New Liverpool boss Arne Slot will be 10th Dutch manager in Premier League
ARNE SLOT is set to be confirmed as the new Liverpool boss, after the Reds agreed terms with Feyenoord.
But Slot not only has the daunting challenge of succeeding Jurgen Klopp - he also needs to prove that Dutch coaches can win the Premier League.
Slot would become the 10th coach from Holland to lead a club in England's top flight.
None of the previous nine has come close to winning the title, despite two of them - Louis van Gaal and Erik ten Hag - working for 20-time champions Manchester United.
Dutch bosses have picked up the odd FA Cup and some have done half-decent jobs for clubs at different levels of the Premier League.
But others have at best a mixed record on these shores or were unmitigated disasters.
The country that gave the world Rinus Michels, Johan Cruyff and Total Football has also produced some total flops in the Premier League.
Here's how Dutch coaches have fared - and who's been a hit or miss.
Chelsea (player-manager) 1996-98, Newcastle 1998-99
Played 104: Won 41, Drew 26, Lost 37. Win rate: 39 per cent
Gullit was the Premier League's first Dutch manager, and the first black coach to win a major trophy when he lifted the 1997 FA Cup.
A season later, with the club in second place, he was sacked controversially by chairman Ken who called him "arrogant".
However, at Newcastle his reign was a disaster. He fell out with his best players, including Alan Shearer and was forced to resign after a home defeat to rivals Sunderland.
Verdict: Miss
Tottenham 2004-07, Fulham 2011-13
P202: W75, D51, L76. Win rate: 37 per cent
At Spurs, Jol looked like a bright choice when he won manager of the month in only his second month in charge.
Two fifth-placed finishes later, including the famous lasagne-gate when they lost a
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