Former England worldwide Gary Lineker has urged would-be Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot to deploy Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield from subsequent season. Lineker is assured that the right-back will probably be a superb addition to the Reds’ midfield.
Gary Lineker Urges Liverpool Boss Arne Slot To Make Huge Trent Alexander-Arnold Name
The two-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday (Could 19) marked the tip of Jurgen Klopp‘s tenure as Liverpool supervisor. The German, who received all of it in his 9 years on the membership, addressed the Anfield devoted after the sport, thanking them for his or her help. He additionally introduced Slot because the membership’s new supervisor.
Slot, who guided Feyenoord to a second-place end within the Eredivisie in 2023-24, has large sneakers to fill in England, and Lineker has urged him to begin with a daring transfer.
On The Relaxation Is Soccer podcast, the ex-Barcelona striker stated:
“He’s nonetheless enjoying right-back for Liverpool. Sometimes he has performed in midfield, but it surely’s form of the inverted full-back function, he goes and does what he needs.
“I hope the brand new supervisor when he is available in performs Trent in midfield at Liverpool. I believe that’s his place, I actually do, I all the time have. It will be pretty to see him play there recurrently.”
Alexander-Arnold received a style of midfield motion within the final one-and-a-half years underneath Klopp. He earned plaudits for his skill to spray passes from deep, however the German didn’t hold Alexander-Arnold in midfield. Within the 2023-24 season, the full-back began solely twice from midfield, however he would sometimes transfer up when the scenario demanded.
Assistant Supervisor Pep Lijnders Put Cash On The Line To Deploy Alexander-Arnold In Midfield
Pep Lijnders, who can even depart the membership this summer time, was the one who compelled Klopp to deploy Alexander-Arnold in midfield. In reality, he put his personal cash on the road, as he was positive the 25-year-old would thrive in that function.
In a latest interview, he stated (through LiverpoolECHO):
“What I stated continuously to Jurgen was: ‘We’ve to do it’. ‘However Pep, blah blah blah’ [Klopp complained]. ‘We’ve to do it’. Till I used to be so sick of it that I went to Jurgen on this workplace and stated, ‘Jurgen, subsequent 12 months you may f****** have all my f****** wage.
“If we don’t do it within the subsequent sport, it’s finished for me. I can’t. We want the additional participant, we want Trent there. I inform you it’ll work, it would work.”
Alexander-Arnold has performed 310 video games for Liverpool in all competitions for the reason that 2016-17 season. He has scored 19 occasions and supplied 81 assists.
