Bold claim? Perhaps. But watching Alexander Isak week in, week out for Liverpool under Slot, it just was not quite right where he would get 5 touches a game and be miles away from the nearest team mate waiting for service that never came.
Was it because he was unfit? A lack of preseason and the transfer drama getting to his head?
The Swedish striker arrived from Newcastle United for £125 million — a fee that raised eyebrows at the time. But he comes with Premier League proven pedigree and was absolutely the striker that Van Dijk, Konate, Gabriel and Saliba feared the most as he clowned on them repeatedly.
What makes him so effective is not just the goals, but the way he plays. Isak drops deep, links the play, stretches defences with his pace, and finishes with clinical precision. He's the complete modern striker and showed in the World Cup for Sweden just how well rounded he is as Gyokeres goal hanged.
At 26 years old, with his best years ahead of him, Liverpool may have found their striker for the next decade and it really gives us the core to build around. Lets hope under Andoni Iraola, he gets a chance to remind everyone just how good he actually is.
Straight into the Fantasy Football team as Liverpools main goal threat under an attacking manager with a revitalised Anfield behind him!