Liverpool make winning look easy as Slot’s machine rolls on to Wembley | Andy Hunter
The head coach continues his pursuit of four trophies in his first season at Anfield, with Spurs the latest to be dismissed
The Tottenham collapse, when it inevitably came, unfolded to Ange Postecoglou’s right. In his peripheral vision as he grimaced behind Liverpool’s second-half onslaught on the Kop goal was a coach who must ignite envy and admiration in every rival. How effortless Arne Slot makes this look. How serenely he has taken to English football, to succeeding a club legend, to reaching a Wembley cup final at the first attempt. How flawed others appear in comparison.
A Carabao Cup final appearance eight months into the job can be added to Slot’s extensive list of Anfield achievements after a comfortable semi-final second leg victory over Spurs.
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