New Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot has informed Sky Sports activities he needs his gamers to guage the “risk and reward” of conditions higher than below predecessor Jurgen Klopp.
The Dutchman has already mentioned he needs to implement extra of a possession sport at Anfield than in recent times, and can get the primary probability to showcase that to the house devoted after they face Brentford dwell on Tremendous Sunday this weekend.
Sky Sports activities pundit and former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher labelled a few of their play from the opening-weekend win at Ipswich as “out of this world”, with Andy Robertson chopping inside Virgil van Dijk to play at centre-back and a silky first aim from Diogo Jota.
And requested instantly by Carragher in regards to the variations between his facet and Klopp’s, in a sit-down interview to be proven forward of Sunday’s sport, he pointed to some particular enhancements he wish to see below his new regime.
“Liverpool used every moment they could to play the ball in behind [before]”, he mentioned. “That meant that the sport was typically a bit open, particularly within the final interval of Jurgen. Generally I inform the gamers to get a greater judgement in danger and reward.
“So in case you can put some balls in entrance of the goalkeeper, please attempt to accomplish that if not, it is also a good suggestion to maintain the ball however I am positive if Jurgen was within the room now he’d say he’d wish to maintain the ball from time to time too. Normally, I see that also some gamers try to play the tough ball which does not get the reward for the danger they take.
“I believe the one reasons why the players buy in [to my work] is that the differences are not that big. There are only small differences between Jurgen and me and the general idea of how we want to play football is quite similar.”
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Contract rumours proceed to flow into concerning the futures of Van Dijk, Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, and when requested Slot put the emphasis on the trio to determine their very own future – however provided that they play effectively sufficient first.
“The only thing I can do is get the best out of them,” he mentioned. “If we bring the best out of them and they perform really well then it’s up to them if they want to sign and us if we give them a new contract.
“The primary factor for all of them, in case you’re out of contract or not, is to get the very best efficiency as doable and there may be the place I ought to and can assist them with my workers, to convey out the very best of them. Till now it has been nothing however optimistic.
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Highlights from the Premier League match between Ipswich and Liverpool
“Mo came back really strong in terms of physique, Virgil as well, Trent did the same and they brought in good performances against Ipswich which was only the first game. My main focus is on Brentford and not on contract extensions.”
Slot will get his first style of the well-known Anfield environment from the house dugout towards Brentford, and is already anticipating the roar of the Kop to encourage his gamers to maintain up their excellent begin to the season following final weekend’s win at Portman Highway.
“That’s one of the things you want as a manager is to make the fans love to see your team play,” he added. “If the followers see that we play a method that they wish to see then they are going to be way more optimistic. In the event that they’re actually optimistic that may actually assist the group as effectively.
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot says he is not anxious over Liverpool’s lack of switch exercise and states that he trusts his present squad
“Normally, at most clubs it starts off with the players putting in a lot of work rate with real intensity and then the fans go behind it. Sometimes you see the opposite way and it starts with the fans and then the players come.
“I am hoping and anticipating [the fans to do a job] as a result of in case you come right here individuals speak in regards to the followers and the way particular it’s. We have to present up, higher than we did within the first half towards Ipswich.”
Watch Jamie Carragher’s full interview in dialog with Arne Slot forward of Liverpool vs Brentford on Sky Sports activities Premier League from 4pm on Sunday, kick-off 4.30pm.
