The majority of football coaches in the world would be unable to refuse the opportunity to work for a team the size of Liverpool.
Particularly one who had only ever held two permanent head coaching positions in their career, both outside of the top five leagues in Europe.
When Arne Slot was trying to put together his team as he got ready to join the Reds, the Dutchman was interested in one of the candidates. However, he had more important issues at his current work.
During his recruitment campaign, Slot went to Marino Pusic, whom he had previously worked with at Feyenoord.
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However, the Dutch-Croatian was then the manager of Shakhtar Donetsk, a team from war-torn Ukraine, and felt he couldn’t quit.
Pusic Turned Down The Chance To Coach Liverpool
“Arne asked if I wanted to join him at Liverpool,” Pusic told Voetbal International. “I considered it a great honour, but it didn’t feel right to leave.
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