Whereas Trent Alexander-Arnold and the Liverpool squad are nonetheless within the early days of their relationship with Arne Slot, they’ve been made to know one very “easy” rule the top coach has.
It has been a busy summer season for Alexander-Arnold.
A rollercoaster Euro 2024 marketing campaign ended within the remaining and a brief pre-season noticed him have to regulate rapidly to the calls for of a brand new head coach.
Regardless of, solely spending just a few weeks with Arne Slot thus far, Liverpool’s No. 66 has settled into the staff’s new model of play with relative ease and has flourished within the first two Premier League fixtures, towards Ipswich and Brentford.
Undoubtedly, the largest check thus far in Slot’s period now awaits the Reds with a visit to Man United on Sunday.
Forward of the sport, Alexander-Arnold spoke to the membership’s official web site in regards to the “guidelines” Slot has applied on the membership.
The Liverpool vice-captain detailed how Slot calls for all his gamers to defend from the entrance, saying: “That’s one of many guidelines that the supervisor introduced in.
“In the event you don’t comply to these guidelines, you gained’t play – it’s so simple as that.”
He went on to explain how Slot desires his Liverpool facet to defend and why a profitable defensive unit can assist the Reds win titles.
“It’s not nearly defenders defending [and] the attackers simply watch us defend, it’s a complete staff factor.
“I believe the counter-attacks that we’ve probably been uncovered to, we’re capable of gradual them down and get numbers behind. We’re blocking photographs and we’re stopping them from creating something harmful.
“That’s all the way down to the work ethic and it’s what’s demanded.
“I believe when you take a look at the groups which were profitable within the earlier years, together with ourselves, it’s been after all we’re a staff that may play soccer and be actually thrilling at instances, but it surely’s the opposite finish of the pitch that in the end does win you the league.
“Usually the staff that concedes the least quantity of targets or the least quantity of massive possibilities may have a extremely good probability of successful the league.”
No Liverpool supervisor within the Premier League period has gained their first sport at Previous Trafford however Alexander-Arnold continues to be assured about getting a consequence towards the membership’s arch-rivals this weekend.
“So long as we go there with the mentality and the dedication and able to struggle and wish to win extra, and present that on the pitch, then we’re assured we will go there and get the three factors,” he concluded.
