If a coach faced a difficult challenge this past summer Arne Slottwas chosen to replace a coach who has earned a place in club history in his own right. Liverpool: Jürgen Klopp. Forever a myth at Anfield. But spaceuntil then at the head of Feyenoordaccepted that challenge and is now succeeding.
At this moment the Liverpool is the leader of the Premier (after the first 11 rounds, with 5 points more than the four-time champion of the said tournament, the Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City2nd) and the Champions League (once the first 4 rounds have been played). Here are some key how-tos space has achieved all this.
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The defense
Only six goals were lost
Arne Slot’s Liverpool are very reliable in defence, a line where they have struggled in recent years, also often due to injuries. The Konaté-Van Dijk center-back pairing offered a great performance. Although he is no longer the runner-up for the Ballon d’Or in 2019 after Messi, Van Dijk, along with the French defender, continues to lead and make a difference. And Kelleher has shone in place of the injured Alisson Becker.
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Combination of styles
‘Reds’ with different facets
Although Slot himself insisted that his Liverpool were playing “almost like Klopp’s, with very high pressure”, the truth is that this team is more adaptable to match conditions. At times theirs was back-and-forth football, with dizzying attacks, so characteristic of many of its players, but at other times Liverpool played a more controlled game.
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Key in the middle
Gravenberch’s role in Slot
Arne Slot made his Dutch compatriot Ryan Gravenberch a key player in his Liverpool, key, in his defensive aspect, to balance the midfield and in general the game of the team whose midfield has the enormous quality of Alexis Mac Allister.
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High level stars
From Salah to Luis Díaz and other stars
Mohamed Salah once again took the genie out of his lamp and led Liverpool’s offensive game. In the Premier, the Egyptian star has 8 goals (only Haaland surpasses him in the ranking, with 12) and 6 assists, counting all competitions of 10 goals and 10 assists). Another ‘red’ figure that shines in the first phase of the season is Luis Díaz (5 goals’ in the English championship and 2 assists, counting all competitions 9 and 2). But Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo also played a big role in how well things went.
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This is Klopp’s replacement
The Slot style Anfield made fun of
Klopp passed the baton to him, urging the Anfield crowd to sing songs for him on the German Liverpool coach’s farewell day. “Arne Slot, lalalala,” Klopp sang with a microphone in his hand and now that’s how it’s sung at Anfield. In Slot the players find a direct, diplomatic coach, strict in his work, self-confident and also huggable.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
