Trent Alexander-Arnold Reveals Behind The Scenes Change At Liverpool Under Arne Slot Since Replacing Jurgen Klopp
Trent Alexander-Arnold has shed light on some of the behind-the-scenes changes at Liverpool under new head coach Arne Slot since the Dutchman replaced Jurgen Klopp in the summer.
Slot has overseen a smooth transition at Anfield following a blistering start to the campaign, winning 15 out of 17 games in all competitions - a feat no manager has ever achieved at the club.
The Reds lead both the Premier League and Champions League tables and have reached the Carabao Cup quarterfinals. Arne Slot has silenced some of his critics who believed he would struggle to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Klopp.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has opened up on how the former Feyenoord boss has overseen change on the training pitch.
"Training's more intense, if anything," Alexander-Arnold told Swedish television channel Viaplay via Liverpool Echo. "We're working in smaller spaces and I'd say it's a very Dutch way of playing, focused on ball mastery.
"For instance, you tend to play to the back foot every time. And if it doesn't go to the back foot then the session stops and you're asked 'Why are you passing it to that foot when it should be his back foot?'. It is that detailed.
"The manager's a perfectionist and so as players you have to be too. We all agree that perfection doesn't exist, but we want to be as close to perfection as possible. That's what we strive for."
The 26-year-old added: "Everything is very in-depth, very detailed. He will really analyse the opposition and tell us where the weaknesses are and what their frailties are and then encourage us to go out there and try and punish them.
"We know our strengths and qualities and he tries to get the players who can impact the games into positions to have that influence. We have a lot of meetings to discuss details. Our foundation is that we know how we want to play - we want to control the game with the ball. Defensively, we know what we need to do and that's why we've conceded so few goals so far.
"Then within that there's chops and changes and different ways of working it around but we all understand our roles and, going into a game, he will talk us through them. We all know the foundations so it's not like it's something brand new every single week, maybe just minor changes to one of two players' positions."
Trent Alexander-Arnold is currently sidelined after sustaining a low grade hamstring injury and continues to undergo treatment. He faces a race to be fit for next Sunday's trip to Southampton in the Premier League.
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