Arne Slot has had a huge impact on a number of Liverpool players since he joined as first-team coach.
Most pundits believed that there would be a drop-off in Liverpool’s performances compared to last year, as Slot bedded himself into the Premier League and the players got used to working with someone other than Jurgen Klopp.
However, that has not happened. Liverpool are as good, if not better than they were last year, and are sitting at the top of both the Premier League and Champions League during the November international break.
Slot’s success so far has been twofold: finding a way to have more control in games, and improving players on the training pitch, as seen in the performances of players like Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz this season.
Players who at times looked tired and lacking in confidence last season are now in electric form, with Diaz in particular looking like one of the most dangerous attackers in the world at the moment.
