Liverpool legend claims Arne Slot should have followed Jurgen Klopp’s lead over summer transfers

Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot ought to have taken a unique method this season after signing seven superstars in the summertime.

After spending a reported £446million on the transfers, the Dutchman instantly put 4 of these gamers into his beginning XI.

That is regardless of Liverpool being the reigning champions with arguably the most effective midfield trio within the division.

Within the season opener towards Bournemouth, Florian Wirtz was performed within the no.10 position, whereas Hugo Ekitike featured because the striker, with fellow new signing Alexander Isak not arriving till deadline day.

In the meantime, full-backs Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez had been drafted straight into the workforce to switch Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, with Giorgi Mamardashvili on the bench.

Liverpool had a high-quality begin to the home season, successful seven in a row in all competitions, however the brand new signings have all underperformed.

This has partially contributed to a collapse in kind that noticed them win solely one in all their subsequent seven.

And Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher feels Slot ought to have learnt a lesson from Jurgen Klopp about the best way to introduce new gamers right into a successful workforce.

” Liverpool in these final couple of weeks, there could also be one legitimate criticism with hindsight could be in regards to the supervisor,” Carragher advised talkSPORT.

“Possibly he blooded too lots of the signings too early, and it did not actually assist them as such.

“Possibly, even once you look again at what Jurgen Klopp did, particularly with Andy Robertson initially, Andy Robertson did not truly play an excessive amount of when he first signed, and he was kind of going to the Liverpool workforce round November, December.

“Possibly that may be the case with just a few of the brand new signings as nicely, going ahead.

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Liverpool’s defensive enchancment

Liverpool’s defensive struggles particularly have been trigger for concern, with 14 objectives conceded this season earlier than the conflict with Man Metropolis.

Clear sheets of their final two video games, towards Aston Villa and Actual Madrid, trace that these worries are easing.

And Carragher believes that is right down to Slot lastly getting the stability proper.

He added: “I do not suppose you essentially want the most effective defenders on the planet to be sturdy defensively as a workforce. I at all times suppose defence is in regards to the workforce. It is a few again 4. It is about working collectively.

“It is not about people enjoying their very own recreation. It is about working off one another. You talked about Andy Robertson’s relationship with Virgil van Dijk. They may know one another quite a bit higher than younger Kerkez will with van Dijk.

“That is simply pure as a result of he is younger into the workforce. I believe the addition of Andy Robertson coming in, he positively wanted assist final season, which in all probability wasn’t there.

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“Now with Kerkez coming in, I’d say the one mistake that perhaps Arne Slot made is he nearly handled Andy Robertson like he was the [Kostas] Tsimikas-type of position thus far this season. I believe the rotation ought to have been a bit of bit extra at occasions with Andy Robertson.

“However now it seems to be like he is acquired the form. However finally Kerkez will get that again. I do not suppose it is proper that Andy Robertson performs each recreation as a result of he discovered that robust, as he did at occasions final season.

“So yeah, it seems to be like there’s a greater stability proper across the workforce.

What’s Florian Wirtz’s finest place?

Florian Wirtz has additionally struggled since his £116.5million switch to Liverpool.

The German had been unable to search out his ft in a no.10 position at Anfield however appeared brighter off the left towards Actual Madrid within the Champions League.

And Carragher believes altering Wirtz’s position inside Slot’s workforce will in the end dictate his success within the Premier League.

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He stated: “It is not a case of you purchase one thing like Florian Wirtz and it does not fairly work the place you perhaps thought it might initially, which is perhaps in a quantity 10 place.

“Once you’ve paid that sort of cash, it’s a must to make it work. You need to nearly discover a position. How will we get the most effective out of them?

“I believe nearly all of his finest work for Germany and Bayer Leverkusen comes not as a left winger, however within the left half areas, nearly the left half of the pitch, if you happen to like, in that attacking third.

“Now, if enjoying left midfield, inside left, not left wing, however inside left can work for him. And in addition, once you consider central midfield within the Premier League, there’s at all times not less than six gamers in there, generally even eight, in such a small space of the pitch.

“Now, perhaps in that place the place he performed towards Actual Madrid, there’s simply that little bit more room for him.

“And as I stated, I believe he seems to be at his finest when he is kind of centre left, if you happen to like. And yeah, I believe that is perhaps someplace the place we will see him going ahead, the place you are feeling like he might truly match into the workforce, truly, and there may very well be a task for him.”