I also thought he would struggle this season because, according to his previous team's elimination in the Champions League group stage the previous season, he appears to be a manager without Champions League experience.
I'm curious if there's any research related to experience and results in a new competition. What kind of experience is needed for a coach to go through a league round of the UCL, if any? Wouldn't experience with any knock-out competition be enough for that? Sure, UCL is more competitive and the atmosphere is different, but a manager should've expected from the beginning. Not to mention he's arguably competing with a better team, so he can use a different tactic or improve his previous ones because the players can execute it better or be even more creative. I remember he commented that one of their goals comes from the player's intuition or something instead of a drilled tactical play.
If the Premier League or Champions League falls in their hands, Liverpool will gladly accept it. However, let's see how the Liverpool vs Real Madrid match will be in a few days, whether Liverpool will have their first win against Real Madrid under Arne Slot
Even if they lose against Madrid I think they till have a chance to go far in the UCL this season. Not sure whether they should prioritize UCL or the Premier League though. I believe Slot mentioned that he wanted to compete on everything, but that will depends on whether they can keep their key players healthy or not.
This would have been a great match if it were the two giants of old, but now I think this match will look bland.
What do you mean by bland? Lack of goals? Terrible tactics? I feel like there are more memes born from moments like this.