As Arne Slot has come in and completed a change that not many would’ve expected. A more measured and stern Liverpool side who have begun the campaign in incredible fashion. Who have been the standout players under the new boss and what are their hopes for the future?
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00:00Looking at Liverpool and Arnie Schlott coming in in the summer, a massive change. A lot
00:09of fans didn't really know quite what to expect. If you compared it to Eric Ten Haag coming
00:14from Eredivisie, it could have gone one of two ways, but Arnie Schlott has really taken
00:18well to the city and the fans. The club as well have seemingly really openly accepted
00:24him, as if they did with Jürgen Klopp, so that's really honourable from them. He's obviously
00:30made a fantastic start to life at Liverpool, but who have been the standout players who
00:34maybe he's tapped unreached potential with them, or they've maybe started to come a bit
00:42more of a regular under Schlott? Who's that been and how important have they been for
00:48him so far under Arnie Schlott?
00:51The ones you're looking at, if you're talking about the ones who've really come to the fore
00:55for getting Mo Salah's majestic performances, I mean, Brian Gravenberch has said it so many
01:00times, he's been excellent in that No. 6 role. I think he has a little bit of a, I don't
01:05want to say stuttering, made in season at Liverpool, but it was difficult for him to
01:08get real, regular starts under his belt. But in that No. 6 role, he's really thrived and
01:16he's maybe saved Liverpool a lot of money by, you know, the ones, Martin Superman, but
01:21Brian Gravenberch has been excellent in that position. He's had so much control and he
01:27adds a little bit of physicality, a little bit of bite off the ball as well. I've been
01:33really impressed by how Arnie Schlott's managed to keep Ibrahim Akhenate fit. No-one's ever
01:39disputed the Frenchman's qualities ever since he arrived at the club, but he's picked up
01:45so many niggles over time. It's been frustrating for him, to be honest with you. You know,
01:51he's picked up a little issue and it's ended up being a bit of a prolonged absence. And
01:57the way Woody is, whether, I doubt whether he could play two games in a week, well, he's
02:01playing very consistently for Liverpool and France so far this season. If you look on
02:08the, they're probably the two that stick out, but I think he's done really well. Curtis
02:12Jones as well, he's really kicking on now. I think Curtis Jones, he likes that little
02:17bit more control that Arnie Schlott's deployed for Avon Jürgen Klopp. It was a little bit
02:24more about counter-pressing and going to win the ball, which he was great at, but I think
02:28he likes getting on the ball and being able to put his foot on it and really get things
02:34going. And a little bit of a mention for David Nunes as well, because he has to score a lot
02:38of goals, but his pressing has been really impressive this season. I think maybe we don't
02:45judge him just on goals anymore, whereas when he was in Klopp's system, it was very much
02:50creating chances for him. He has a lot of chances that he would miss. He isn't getting
02:55too many chances this season, but he's being maybe a little bit more of a focal point.