, it is a first for Liverpool, and the Reds will be hoping that the notion that a head coach is simpler to replace within the larger ecosystem is not one that needs to be put to the test very soon.